Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertake the role of Clinical Service Lead for General Paediatrics in the Medicine Division, Urgent and Critical Care.
This is a 3 year post with a job planned at 1 PA.
For any questions you have on the role, please do get in touch with the current CSL - Dr Richard Neal richardneal@nhs.net, or the Service Manager - Alex Bishop, alexandra.bishop3@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The role of the Clinical Service Lead at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital is to provide senior level leadership and direction in a speciality area within a Directorate. The Clinical Service Lead provides support to the Clinical Service Director in developing clinical services, enhancing the safety and quality of patient care, ensuring delivery against performance targets including financial balance and the management of the multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will be a substantive medical or dental consultant employed by the Trust, or a clinician from another profession employed in a substantive clinical post of equivalent seniority within the Trust. They should have wide experience and clinical knowledge of the specialty involved. It is expected that the Clinical Service Lead will have undertaken the Trust's senior leaders' development programme before appointment.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To act as the clinical leader for the specialty, ensuring that staff work to the highest professional standards and that governance, safety and R&D are promoted across the specialty
- Participate in regular reviews and audit of clinical standards and performance, taking steps to remedy any deficiencies.
- Work with clinical staff from within and outside the speciality on the development of clinical protocols and guidelines.
- Lead and develop the speciality team promoting the right behaviours in line with the Trust values
- Encourage and role model effective team and inter-team working keeping our patients at the heart of service improvement
- Ensure that all consultant and SAS doctors job plans are reviewed, agreed and signed off annually. All job plans must be approved by the CSD before final sign off.
- Ensure the day time and out of hours rota provides appropriate, equitable cover.
- Take overall responsibility for the management of all junior doctors across the specialty.
- Ensure that systems are in place through a nominated specialty lead to ensure compliance of doctors working patterns and rotas with working time and New Deal regulations.
- Ensure that annual appraisals take place for all doctors within their sphere of control according to the Trusts policy, GMC standards and Royal College guidance. They should ensure joint appraisal of clinical academics in the specialty with the University. They should participate in joint appraisal of advanced practitioners within the specialty working in clinical roles that are traditionally undertaken by doctors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To act as the clinical leader for the specialty, ensuring that staff work to the highest professional standards and that governance, safety and R&D are promoted across the specialty
- Participate in regular reviews and audit of clinical standards and performance, taking steps to remedy any deficiencies.
- Work with clinical staff from within and outside the speciality on the development of clinical protocols and guidelines.
- Lead and develop the speciality team promoting the right behaviours in line with the Trust values
- Encourage and role model effective team and inter-team working keeping our patients at the heart of service improvement
- Ensure that all consultant and SAS doctors job plans are reviewed, agreed and signed off annually. All job plans must be approved by the CSD before final sign off.
- Ensure the day time and out of hours rota provides appropriate, equitable cover.
- Take overall responsibility for the management of all junior doctors across the specialty.
- Ensure that systems are in place through a nominated specialty lead to ensure compliance of doctors working patterns and rotas with working time and New Deal regulations.
- Ensure that annual appraisals take place for all doctors within their sphere of control according to the Trusts policy, GMC standards and Royal College guidance. They should ensure joint appraisal of clinical academics in the specialty with the University. They should participate in joint appraisal of advanced practitioners within the specialty working in clinical roles that are traditionally undertaken by doctors.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills
Essential
- Substantive medical or dental consultant employed by the Trust, or a clinician from another profession employed in a substantive clinical post of equivalent seniority within the Trust
- At least 3 years' experience as a consultant (or equivalent) within the NHS
- Participation in Trust's senior leaders' development programme
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills
Essential
- Substantive medical or dental consultant employed by the Trust, or a clinician from another profession employed in a substantive clinical post of equivalent seniority within the Trust
- At least 3 years' experience as a consultant (or equivalent) within the NHS
- Participation in Trust's senior leaders' development programme
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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