The post holder is responsible for the co-ordination of Patient Safety across Maternity. The post holder will facilitate the management of the Inphase system, the risk register, coordinate reviews of incidents and collate and distribute learning from adverse events.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute to responses to serious incidents and liaise closely with the complaints department, legal department and the patient safety team.
The post holder will implement and monitor the Maternity Clinical Risk Management Strategy in Women's Services in line with the Trust's Clinical Risk Management Strategy. They will take lead responsibility for working with the clinical staff to identify risks, review risk assessments report risks appropriately, and ensure that necessary actions follow and that learning takes place.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent. The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex. The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country. We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions. Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust's 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife
* Experience as a Band 7 or equivalent
Skills
* Excellent organisational skills
* Experience of dealing with sensitive information in challenging circumstances
Experience/ Knowledge
* Experience of undertaking RCAs
* Experience of managing difficult situations
* Experience of clinical work
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
359-6395655-T2-A
Job locations
Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tonbridge Road
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
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