The Head of Women's Health Governance and Assurance leads the governance, risk and assurance function for maternity and gynaecology at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, sitting on the women's health senior leadership team. The work centres on strengthening patient safety, quality and learning, and on leading the maternity education function and training portfolio. The post is full-time and works closely with neonatal and medical colleagues to meet national maternity scrutiny and reform expectations. Current NMC registration as a midwife and senior maternity leadership experience are essential.
What the job involves
- Provide strategic governance leadership to the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology on quality governance development in the division
- Act as divisional lead for the quality governance framework across maternity and gynaecology, embedding a safety culture and early escalation of risk
- Lead on quality and safety, risk management and patient experience, including processes that meet service requirements for excellent care
- Provide strategic leadership for regulatory compliance, risk and quality assurance
- Triangulate intelligence from incidents, complaints, claims, audit, outcomes and feedback, and report it through divisional, executive and Board routes
- Lead the maternity education function and oversee the Core Competency Framework and multidisciplinary training
- Ensure learning from reviews, investigations, audit and practice informs workforce development
- Create conditions in which staff learn, speak up and deliver evidence-based care
- Lead the line management and performance of the Maternity, Risk and Gynaecology governance teams
- Set budgets, plan cost improvement and manage financial control for governance, training and related functions
- Provide leadership to staff, functions and services, accountable to the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology
- Work with the Deputy Director of Midwifery, the quadrumvirate and senior leadership teams to run the governance framework
What’s required
Qualifications
- Teaching and assessing programme completed
- Post-registration study to first degree level
- Masters level study, or working towards it, or equivalent experience in nursing or midwifery
- Clinical leadership programme
- Incident and patient safety investigation training
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a midwife
Experience
- Senior midwifery clinical post at Band 8a or above
- Extensive involvement in risk management and incident investigation
- Project management and implementation of change projects in maternity services
- Setting objectives, performance management and holding people to account
- Working with patients, services, stakeholders and staff to improve quality of care
- Involvement in recruitment and selection
Skills & knowledge
- Collating and analysing statistical and qualitative information
- Knowledge of current maternity policy, NHS national standards, and governance, risk and assurance
Other
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Working within a team and alone under minimal supervision
Nice to have
- Registered nurse
- Training in risk assessment
- Experience in a similar previous role
- Ward manager or deputy experience
- Active involvement in the audit cycle
- Involvement in investigations of complaints, staff performance and other HR issues
What’s offered
- Development opportunities
- Flexible working
- Strong focus on wellbeing
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