Lead Midwife for Quality Risk & Safety (QRS)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and inspirational Midwife to join the Maternity and Gynaecology Quality Risk and Safety team. The post holder will work closely with the maternity, gynaecology and neonatal departments to provide effective communication, leadership and management of key safety improvement initiatives in line with national, regional and local maternity and neonatal drivers. The post holder will be responsible for leadership of the Avoiding Term Admission to the Neonatal Unit (ATAIN) and any quality improvement projects that arise from this program of work. The post holder will also be responsible for supporting the quality governance and risk management processes for the maternity and gynaecology care units, in line with the overarching Trust quality governance framework, working to create a positive organisational safety and learning culture.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills and the ability to organise and prioritise their workload to meet deadlines. Within our division we believe that supported learning and the development of our staff are key to our success and yours. A development programme will be available to the successful candidate ensuring personal and professional growth in the new role. The post will require Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will also work closely with the Divisional Governance Team and will be responsible for supporting the quality governance/risk management processes for the maternity and gynaecology care units, in line with the overarching Trust quality governance framework, working to create a positive organisational safety and learning culture. This includes ensuring learning from clinical incidents, complaints and investigations is cascaded to all relevant staff groups and monitoring and auditing that learning is embedded.

Job responsibilities:

• The key function of this role is to provide clinical expert co-ordination 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 Divisional 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 and leading small quality improvement projects.

Person Specification:

Essential Qualifications and Training:

• Current active Midwifery registration
• Evidence of study at degree level
• Teaching/mentorship qualification

Desirable:

• Formal Management Qualification
• Evidence of Research Qualification or equivalent experience
• Leadership Qualification

Experience:

Essential:

• Extensive post registration experience
• Clinically credible
• Demonstrable experience of leading innovative change
• Evidence of achievement in previous roles
• Knowledge of the SBLCBv3, MIS and Three-year delivery plan recommendations
• Clinical governance and risk management experience and experience in investigating clinical incidents and complaints
• Involvement in clinical audit

Desirable:

• Awareness of the Better Births recommendations and Maternity Transformation Programme agenda
• Change management methodology and principles
• Chairing meetings

Skills and Knowledge:

Essential:

• Strong Leadership skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• High standard of midwifery knowledge
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal relationship skills
• Able to develop people and teams
• Consistently meets deadlines
• IT skills
• Excellent written and analytical skills with ability to present information in a variety of formats

Desirable:

• Conflict management skills
• Research/audit and benchmarking skills to improve the quality of care

Personal Attributes:

Essential:

• Confident to manage change
• Extremely organised and methodical with a high attention to detail
• Professional
• Enthusiastic
• Resilient
• Self-directed
• Flexible and forward thinking

Proud to CARE Values:

Essential:

• Compassion
• Ambition
• Respect
• Encouragement

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 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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.