Job summary
We are looking for midwives and obstetricians to join our Clinical
Faculty for the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) Programme. This
national initiative aims to significantly reduce avoidable brain injuries
during childbirth by 2027 through improved clinical practice, teamwork, and
communication.
The ABC Programme focuses on two key clinical challenges:
-
Detecting and responding to fetal deterioration
during labour (IFD)
-
Managing impacted fetal head at caesarean birth
(IFH)
By implementing the tools with structured training, were striving to
improve outcomes and experiences for mothers, babies, and families across
England. If successful, this programme could reduce litigation costs by up to
£1.4 billion annually, alongside significant improvement in care quality. More
details can be found here.
Main duties of the job
What are we looking for?
We are looking for colleagues who share not only our values but also our enthusiasm and commitment to making a difference for our communities. We are united by being dynamic, curious, creative and adaptable. We appreciate the value of evidence and also enjoy trying new and different approaches to solving problems and are comfortable with ambiguity and unanticipated challenges.
About us
About Health Innovation East
Great ideas only make a difference for our health
when they are put into practice.
We are one of 15 regional Health Innovation
Networks that support the introduction of innovative technologies, devices and
care pathways to transform health and care.
Health Innovation East, the innovation arm of the
NHS in the region, comprises of a team of over 60 clinicians, data scientists,
life sciences industry experts and skilled programme leaders passionate about
helping the best innovations in health and care reach the people, places and
problems where they bring the most benefit.
https://healthinnovationeast.co.uk/
Our values and
commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
Health Innovation East is fully committed to being an inclusive
employer, affording equity of opportunity and welcoming applicants from broad
and diverse backgrounds. Staff at Health Innovation East have come together to
co-produce our values and expected behaviours. Our values focus on providing
trusted expertise, being inclusive, kind and collaborative in all our working
relationships and implementing innovations that truly matter to our communities
and partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
o Provide clinical leadership to the implementation of the programme
across the region
o Deliver training to trust or site leads on managing intrapartum fetal
deterioration (IFD) and impacted fetal head (IFH), ensuring fidelity to the ABC
Programme methods.
o Provide ongoing coaching and support (both informal remote support and formal
on-site supervision) to Trust training leads to ensure continuous adherence to
ABC training methods.
o Support visits to individual trusts/sites to oversee and validate training delivery.
o Collaborate closely with Patient Safety
Collaboratives (PSCs) and maternity colleagues, offering clinical insight to support
implementation, quality improvement initiatives, and alignment with existing
maternity safety and deterioration strategies.
o Participate in monthly reporting meetings with the national Perinatal Deterioration
Operational Group (PDOG), providing feedback on training and implementation
progress.
o Support effective integration of ABC
training into mandatory staff training schedules within trusts/sites
o Support any planned events or cascade of key messages to perinatal
colleagues.
o Additional deliverables may be required but
will be discussed and agreed prior to initiation of the workstream.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
o Provide clinical leadership to the implementation of the programme
across the region
o Deliver training to trust or site leads on managing intrapartum fetal
deterioration (IFD) and impacted fetal head (IFH), ensuring fidelity to the ABC
Programme methods.
o Provide ongoing coaching and support (both informal remote support and formal
on-site supervision) to Trust training leads to ensure continuous adherence to
ABC training methods.
o Support visits to individual trusts/sites to oversee and validate training delivery.
o Collaborate closely with Patient Safety
Collaboratives (PSCs) and maternity colleagues, offering clinical insight to support
implementation, quality improvement initiatives, and alignment with existing
maternity safety and deterioration strategies.
o Participate in monthly reporting meetings with the national Perinatal Deterioration
Operational Group (PDOG), providing feedback on training and implementation
progress.
o Support effective integration of ABC
training into mandatory staff training schedules within trusts/sites
o Support any planned events or cascade of key messages to perinatal
colleagues.
o Additional deliverables may be required but
will be discussed and agreed prior to initiation of the workstream.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt and appeal to various audiences.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise work in response to changing requirements and demands
- Proficient in use of a range of IT software, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Good communication skills ability to receive and understand complex information, summarise and disseminate to varied audiences
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to travel regularly across the East of England region
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multidisciplinary training (ideally perinatal teams)
Disposition/Aptitude
Essential
- Ability to manage any part-time working hours flexibly to meet the demands of the role
- Ability to maintain credibility of self and the team
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject, or with equivalent experience in healthcare.
- Professional clinical registration (obstetrics or midwifery)
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of the aims and objectives of the ABC implementation programme
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt and appeal to various audiences.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise work in response to changing requirements and demands
- Proficient in use of a range of IT software, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Good communication skills ability to receive and understand complex information, summarise and disseminate to varied audiences
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to travel regularly across the East of England region
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multidisciplinary training (ideally perinatal teams)
Disposition/Aptitude
Essential
- Ability to manage any part-time working hours flexibly to meet the demands of the role
- Ability to maintain credibility of self and the team
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject, or with equivalent experience in healthcare.
- Professional clinical registration (obstetrics or midwifery)
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of the aims and objectives of the ABC implementation programme
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
