Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
HHFT - Royal County Hampshire Hospital, Winchester
Band 7 Clinical Risk & Governance Midwife
Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months
Main duties of the job
1. To lead on risk for maternity in conjunction with the designated Consultant Obstetric leads for governance and the Maternity Safety & Governance lead.
2. To collaborate with the maternity education leads (PDM team) to ensure that the development of education and training provision meets the clinical needs of the maternity service and focuses around lessons learnt from patient safety incidents to achieve improved maternal health and birth outcomes at HHFT.
3. To ensure the Professional Midwifery Advocates are aware as soon as possible of incidents where staff may require support and assist with arranging supportive meetings where needed.
4. To be responsive and flexible to the changing priorities of the service and within the remit of the role.
5. Maintain the records of all patient safety incidents and the maternity risk tracker to enable oversight by the Maternity Safety & Governance lead.
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the TRUST and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Registered midwife
Experience
* At least 3 years experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting.
* Evidence of undertaking senior/lead roles dealing with risk management, quality of care or patient safety issues.
* Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience of undertaking audits/surveys/focus groups and change management.
Skills
* Knowledge of quality improvement methods and techniques.
* Specialist knowledge of all stages of the governance cycle and NHS clinical governance strategy, policy and current issues.
* Able to organise and facilitate meetings effectively.
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.
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