Designated Doctor for Child death

The Designated Doctor for Child Death is a clinical expert and strategic leader, taking a strategic, professional lead on all aspects of the health service contribution to the child death service and processes across BSW, focussed particularly on the Swindon area.

The post holder will provide support in relation to child death to all providers and linking particularly with Named Child Protection and Safeguarding Children health professionals, local authorities, Police, local safeguarding partnerships (LSPs) and NHS England.

This role will be working across the Integrated Care System (ICS) and closely with the ICB Safeguarding Team (including Children in Care Team, Special Educational Needs and Disability Team and Child Death Service Team) to provide expert advice and guidance and ensuring all services under BSW meet the statutory requirements.

The role has a key function of providing independent scrutiny and challenge in the Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) within the overall BSW Child Death Review Partnership Process.

This post will provide expert strategic leadership, independent scrutiny and challenge in all aspects relating to the overview of child deaths across Swindon

The post holder is expected to chair the Child Death Review Meeting monthly

The post holder is expected to chair Perinatal Mortality Review meeting monthly

The post holder is expected to chair a Joint Agency Review meeting when required within 72 hrs of a death where a JAR is identified as being needed.

The post holder is expected to attend the BSW CDOP meeting every other month

The post holder is expected to attend the BSW CDOP doctors meeting every other month

The post holder is expected to attend regional Joint Agency Review Meetings every other month

The post holder is expected to attend Trust learning from Deaths quarterly meeting

The post holder is expected to attend the South West Operational Delivery Network Mortality Forum quarterly

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Qualifications

Experience