Quality Senior Clinical Lead - CYP, Maternity, OOH

Black Country Integrated Care Board; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Country Integrated Care Board seeks an influential clinical leader to drive quality, safety and outcomes for children, families and communities. You will provide operational leadership, clinical expertise and management support to monitor and review the quality of ICB-commissioned services.

You will lead quality across designated pathways, work with healthcare providers, local authorities and regulators, and take action to mitigate risks.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or Allied Health Professional.
• A masters qualification or equivalent senior experience.
• Significant experience leading healthcare quality, safety and improvement programmes.
• Strong knowledge of NHS policy, regulation, commissioning and quality governance.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and working across organisations.
• Excellent analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving local outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership, clinical expertise and management support, ensuring robust systems monitor and review the quality and safety of ICB-commissioned services.
• Lead quality and safety across designated pathways and workstreams, collaborating with healthcare providers, local authorities and regulators.
• Support the Head of Quality in assuring strategically commissioned services meet statutory, regulatory and NHS contractual requirements and deliver safe, effective, coordinated care.
• Oversee services commissioned through third parties, ensuring quality frameworks, service specifications, monitoring and reviews are applied effectively.
• Work closely with the newly clustered LMNS to oversee and improve maternity services across the cluster.
• Facilitate and support improvement strategies for out-of-hospital care and prevention.
• Work with system partners to deliver projects and initiatives that continuously improve quality of care.
• Support the Head of Quality and CCQO/CNO to implement, monitor and review the ICB Quality Strategy, identifying continuous improvement opportunities and maintaining high standards for patients, service users and carers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Masters degree or equivalent senior experience

Job description

Are you an influential clinical leader committed to improving quality, safety and outcomes for children, young people, families and communities?,

• Provide operational leadership, clinical expertise and management support, ensuring robust systems monitor and review the quality and safety of ICB-commissioned services.
• Lead quality and safety across designated pathways and workstreams, collaborating with healthcare providers, local authorities and regulators. Take action when required and ensure mitigation plans improve patient safety, outcomes and experience.
• Support the Head of Quality in assuring strategically commissioned services meet statutory, regulatory and NHS contractual requirements and deliver safe, effective, coordinated care.
• Oversee services commissioned through third parties, ensuring quality frameworks, service specifications, monitoring and reviews are applied effectively, including joint commissioning with partners where appropriate.
• Work closely with the newly clustered LMNS to oversee and improve maternity services across the cluster.
• Facilitate and support improvement strategies for out-of-hospital care and prevention.
• Work with system partners to deliver projects and initiatives that continuously improve quality of care.
• Support the Head of Quality and CCQO/CNO to implement, monitor and review the ICB Quality Strategy, identifying continuous improvement opportunities and maintaining high standards for patients, service users and carers.
• Plan and lead system-wide initiatives in response to national and local opportunities to improve care quality.
• Current registration as a Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or Allied Health Professional.
• A masters qualification or equivalent senior experience.
• Significant experience leading healthcare quality, safety and improvement programmes.
• Strong knowledge of NHS policy, regulation, commissioning and quality governance.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and working across organisations.
• Excellent analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving local outcomes.
• Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) brings together the NHS, local councils and voluntary sector partners to support 2.7 million people. Our vision is to make the area the healthiest place to live and work by improving life chances and reducing inequalities.
• As an employee, you will demonstrate our system values, champion inclusion and help tackle health inequalities so everyone can thrive. In return, the ICB offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive workplace, with opportunities to develop and collaborate with partners to deliver meaningful change. The ICB is committed to a workforce that reflects the communities of Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone who meets the role criteria, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
• The ICB is a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will shortlist suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria. Please tell us about any reasonable adjustments you need during recruitment. Employees formally notified that they are at risk of redundancy within the organisation will receive priority consideration where they meet the role's essential requirements, supporting redeployment and helping to minimise compulsory redundancies.