Job summary
Quality & Safety Midwife
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic candidate to the role of Quality and Safety Midwife.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Maternity Services Quality and Safety team here at the Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (North Middlesex Hospital site) , in the role of a Quality & Safety Midwife.
The post-holder will be working with the Quality & Safety Lead Midwife to develop, implement and monitor patient safety and quality pathways with a focus on maintaining excellent standards of care and compliance with national and local standards. They will have a responsibility to ensure that all post-incident processes are achieved, ensuring that emerging themes are identified, shared and recommendations put into action in line with PSIRF. Under the leadership of the Quality & Safety Lead Midwife, the Quality & Safety Midwife will develop and sustain programmes of work to ensure that the Trust meets the outcomes set by regulatory bodies such as Care Quality Commission, NHS England, NHS Resolution (Maternity Incentive Scheme), and any other national, service specific or local performance frameworks (PMRT, MBRRACE, SBL).
Main duties of the job
Through a proactive approach to risk management the post holder will support and develop a culture of informed questioning, positive challenge, appreciative enquiry, data informed analysis triangulation and assurance. Supporting risk management and quality assurance activity, the Quality & Safety Midwife will support compliance on national and local programmes.
The post will involve supporting the Quality & Safety Lead in working closely with Midwifery, Obstetric, Anaesthetic and Neonatal Stakeholders to ensure compliance is met with both the maternity incentive scheme and the NHSE Three Year Delivery Plan and immediate and essential safety actions requirements. The post holder will be an exceptional individual who can influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels and will work proactively to co-ordinate, monitor and support the compliance requirements. The post holder will work closely with the Project manager of NHSR Scheme and other associated projects, and oversee support activities required for compliance.
The Quality & Safety Midwife will also have a strong desire to help patients, families and their colleagues; have the ability to collaborate, communicate, and partner with patients and family members to the extent that they need and desire as well as demonstrate a commitment to all who provide and support healthcare to communicate and collaborate with each other.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The main purpose of the post is to:
- Give advice on risk management issues related to service provision within the Maternity and Gynaecology services.
- Be responsible for coordinating risk management and support the Associate Director of Midwifery & Clinical Governance leads in overseeing risk management throughout the maternity services.
- Work closely with the Associate Director of Midwifery and Consultant leads to provide a systematic Risk Management Strategy, which aims to improve patient safety and reduce adverse outcomes, within the Clinical Governance Agenda.
Please see document attached for detailed job description and main responsabilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main purpose of the post is to:
- Give advice on risk management issues related to service provision within the Maternity and Gynaecology services.
- Be responsible for coordinating risk management and support the Associate Director of Midwifery & Clinical Governance leads in overseeing risk management throughout the maternity services.
- Work closely with the Associate Director of Midwifery and Consultant leads to provide a systematic Risk Management Strategy, which aims to improve patient safety and reduce adverse outcomes, within the Clinical Governance Agenda.
Please see document attached for detailed job description and main responsabilities.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Extensive evidence of clinical or professional development.
- Mentorship 998/997 or equivalent.
- Midwifery degree or working towards Masters.
- Experience with datix risk management system.
- RCA trained
- Some experience of leadership.
- Human factors.
- Experience of quality improvement.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the required expertise associated with a senior midwife role.
- Including Advanced clinical skills: I.V annulations, phlebotomy& drug admin, CTG interpretation, Resuscitation of mothers and babies.
- Ability to assess maternal and fetal wellbeing and implement the appropriate management
- Knowledge of statutory requirements following fetal loss i.e. NHS resolution, each babies counts.
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
- Excellent written, verbal, and non- verbal communication skills.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical experience in all areas of Midwifery.
- Experience in similar clinical governance role.
- Significant experience at Band 6 level or Band 7 level experience.
- Excellent understanding of clinical governance and risk management, mitigation and ensuring that lessons are learnt.
- Good understanding of regulatory requirements from the Care Quality Commission, and others.
- Good understanding of NHS Resolution.
- Good understanding of each baby counts /HSIB.
- Good understanding of the management of serious incidents in relation to process, transparency, and candor.
- Experience of presenting information within a group setting using PowerPoint or report formal
- Leading or participating in meetings.
- Management/ implementation of practice change
- Participation in service development.
- Experience of resource management
- Good understanding of national patient safety strategy
- Experience using datix reporting system
- Experience using Medway/ maternity Medway information system.
- Professional and able to address poor practice and conduct
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Kind
- Compassionate
- Good time management
Vaues
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet trust values.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Extensive evidence of clinical or professional development.
- Mentorship 998/997 or equivalent.
- Midwifery degree or working towards Masters.
- Experience with datix risk management system.
- RCA trained
- Some experience of leadership.
- Human factors.
- Experience of quality improvement.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the required expertise associated with a senior midwife role.
- Including Advanced clinical skills: I.V annulations, phlebotomy& drug admin, CTG interpretation, Resuscitation of mothers and babies.
- Ability to assess maternal and fetal wellbeing and implement the appropriate management
- Knowledge of statutory requirements following fetal loss i.e. NHS resolution, each babies counts.
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
- Excellent written, verbal, and non- verbal communication skills.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical experience in all areas of Midwifery.
- Experience in similar clinical governance role.
- Significant experience at Band 6 level or Band 7 level experience.
- Excellent understanding of clinical governance and risk management, mitigation and ensuring that lessons are learnt.
- Good understanding of regulatory requirements from the Care Quality Commission, and others.
- Good understanding of NHS Resolution.
- Good understanding of each baby counts /HSIB.
- Good understanding of the management of serious incidents in relation to process, transparency, and candor.
- Experience of presenting information within a group setting using PowerPoint or report formal
- Leading or participating in meetings.
- Management/ implementation of practice change
- Participation in service development.
- Experience of resource management
- Good understanding of national patient safety strategy
- Experience using datix reporting system
- Experience using Medway/ maternity Medway information system.
- Professional and able to address poor practice and conduct
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Kind
- Compassionate
- Good time management
Vaues
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet trust values.
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).
