SARC National Paediatric Clinical Director - Maternity Cover

Mountain Healthcare; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider is looking for a SARC National Paediatric Clinical Director. The role involves managing both paediatric and adult services with responsibilities including providing clinical advice, liaising with agencies, and ensuring quality assurance. Candidates must have a medical degree, GMC registration, and a strong background in clinical governance. This part-time position offers competitive pay of £95,478-99,754, with flexible hours mostly remote, but requiring some on-site presence.

Benefits

Contribution to Medical Malpractice Insurance

Access to online appraisal software

Access to funded CPD courses after 1 year

Qualifications

• GMC registration required.
• Minimum 3 years residency in the UK for police background checks.
• Experience in management and clinical governance is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice and support for children under 18.
• Liaise with outside agencies including local councils and police.
• Manage training and onboarding of new doctors.

Skills

Clinical governance

Safeguarding knowledge

Management experience

Forensic Science knowledge

Education

Medical Degree

Foundation Training + 3 years at specialty trainee level

Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in Sexual Offence Medicine

Job description

About the Role

SARC National Paediatric Clinical Director

(Maternity cover up to 18 months)

Base Location: Head Office in Stevenage but the role is mostly remote for management except when required on site and on-call for SARC services.

This role predominantly covers both paediatric and adult services.

Salary

£95,478-99,754 (pro rata)

Part Time, 24 hour per week

Rota

9am – 5pm Monday – Friday (exact days to be discussed but flexible)

Reports to Medical Director

JOB SUMMARY

Mountain Healthcare provides services commissioned by the Police and NHS Health & Justice Commissioners to provide an effective forensic healthcare service. The National Clinical Director will work with the Medical Director, Associate Medical Directors, Clinical Director for Custody, Directors of Nursing, Associate Head of Healthcare, safeguarding team, SARC Managers and paediatric teams to deliver a high-quality service nationally and use their expertise for complex case management.

In addition, the role can include working in national SARCs and undertaking face to face assessments to make the role full time.

Are you looking for a new and exciting alternative career path within the Health & Justice care sector? This is the perfect opportunity for a compassionate person to join a growing, innovative and market-leading service provider within Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

As part of the Forensic Medical Programme, Mountain Healthcare has developed a framework to develop key areas of knowledge and skills which will be invaluable in all specialities, especially A&E, GP, paediatrics, psychiatry and of course, Forensic and Sexual Offence Medicine.

The Clinical Director role will be a national role and the appointed individual will be expected to provide clinical advice and support quality assurance activities for children under 18 years attending a Mountain Healthcare SARC service. This may include statement support and peer review for these cases. The Clinical Director will be expected to undertake a leadership role within the safeguarding team for Mountain Healthcare. In addition, the role will include working within the Paediatric SARC services undertaking paediatric child sexual abuse assessments. In addition, the Clinical Director will also be expected to support with clinical decisions and safeguarding and advise on quality improvement initiatives for children and young people attending MH custodial healthcare services.

What makes us different

• Contribution from Mountain Healthcare for Medical Malpractice Insurance
• Access to online appraisal software for revalidation
• Access to in hours appraisers and Medical Director to support your career development and wellbeing.
• After 1 year – access to funded CPD courses as per training policy

GMC Registration is required. Note that we cannot support International Visas. Police vetting requires 3 years residence in the UK.

Key Leadership Responsibilities

• The Clinical Director will act as clinical mentor for Senior Medical Leads in the organisation.
• The Clinical Director will deputise for the Medical Director as appropriate where they are unavailable.
• The post holder will liaise with all appropriate outside agencies (including, but not limited to local councils, police, health providers, social care departments) as necessary.
• The post holder will be level 3 safeguarding trained and be able to undertake incident investigative analysis, desk top reviews and contribute to reports.
• The post holder will work as part of the wider safeguarding team and will lead on the development of medical pathways.

In addition

• Manage the delivery of training, including shadowing opportunities for MHL doctors, contributing to doctors induction and training to external agencies.
• Responsible for recruitment and onboarding of new doctors into SARC, working with the recruitment team.
• Responsible for rota management in collaboration with the rota managers including signing off expenses, approving shifts and overtime and authorising annual leave.

Performance management

• The post holder, will support the governance activities, aligned with CQC compliance, Forensic Science Regulations and other national standards.
• Share best practice and drive improvements in care especially in relation to complex case management and safeguarding in children and young people.
• The post holder will be required to undertake in clinical / multi-professional audit and hold the action plans for improvement.
• Represent Mountain Healthcare at local and national meetings, where relevant.

Education and training

• The post holder will be expected to support training and other continuing medical educational activity within the company. This will include peer review, supervision, teaching, shadowing examinations and signing competencies of others including Doctors and nursing staff if necessary.
• Be responsible for developing own skills and knowledge in this new field.
• Work in collaboration with the Senior Medical team to ensure appraisals and the revalidation programme are compliant with the GMC.

Strategy and service improvement

• Collaborate with the Clinical Director for Custody in developing business strategy related to these services.
• Develop Forensic strategies according to FFLM guidelines.

Essential Skills

• Medical Degree & Completion of Foundation Training + 3 years at specialty trainee level
• UK full residency for minimum 3 years are required for police background checks
• Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in Sexual Offence Medicine
• GMC Registered

Desired

• Experience in management, clinical governance, audits, safeguarding, expert witness work, Forensic Science Regulations
• Diploma in Children’s Health
• Postgraduate qualifications in research

About Company

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.

Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first.

Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference

Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years. At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field. We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.

DE&I

Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.