George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.
Are you an experienced midwife who is passionate about high quality care for women and children? Are you committed to delivering high quality, safe, effective maternity care? If so, we want to hear from you.
Job overview
Job Title: Patient Safety Lead Midwife
Hours per week: 37.5 hours
Permanent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Closing Date: 19th January 2025
Interview Date: 6th March 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
Main duties of the job
* An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to work within the women and Children's governance team to support continued compliance with safety improvement initiatives across maternity and neonates in line with national, regional and local maternity and neonatal drivers, including the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle version 3 (SBLCBV3), compliance with the NHS Resolution Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS/CNST) Three Year delivery plan.
* We are looking for a confident, organised and passionate Midwife who will need to be confident in providing constructive feedback, lead audits, teach and provide written reports.
* This role is critical to the successful delivery of maternity, neonatal and Trust corporate strategies.
* The ideal candidate will bring to the role a commitment to high quality up to date maternity care and be a motivational, approachable, innovative and respected leader.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* The post holder's primary responsibility will be to provide clinical expert coordination and leadership of work programmes to meet the recommendations of national, regional, and local maternity and neonatal safety improvement agendas and provide assurance to the Directorate Quadrumvirate, Leadership Team and Trust that compliance is being achieved. This includes monitoring and providing evidence of compliance and coordinating action plans for areas of improvement. However, the post holder will still be required to support general governance activity as part of the Directorate Governance team, as required.
* Support and provide guidance to all staff within maternity services in relation to patient safety and clinical governance and contribute to, and monitor effectiveness of, the W&Cs risk management strategy.
* To attend the Trust complaints, litigation, incident and pals meeting, and when required deputise for the W&Cs Risk & Governance Manager at the trust Patient Safety Committee (PSC) as a midwifery expert.
* Working with the Clinical Director, Director of Midwifery, Head of Midwifery and Neonatal services, Women's and Children's Risk and Governance manager, Obstetric Audit Lead and Trust Corporate Governance team/Trust Compliance lead to ensure audit projects are prioritised and undertaken in a timely manner.
* The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating and participation in audit projects relating to the NHSR Maternity Standards, Three year delivery plan and Ockenden report recommendations/IEAs.
* Lead and contribute to work streams that directly feed into compliance with the MIS Maternity safety actions/Three year delivery plan such as ATAIN, Perinatal Optimisation and BFI.
* Work with the lead clinicians for clinical risk within maternity, Professional Midwifery Advocates, Midwifery matrons, Medical and Midwifery staff to identify clinical risk issues and implement changes in practice. Provide feedback on incidents and progress the implementation of recommendations from multidisciplinary meetings.
* Promote and maintain cohesive working relationships with obstetricians, neonatal team (medical and nursing) anaesthetists and other specialists.
* Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of professional practice. Support the implementation of recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
* Support the W&Cs Risk & Governance Manager to co-ordinate patient safety and clinical governance activities, deputising where required.
**For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached**
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Minimum of 3 years clinical post registration experience in Midwifery
* Knowledge of Clinical Governance & Patient Safety
* Experience of Clinical Audit & Guideline Development
* Current clinical experience in acute hospital.
* Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice
* A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
* Demonstrable CPD
Desirable criteria
* Study at Masters level or equivalent experience
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Enthusiastic, motivated and able to motivate others
* Flexible and positive approach to work
* Ability to work across a number of clinical areas
Other
Essential criteria
* Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
* Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
* Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
Please note:
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.
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All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.
Other:
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.
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
* Patient Safety Lead Midwife - Job Description (PDF, 616.3KB)
* Patient Safety Lead Midwife - Person Specification (PDF, 312.6KB)
* Patient Safety Lead Midwife - Functional requirements (PDF, 648.5KB)
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