Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife with experience in Quality and Safety, based at Newham University Hospital. Your role will support the Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery for Quality and Safety in the development of the governance strategy for maternity services.
You will support in the development of the quality and safety agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus. You will work in conjunction with the divisional management team and site governance team to ensure the delivery and achievement of the group's objectives and contribute to the strategic policies for midwifery and maternity services.
The post holder will assist the Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery for Quality and Safety in the development of the professional midwifery agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus.
The post holder will support the Deputy ADoM for Quality and Safety to champion the excellent care of women and their families through professional leadership, in service learning and supporting staff to help establish the hospital as a innovator and leader in the field of healthcare education and research that underpins service based learning.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Governance Quality and Safety lead is responsible for the management of the clinical governance and risk processes within Maternity services. They will support in the development of the quality and safety agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus.
They will work in conjunction with the Deputy ADoM for Quality and Safety and site governance team to ensure the delivery and achievement of the group's objectives and contribute to the strategic policies for midwifery and maternity services.
The role involves oversight of the risk register, supporting the divisional board on risk management, compliance and Datix management and processing complex data and information. The post holder will be expected to deputise for the Deputy Associate Director for Quality and Safety. The post holder will also be responsible for providing reports as required to Divisional and Executive meetings.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Evidence of further professional and personal development at degree level
Desirable
- Management or leadership qualification or study at Masters level
- Professional Midwifery/Nursing Advocate
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience in governance in an acute setting
- Experience of implementing significant change projects
- Experience of effective working within a team and alone
- Knowledge of the components of governance, risk management and assurance function
- Application of current NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety to patient care
- Experience of working with service users internal and external stakeholders to improve quality of maternity services
- Experience in setting objectives and accountability
- Ability to collate and analyse statistical and qualitive information for presentation
- Ability to support a range of staff through investigations and learning from incidents
Skills
Essential
- As part of MT developing and delivering training programmes in relation to themes and trends
- Positive attitude towards change
- Commitment to staff development
- Occasional flexibility to work outside of normal office hours (e.g. to attend meetings with group representatives)
- Demonstratable enthusiasm and commitment to improvement focused patient safety and quality initiatives, research and its application to practice
- Ability to work within deadlines
- Kind and compassionate
- Self-motivate, can organise and prioritise work using own initiative
- Methodical approach and close attention to detail
- Maintaining a professional appearance and adhere to uniform policy.
Knowledge
Essential
- An ability to prioritise work meeting agreed deadlines against unforeseen circumstances
- Ability to deal confidently with staff at all levels of an organisation
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a range of professionals
- Ability to make decisions and solve complex problems
- Advanced planning and organisational skills
- Excellent leadership, influencing and motivational skills, able to challenge constructively
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Evidence of further professional and personal development at degree level
Desirable
- Management or leadership qualification or study at Masters level
- Professional Midwifery/Nursing Advocate
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience in governance in an acute setting
- Experience of implementing significant change projects
- Experience of effective working within a team and alone
- Knowledge of the components of governance, risk management and assurance function
- Application of current NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety to patient care
- Experience of working with service users internal and external stakeholders to improve quality of maternity services
- Experience in setting objectives and accountability
- Ability to collate and analyse statistical and qualitive information for presentation
- Ability to support a range of staff through investigations and learning from incidents
Skills
Essential
- As part of MT developing and delivering training programmes in relation to themes and trends
- Positive attitude towards change
- Commitment to staff development
- Occasional flexibility to work outside of normal office hours (e.g. to attend meetings with group representatives)
- Demonstratable enthusiasm and commitment to improvement focused patient safety and quality initiatives, research and its application to practice
- Ability to work within deadlines
- Kind and compassionate
- Self-motivate, can organise and prioritise work using own initiative
- Methodical approach and close attention to detail
- Maintaining a professional appearance and adhere to uniform policy.
Knowledge
Essential
- An ability to prioritise work meeting agreed deadlines against unforeseen circumstances
- Ability to deal confidently with staff at all levels of an organisation
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a range of professionals
- Ability to make decisions and solve complex problems
- Advanced planning and organisational skills
- Excellent leadership, influencing and motivational skills, able to challenge constructively
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.
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.
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).
