Associate Director for Maternity and Neonatal Services

Associate Director for Maternity and Neonatal Services

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Yeovil, BA21 4AT

Pay:

£91,342.00 to £105,337.00 per year, £91342.00 - £105337.00 a year

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

28/02/2026

About this job

Strategic Leadership & Service Transformation Lead, oversee and deliver the Somerset Neonatal Services Transformation Project.

Develop a comprehensive neonatal transformation plan aligned with national standards, Trust objectives and future sustainability.

Work with neonatal, maternity, paediatric leaders and MNVP to coproduce service developments ensuring seamless, family centred pathways.

Collaborate with the South West Neonatal ODN to ensure consistent, high quality care across Somerset.

Operational & Clinical Leadership Provide visible senior leadership across maternity and neonatal settings, ensuring safe care, robust governance and compliance with CQC and BAPM standards.

Lead workforce planning, safe staffing reviews, service modernisation and delivery of clinical quality standards.

Act as a senior decisionmaker supporting patient flow, escalation policies and service resilience.

Governance, Quality & Safety Lead risk management processes, incident investigation, data analysis and reporting across the service group.

Embed QI approaches to achieve sustainable improvements in safety, experience and outcomes.

Ensure national recommendations (NICE, CNST, SBLCBv3, Three Year Delivery Plan etc.) are implemented effectively.

People Leadership & Workforce Development Line manage the Neonatal Matron and provide senior leadership to midwifery and neonatal teams.

Drive workforce retention, career development pathways and wellbeing initiatives.

Promote a culture of civility, inclusion and respect, ensuring compliance with NMC standards.

Financial & Resource Management Act as budget holder for maternity and neonatal nursing portfolios.

Ensure effective use of resources, cost improvement delivery and appropriate utilisation of temporary staffing.

Contribute to business planning, risk evaluation and service investment proposals.

Partnership Working Build effective relationships with regional networks, safeguarding teams, LMNS/ICB partners, service user groups and clinical colleagues.

Represent maternity and neonatal services at Trust, regional and system level meetings.

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