Consultant in Obstetrics and Associate Clinical Director

The appointment will be whole time. Any consultant who is unable for personal reasons, to work whole time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultant with Consultant colleagues.

In particular, flexibility is required across the three main Hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital). If your initial location is based at one of these sites, excess travel reimbursement will not apply for a permanent/temporary change to base.

This post includes a senior interim Associate Clinical Director role for Obstetrics and Perinatal Assurance, providing dedicated leadership capacity within the Women’s and Children’s Clinical Management Group (CMG).

The role has been established in response to national maternity reviews and emerging system pressures, recognising the need for strengthened multidisciplinary leadership, improved assurance, and enhanced operational grip across maternity services.

This is a 12 month post (with potential to extend) and forms part of the CMG Senior Leadership Team. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of safe, high quality, and well-governed perinatal care, aligned to Trust, regional and national priorities.

Provide visible, inclusive leadership across obstetric and perinatal services, fostering collaborative and psychologically safe ways of working.

Act as a senior leader within the Women’s and Children’s CMG, contributing to strategic planning and service development.

Work closely with the Clinical Director, Deputy Clinical Director, Head of Midwifery, Head of Operations and senior clinical leaders to align priorities and delivery.

Support the identification, development and mentoring of future clinical and professional leaders.

Provide senior-level assurance for the quality and safety of obstetric and perinatal services.

Support Assurance Processes Relating To

Perinatal mortality and morbidity review

Learning from incidents, claims and complaints

MBRRACE-UK, HSIB/PSIRF and national maternity safety programmes

Quality dashboards, metrics and performance reporting

Ensure learning from assurance activity is translated into sustainable service improvement.

Provide assurance reporting to CMG and Trust-level governance forums as required.

Promote a culture where patient safety, learning and improvement are core to service delivery.

Support robust governance systems for risk identification, escalation and mitigation.

Contribute to preparation for internal and external assurance processes, including CQC inspections and regulatory reviews.

Work with clinical and operational leaders to ensure compliance with national standards, guidance and best practice.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We Have Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natasha Archer Job title: Deputy Clinical Director Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 0116 2587770

Jo Ayres PA