Job summary The post holder will support the coordination of risk and governance within the women's gynaecology and children's services directorates. The post holder will play a key role in leadership, development, and transformation to support the delivery of the highest possible quality of services for service users through highly developed robust Risk Management & Clinical Governance processes. To work in partnership and in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary services actively learning from clinical incidents or complaints. Participate in service improvement projects or development programmes that contribute to themodernisation of gynaecology and children's services, providing both professional and clinical advice as necessary. To lead the development, implementation and audit of clinical guidelines, protocols and policies to ensure evidence based clinical practice and safe, high quality care that is embedded into practice. To engage effectively with clinical leaders and others to ensure that the women's and children's workforce work in an environment that enables them to provide safe, high quality, appropriate care for patients/service users, within available resources, demonstrating improvements to patient/client care, productivity, and efficiency. Main duties of the job The post holder will work as part of the WCSS Risk and Governance team to support the clinical teams in the Women's, Children's and Specialist Services Division to maintain and improve patient safety by responding to clinical incidents, and identifying risks within the directorates. The post holder is responsible for the delivery of evidence-based clinical standards, ensuring high quality care, and providing effective leadership forstaff in their area of work.The post holder will promote a culture of openness and transparency through regular and effective two way communications; and by rolemodelling the Trust's Right Care Behaviours. About us We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including: Cycle to Work Travel Scheme Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice Onsite Nursery Buying and Selling Annual Leave Car Leasing Employee Assistance Programme Employee Health and Wellbeing Extensive Reward Scheme Counselling Service Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network. Our values: We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are: Committed to Quality of Care Compassion Working together for patients Improving Lives Everyone Counts Respect and Dignity Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more. Date posted 10 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 423-6906737 Job locations Airedale NHS Trust Skipton Road Keighley BD20 6TD Job description Job responsibilities For further details of roles and responsibilities please find attached in the Job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities For further details of roles and responsibilities please find attached in the Job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential oRegistered Nurse / Midwife with current NMC registration oRelevant Health Related Degree oEvidence of recent continuing professional development Desirable oRisk and governance related qualification Experience Essential oExperience of supporting clinical staff with Quality Improvement oRecent experience of working at Band 7 oSupporting clinical teams following incidents oAchievement of high quality care through evidence based practice Desirable oLeadership of clinical governance and patient safety oUpdating clinical guidelines /NICE Guidance assessments PMA / PNA Skills Essential oEvidence of providing motivational, professional leadership with highly developed interpersonal skills Desirable oExperience in Chairing meetings Knowledge Essential oAble to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and application to practice oGood knowledge base regarding clinical information systems Knowledge of current local and national priorities oKnowledge of the NHS patient safety strategy Desirable oCompetent in the use of databases and spreadsheets Person Specification Qualifications Essential oRegistered Nurse / Midwife with current NMC registration oRelevant Health Related Degree oEvidence of recent continuing professional development Desirable oRisk and governance related qualification Experience Essential oExperience of supporting clinical staff with Quality Improvement oRecent experience of working at Band 7 oSupporting clinical teams following incidents oAchievement of high quality care through evidence based practice Desirable oLeadership of clinical governance and patient safety oUpdating clinical guidelines /NICE Guidance assessments PMA / PNA Skills Essential oEvidence of providing motivational, professional leadership with highly developed interpersonal skills Desirable oExperience in Chairing meetings Knowledge Essential oAble to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and application to practice oGood knowledge base regarding clinical information systems Knowledge of current local and national priorities oKnowledge of the NHS patient safety strategy Desirable oCompetent in the use of databases and spreadsheets 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Address Airedale NHS Trust Skipton Road Keighley BD20 6TD Employer's website https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)