Job summary
Job Title: Patient Safety Lead Midwife
Hours per week: 37.5 hours
Permanent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Closing Date: 19th January 2025
Interview Date: 6th March 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Are you an experienced midwife who is passionate about high quality care for women and children? Are you committed to delivering high quality, safe, effective maternity care? If so, we want to hear from you.
Perinatal Services have an excellent reputation for woman centred, family friendly care and provide a range of models of midwifery, obstetric and neonatal care provision. These include a home birth service, promotion of normality, continuity of carer models, transitional care and specialist care provided by our obstetric teams for women with more complex needs.
Main duties of the job
- An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to work within the women and Children's governance team to support continued compliance with safety improvement initiatives across maternity and neonates in line with national, regional and local maternity and neonatal drivers, including the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle version 3 (SBLCBV3), compliance with the NHS Resolution Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS/CNST) Three Year delivery plan
- We are looking for a confident, organised and passionate Midwife who will need to be confident in providing constructive feedback, lead audits, teach and provide written reports.
- This role is critical to the successful delivery of maternity, neonatal and Trust corporate strategies.
- The ideal candidate will bring to the role a commitment to high quality up to date maternity care and be a motivational, approachable, innovative and respected leader.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holders primary responsibility will be to provide clinical expert coordination and leadership of work programmes to meet the recommendations of national, regional, and local maternity and neonatal safety improvement agendas and provide assurance to the Directorate Quadrumvirate, Leadership Team and Trust that compliance is being achieved. This includes monitoring and providing evidence of compliance and coordinating action plans for areas of improvement. However, the post holder will still be required to support general governance activity as part of the Directorate Governance team, as required.
- Support and provide guidance to all staff within maternity services in relation to patient safety and clinical governance and contribute to, and monitor effectiveness of, the W&Cs risk management strategy.
- To attend the Trust complaints, litigation, incident and pals meeting, and when required deputise for the W&Cs Risk & Governance Manager at the trust Patient Safety Committee (PSC) as a midwifery expert.
- Working with the Clinical Director, Director of Midwifery, Head of Midwifery and Neonatal services, Womens and Childrens Risk and Governance manager, Obstetric Audit Lead and Trust Corporate Governance team/Trust Compliance lead to ensure audit projects are prioritised and undertaken in a timely manner.
- The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating and participation in audit projects relating to the NHSR Maternity Standards , Three year delivery plan and Ockenden report recommendations/IEAs.
- Lead and contribute to work streams that directly feed into compliance with the MIS Maternity safety actions/Three year delivery plan such as ATAIN, Perinatal Optimisation and BFI.
- Work with the lead clinicians for clinical risk within maternity, Professional Midwifery Advocates, Midwifery matrons, Medical and Midwifery staff to identify clinical risk issues and implement changes in practice. Provide feedback on incidents and progress the implementation of recommendations from multidisciplinary meetings.
- Promote and maintain cohesive working relationships with obstetricians, neonatal team (medical and nursing) anaesthetists and other specialists.
- Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of professional practice. Support the implementation of recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
- Support the W&Cs Risk & Governance Manager to co-ordinate patient safety and clinical governance activities, deputising where required.
**For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached**
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holders primary responsibility will be to provide clinical expert coordination and leadership of work programmes to meet the recommendations of national, regional, and local maternity and neonatal safety improvement agendas and provide assurance to the Directorate Quadrumvirate, Leadership Team and Trust that compliance is being achieved. This includes monitoring and providing evidence of compliance and coordinating action plans for areas of improvement. However, the post holder will still be required to support general governance activity as part of the Directorate Governance team, as required.
- Support and provide guidance to all staff within maternity services in relation to patient safety and clinical governance and contribute to, and monitor effectiveness of, the W&Cs risk management strategy.
- To attend the Trust complaints, litigation, incident and pals meeting, and when required deputise for the W&Cs Risk & Governance Manager at the trust Patient Safety Committee (PSC) as a midwifery expert.
- Working with the Clinical Director, Director of Midwifery, Head of Midwifery and Neonatal services, Womens and Childrens Risk and Governance manager, Obstetric Audit Lead and Trust Corporate Governance team/Trust Compliance lead to ensure audit projects are prioritised and undertaken in a timely manner.
- The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating and participation in audit projects relating to the NHSR Maternity Standards , Three year delivery plan and Ockenden report recommendations/IEAs.
- Lead and contribute to work streams that directly feed into compliance with the MIS Maternity safety actions/Three year delivery plan such as ATAIN, Perinatal Optimisation and BFI.
- Work with the lead clinicians for clinical risk within maternity, Professional Midwifery Advocates, Midwifery matrons, Medical and Midwifery staff to identify clinical risk issues and implement changes in practice. Provide feedback on incidents and progress the implementation of recommendations from multidisciplinary meetings.
- Promote and maintain cohesive working relationships with obstetricians, neonatal team (medical and nursing) anaesthetists and other specialists.
- Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of professional practice. Support the implementation of recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
- Support the W&Cs Risk & Governance Manager to co-ordinate patient safety and clinical governance activities, deputising where required.
**For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached**
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years clinical post registration experience in Midwifery
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance & Patient Safety
- Experience of Clinical Audit & Guideline Development
- Current clinical experience in acute hospital.
- Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice
- A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Demonstrable CPD
Desirable
- Study at Masters level or equivalent experience
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic, motivated and able to motivate others
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Ability to work across a number of clinical areas
Other
Essential
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years clinical post registration experience in Midwifery
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance & Patient Safety
- Experience of Clinical Audit & Guideline Development
- Current clinical experience in acute hospital.
- Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice
- A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Demonstrable CPD
Desirable
- Study at Masters level or equivalent experience
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic, motivated and able to motivate others
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Ability to work across a number of clinical areas
Other
Essential
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
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.
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
