Specialty Director For Maternity

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Along with the perinatal quadrumvirate, this postholder is responsible for the delivery of the maternity unit culture, vision, and strategy.
This should include a focus on safe, personalised care for all women, birthing people and families who use the service.

The post holder should display visible, compassionate leadership, an ability to work collaboratively across the whole MDT, and create psychological safety in the team through being an excellent listener and communicator.

The individual should have the ability to reflect and take feedback (both personal and regarding the service) and strive for continuous improvement.
This includes an ability to tackle poor behaviours and have difficult conversations.

They are also accountable for the maternity assurance / external reporting responsibilities and relationships (see key stakeholders, below) including delivery of MIS, SBLCB, and PMRT.

Internally, they are responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the maternity service including safe medical staffing, and escalation.

It is expected they oversee the quality and safety of the service and help to promote a just, restorative, learning culture, through their links with both external stakeholders (eg NHSRes, MNSI) and through patient feedback mechanisms including oversight of governance / complaints.

These individuals also usually undertake the obstetric legal work required by the department including reviewing claims / preparing for inquests / representing the trust externally.

Main duties of the job Job plan discussions and sign off with consultant team Form A discussions with consultant team Oversee complaints/compliments Oversee quality, safety and performance of the service About us We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475 in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

Job responsibilities Key Result Areas Lead and where necessary unify Teams: Direct and guide staff in specialty teams to perform well in the role, employing management styles and methods which are tailored to the individual, the team and specific situation.
Be willing to alter their job plan to work on both sides of the county if so desired by the Division. Develop individuals and teams: Ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to enable regular feedback on performance, holding medical staff to account for job performance: this to include job planning, activity levels and meeting both national and local quality targets. Communication: Demonstrate and enable effective communication with colleagues.
This to include:
Establish appropriate communication channels and processes Demonstrate effective listening and openness to diverse views Employ respectful, concise and professional ways to communicate Construct and maintain effective working relationships within the organisation to support the successful achievement of objectives. Service improvement: Working with the Trust Quality Academy to assist in the establishment of a culture of, and effective processes to achieve, continuous improvement.
Through this approach contribute towards the highest quality and efficiency of service with appropriate involvement from patients and the public. Setting Direction: Stand back from day-to-day activities: concentrate on major issues and long-term policy.
Demonstrate awareness of the national and local context: include consideration of the constraints, trust pressures and priorities and the impact of specialty decisions on other services.
Working with other stakeholders (above), generate innovative solutions and consensus decision-making that deliver a sensible delivery plan. Continually Improving Services: Gather and analyse performance data.
Involve the team in service improvement decisions and processes, fostering a culture of continuous innovation and improvement.
Challenge the way things are done currently where necessary.
Encourage others to improve services and recognise and reward innovation and improvement. Managing Services: Actively focus on achieving results, ensuring service delivery that is safe, up-to-date and meets current Trust objectives and targets.
Manage financial, staffing and clinical resources effectively.
Take appropriate action to rectify performance problems and where medical staff are not compliant.
Ensure development within the Directorate of medium and short-term finance and workforce plans which deliver agreed efficiency targets and savings plans. Personal Qualities Self-awareness: Demonstrate understanding of personal strengths and development needs and the impact of behaviours on others.
Seek regular feedback from colleagues. Self-management: Take action to make the most of/build on strengths and develop strategies to improve areas for development both as a leader and as a clinician. Engage in appropriate training to develop your capabilities Lead by example: Demonstrate personal and leadership qualities: Personal enthusiasm and integrity Resilience Visibility and accessibility Trustworthiness and honesty Intellectual agility and flexibility Openness to new ideas and innovation Equality, Diversity & inclusion: The NHS already has clear values and principles about equality and fairness, as set out in the NHS Constitution and the duties under the Equality Act 2010 reinforce many of these.
Furthermore, the Trusts Strategic Objectives promote equity of service provision and an inclusive approach to its staff, patients and their families.

Person Specification Qualification/ Clinical Skills Clinician of at least 12 months demonstrating successful clinical practice and good reputation Other skills or experience (e.g.
teaching/audit or national or regional roles) External work roles - e.g.
professional body or the Deanery Abilities and/or Experience Leadership/Management Evidence of leadership and/or people management (inc persuasion/negotiation and conflict management) Service Improvement - (must include improved quality/safety) Financial and budgetary awareness Broader picture/agenda Personal Skills/Qualities Resilience Visibility and accessibility Trustworthiness & honesty Intellectual agility & flexibility Sound judgement Openness to innovation "Corporate Role Model" Values and Behaviours Patient Focused: Understands how their role impacts on the patient journey, and a willingness to place the patient at the centre of what they do Achieving Results: Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks. Inspirational Leadership: Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experience with others. Maximising Value: Takes ownership of problems and does not overly complicate matters or involve colleagues unnecessarily Working Together: Approachable and able to build relationships with a wide variety of colleagues Equality and Diversity: can demonstrate a positive and non-judgmental attitude towards difference in terms of service delivery and working practice Caring: is able to show knowledge and understanding of promoting care, compassion and empathy within their Interests and motivation to succeed in the role A clear understanding of the job requirements Commitment to the role/challenges Energy and courage 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.

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