Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth Local Clinical Leads (Patient Safety)
Health Innovation East has an exciting opportunity for midwives and obstetricians to join our Clinical Faculty for the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) Programme.
Salary: Dependent on current experience
Hours of work: 0.4 WTE Obstetrician and 0.4 Midwife. We will consider job shares
Deadline: 8am 4 August 2025
Date of interview: Obstetrician – 12 August 2025, Midwife – 13 August 2025
A bit more about the role
We are looking for midwives and obstetricians to join our Clinical Faculty for the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) Programme. This national initiative aims to significantly reduce avoidable brain injuries during childbirth by 2027 through improved clinical practice, teamwork, and communication.
The ABC Programme focuses on two key clinical challenges:
- Detecting and responding to fetal deterioration during labour (IFD)Managing impacted fetal head at caesarean birth (IFH)
By implementing the tools with structured training, we’re striving to improve outcomes and experiences for mothers, babies, and families across England. If successful, this programme could reduce litigation costs by up to £1.4 billion annually, alongside significant improvement in care quality. More details can be found here.
How to apply
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter, by 8am, Monday 4 August 2025 to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet our person specification. For an informal discussion, please contact caroline.angel@healthinnovationeast.co.uk.
Download the job description and person specification
We are committed to the employment and career development of people living with a disability. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants living with a disability who in the collective opinion of the selection panel meet the essential criteria for the role for which they have applied. If you wish to be considered for this scheme, please advise recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk by no later than the closing date above.
We really encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates, particularly from diverse backgrounds, so that we truly represent the rich diversity of our region. Please consider filling in an equality and diversity monitoring form. The completion of this form is entirely optional and there are no consequences for your application if you choose not to provide such information. It will not be seen by anyone involved in shortlisting applicants for interview, or anyone involved in the interview itself. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used for monitoring purposes only.
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