Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• Provide visible clinical leadership across women's health services, fostering collaboration between Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital.
• Develop and deliver a clear county-wide strategy for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, aligned with Trust and system priorities.
• Lead on quality, safety and clinical governance, ensuring learning from incidents, reviews, audits and patient feedback drives sustained improvement.
• Support delivery of the Maternity and Neonatal Improvement Plan and provide strategic oversight of maternity, obstetric and gynaecology services.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient experience, access standards, elective recovery, cancer pathways and service performance.
• Share accountability for workforce, operational, quality and financial objectives across the service.
• Support recruitment, retention, succession planning and the development of future clinical leaders.
• Lead transformational projects and pathway redesign across acute, community and primary care services.
• Build strong relationships with patients, families, commissioners, education partners and regional networks to support the delivery of high-quality services.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, innovation, research, continuous improvement and compassionate leadership.

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (or within six months of interview).
• Evidence of continuing professional development and revalidation.

Essential

• Substantial consultant experience within Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
• Demonstrable clinical credibility and professional leadership within a complex healthcare environment.
• Broad understanding of maternity, benign gynaecology, emergency gynaecology, elective services and cancer pathways.

Essential

• Evidence of successfully leading service improvement, transformation or cultural change.
• Experience of working collaboratively with clinical, operational, nursing and midwifery leaders.
• Ability to set clear direction, deliver outcomes and lead through influence.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, risk management and regulatory requirements.
• Experience of using quality, safety and performance information to drive improvement and provide assurance.
• Ability to balance clinical quality, workforce, operational performance and financial sustainability.
• Experience of interpreting complex information, managing competing priorities and making evidence-based decisions.
• Understanding of current NHS challenges and opportunities.
• Visible, inclusive and compassionate leadership style.
• Ability to build trust, engage clinicians and multidisciplinary teams, and support the development of future leaders.
• Commitment to creating high-performing teams and positive organisational culture.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively across professional, organisational and system boundaries.
• Experience of engaging stakeholders and building productive relationships.
• Demonstrates integrity, sound judgement and personal accountability.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Promotes a culture of openness, learning, continuous improvement and psychological safety.
• Self-aware, resilient and able to lead through challenge and uncertainty.
• Ability to travel across Somerset as required.
• Flexible approach to balancing leadership and clinical commitments.

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Clinical Director, Clinical Service Lead or equivalent senior leadership position.
• Experience of major organisational change programmes.
• Experience of responding to external reviews, inspections or national improvement programmes.
• Experience of business planning, productivity programmes, financial management or service redesign at scale.
• Experience of workforce redesign, succession planning or organisational development initiatives.
• Experience representing services within regional or national forums.
• Media, public or Board-level presentation experience.
• Evidence of championing innovation, research or system-wide improvement initiatives.