Job summary
HHFT - Royal County Hampshire Hospital, Winchester
Band 7 Clinical Risk & Governance Midwife
Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months
37.5 Hrs per week
Main duties of the job
To lead on risk for maternity in conjunction with the designated Consultant Obstetric leads for governance and the Maternity Safety & Governance lead
To collaborate with the maternity education leads (PDM team) to ensure that the development of education and training provision meets the clinical needs of the maternity service and focusses around lessons learnt from patient safety incidents to achieve improved maternal health and birth outcomes at HHFT
To ensure the Professional Midwifery Advocates are aware as soon as possible of incidents where staff may require support and assist with arranging supportive meetings where needed To be responsive and flexible to the changing priorities of the service and within the remit of the role
Maintain the records of all patient safety incidents and the maternity risk tracker to enable oversight by the Maternity Safety & Governance lead
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change:Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the TRUST and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the TRUST and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- oAt least 3 years experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting
- oEvidence of undertaking senior/lead roles dealing with risk management, quality of care or patient safety issues
- oExperience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- oExperience of undertaking audits/surveys/focus groups and change management
Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of quality improvement methods and techniques
- oSpecialist knowledge of all stages of the governance cycle. In depth specialist knowledge of NHS clinical governance strategy, policy and current issues.
- oAble to organise and facilitate meetings effectively
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- oAt least 3 years experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting
- oEvidence of undertaking senior/lead roles dealing with risk management, quality of care or patient safety issues
- oExperience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- oExperience of undertaking audits/surveys/focus groups and change management
Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of quality improvement methods and techniques
- oSpecialist knowledge of all stages of the governance cycle. In depth specialist knowledge of NHS clinical governance strategy, policy and current issues.
- oAble to organise and facilitate meetings effectively
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).
