Band 8a Women and Children’s Quality and Safety Governance Lead Midwife
The Royal Surrey Maternity service has an outstanding rating with the CQC and is led by a forward thinking and dynamic team. We have an exciting opportunity for a senior midwife with significant experience at band 7 to develop their leadership and management within the field of Clinical Governance. You would be joining a supportive team with an excellent track record in excelling in the governance and safety agenda to lead the governance and patient safety teams. You will have exposure to the wider organisation working collaboratively with the corporate governance team, this role also provides divisional oversight of governance for the paediatric and gynaecology service.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Professional Director of Midwifery, the senior management team and clinical leads to develop best practice, lead on the assurance and risk management agenda and to support development of safe Women and Children’s services.
We are seeking applicants with vision and determination to meet the key indicators of the Three Year Plan for Maternity and Neonatal services as well as supporting continual quality improvement based on learning from incidents and complaints.
Take a lead, co-ordinate and advise on the Quality Governance Assurance Framework across the Women and Children Division to ensure that the quality of care, patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness is of the highest standard. To ensure that the Division meets its obligation to provide evidence which supports national and locally determined outcomes.
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bee Butterfield Job title: PA to Women & Children's Triumvirate Telephone number: 01483571122
Please contact Mrs. Karen Plews for any additional information via her PA – Mrs Bee Butterfield on ext:2031
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