Perinatal M&M (Morbidity and Mortality) Coordinator

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2024

Job summary

Specialist Midwife - Perinatal M&M (Morbidity and Mortality) Coordinator

An exciting opportunity for a registered midwife to become the Perinatal M&M (Morbidity and Mortality) Coordinator at the Trust.

As the Band 7 lead they will responsible for leading patient safety reviews whilst providing compassionate support for families and staff involved.

This role will be a full time role with clinical shift to be in a clinical setting, this will ensure the post holder will maintain their midwifery competencies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Maternity Directorate and alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to promote a culture of patient and staff safety.

To support the Senior Patient Safety Lead for Women's services daily management of Patient Safety Incident and in the development and implementation of the clinical governance framework.

The post holder will lead on patient safety projects, for example PMRT and ATAIN and ensure evidence for corresponding CNST requirements.

The post holder will conduct thorough investigations which follow a systems learning approach and will ensure that patients and their carers/families, Trust staff and where appropriate, third parties are fully involved in the investigative process.

The post holder will be expected to work clinically e.g. in a clinical area, unit coordinating and to participate in the on-call rota.

The post holder will represent the department at local and Trust wide meetings as required.

The post holder will be working as a key member of a multi-professional team and it is therefore essential that the post holder possesses sound leadership and communication skills.

About us

At the RBH we have a dedicated patient safety team specifically for women, birthing people and their families. To ensure families who have had a pregnancy loss or a baby/ies who was admitted to the Local Neonatal Unit (Buscot Ward) can be best supported and their safety reviews can happen seamlessly, we have developed the Perinatal M&M Coordinator role.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 6 midwife or Band 7 midwife who can demonstrate experience and passion in this area of care.

The Maternity unit deliver just under 5000 babies a year. The unit comprises of a delivery suite, midwife led birth centre, postnatal and antenatal wards, outpatients and Day Assessment Unit. We have a very successful home birth service, specialist teams to support vulnerable women and birthing people and continuity of care teams. We are strongly committed to developing our services and ensuring the those that work with us are given support and development opportunities.

Date posted

22 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6219604UCGB7-PERIMM

Job locations

Ward - Maternity - Midwives

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Job Description and Specification for the Perinatal M&M coordinator are attached. The main responsibilities are detailed above.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Job Description and Specification for the Perinatal M&M coordinator are attached. The main responsibilities are detailed above.

Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

Registered Midwife
EducatedMentorship qualification/ENB997/or equivalent to a minimum of 1st degree level/able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level/commenced degree pathway

Desirable

Leadership/management qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant recent experience in midwifery
Must have recent experience at band6/7
Detailed experience of leadership/management

Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

Registered Midwife
EducatedMentorship qualification/ENB997/or equivalent to a minimum of 1st degree level/able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level/commenced degree pathway

Desirable

Leadership/management qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant recent experience in midwifery
Must have recent experience at band6/7
Detailed experience of leadership/management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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