Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are looking for an exceptional midwife who will be able to foster a positive proactive approach to risk management developing close links with clinical and managerial staff. Act as a self-relating practitioner who horizon scans to ensure the divisional governance activities remain in line with current best practice.
Support and develop a culture of informed questioning, challenge, trend analysis triangulation, and assurance to ensure lessons are learned and that action plans are delivered in a way which has a positive effect on patient outcomes.
Evidence of expertise in using Datix (or equivalent database) is essential and an important part of the role to enable the individual to work in the service implementation of the PSIRF milestone.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a senior support to the Divisional leadership team for Women's services and deliver key learning work streams linked to the output of the women's operational clinical governance team.
This includes using data from Datix for updating ward and unit safety boards, developing safety newsletters, writing up and presenting patient cases alongside thematically reviewing adverse incidents, trends in risks and the Divisional complaints activity.
This role will be a key clinical presence across maternity services, helping to develop and coach local leaders in learning from safety incidents and reducing harm and risk across the division.
Working for our organisation
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Band 7 Midwife with UK professional Registration or Senior Band 6 with minimum experience in an acute setting
Desirable criteria
* Experience of clinical governance activities within maternity services
Skills
Essential criteria
* Competent in Datix (or equivalent risk management database) as user and demonstrable evidence that they can teach others to use the system.
* The ability to work on personal initiative and as part of a team, working across professional boundaries at all levels of the site and organisation.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills to deal with complex issues and with senior management.
* Demonstrates the skill required to present complex issues clearly and concisely at all levels including divisional and service level.
* Good organisational skills: able to work effectively under pressure and to identified and work successfully towards deadlines.
* Evidence of good presentation skills in a range of media and training materials.
Desirable criteria
* Root Cause Analysis Investigation Training
* Experience of evaluating 'evidence' against prescribed standards for a range of assessments.
* Experience of analysing and design, practical implementation and effectiveness of structures and processes to provide evidence-based opinion and recommendations for improvement.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Can demonstrate an understanding of a good safety culture and the correct support systems that should be in place to achieve this.
* Good working knowledge in all aspects of clinical governance including patient safety, risk management and improvement.
* Knowledge of maternity services, nursing and midwifery issues, including, statutory frameworks, national policies and broad national NHS context.
Desirable criteria
* Demonstrable experience of working within a clinical governance arena.
* Project management knowledge/skills.
* Comprehensive knowledge of use of databases and commercial IT systems.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Degree or equivalent experience in relevant discipline - Registered midwife with current registration.
* Evidence of recent and ongoing continuous professional and personal development action and activity.
* Practice Supervisor/ Assessor.
Desirable criteria
* Willing to undertake a MSc in Healthcare Safety.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.
Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job Description (PDF, 310.7KB)
* Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
* Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
* Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)
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