Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a midwife to join the MQAS team.
We are looking for a motivated, forward thinking experienced Midwife to join our MQAS team at Queen Mary Maternity Unit, West Middlesex Hospital.
We are at the forefront of bringing continuity of care and carer to all women who access our service. We have been working with our sector as a lead in the Better Births Project from the outset.
Rated "OUTSTANDING" at our last CQC inspection we pride ourselves in giving excellent care to families who access our services.
The MQAS midwife is an experienced registered midwife who is passionate about improving the safety, and effectiveness of the maternity services. They will be proactive in sharing the learning and themes from national reports and local incidents. They strive to develop practice, informing the training needs for the service and driving the highest standards of care.This role will support the MQAS team in the implementation of the governance framework across the service. Through ensuring high quality internal reporting and communication across the Trust and to external partners.
If you would like further information or to discuss the post and the opportunities it brings please email Jacqui.Mallard@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the MQAS team to identify, monitor and support risk issues within the department, and ensure the workforce take a proactive approach to mitigating risk and improving safety.
The role will include liaising with families, to ensure the service complies with the duty of candour responsibilities and ensure good communication throughout the investigation process. Organising and supporting debrief meetings following serious incidents where appropriate. Working in conjunction with the senior team and Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA's) to ensure Serious Incident reports and learning are shared
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection..
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities
- Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff.
- Develop and maintain communication channels, engaging all roles within the service and ensure regular updates are provided.
- To provide professional and operational support to the Midwifery clinical and management team in relation to Claims, Complaints, Clinical Risk and Governance initiatives and issues.
- Assist with the day to day maternity risk management process and strategy, Including the accurate reporting and validation of incidents onto the Datix electronic system and to ensure that the appropriate actions are taken in relation to any risks that are identified.
- To be responsible for ensuring incidents from the service are reported as appropriate, via the Datix reporting system.
- To co-ordinate, lead or delegate investigations and provide leadership and support for staff when serious incidents (SI) occur within maternity services.
- Contribute to the notification, and investigation using the PMRT role.
- To be able to support staff following traumatic cases.
- Risk register complete risk assessments, as required, and ensure that these are discussed at the appropriate forum and escalated appropriately.
- Work with external agencies such as HSIB, to ensure timely reporting, uploading of information and communication.
- Support the maternity clinical dashboard and ensure it is presented at the appropriate forums and externally to commissioners.
- Support the activities of the weekly Maternity Risk meeting and monthly Maternity Forum meetings.
- Be the first point of contact for PMRT for both professionals and families.
- Ensure the service remains with PMRT timescales, recommendations and service changes.
- Ensure staff are receiving training and are knowledgeable about PMRT and other external review bodies.
- Working with Quality and Safety Lead take responsibility for co-ordination and completion of National and local Quality and Safety audits across the service in liaison with the governance team as required. Ensure learning and outcomes are disseminated across all areas.
- To act as a clinical role model promoting professional, competent standards, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken in a responsive and inclusive manner, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward.
- Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical or mental health conditions.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities
- Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff.
- Develop and maintain communication channels, engaging all roles within the service and ensure regular updates are provided.
- To provide professional and operational support to the Midwifery clinical and management team in relation to Claims, Complaints, Clinical Risk and Governance initiatives and issues.
- Assist with the day to day maternity risk management process and strategy, Including the accurate reporting and validation of incidents onto the Datix electronic system and to ensure that the appropriate actions are taken in relation to any risks that are identified.
- To be responsible for ensuring incidents from the service are reported as appropriate, via the Datix reporting system.
- To co-ordinate, lead or delegate investigations and provide leadership and support for staff when serious incidents (SI) occur within maternity services.
- Contribute to the notification, and investigation using the PMRT role.
- To be able to support staff following traumatic cases.
- Risk register complete risk assessments, as required, and ensure that these are discussed at the appropriate forum and escalated appropriately.
- Work with external agencies such as HSIB, to ensure timely reporting, uploading of information and communication.
- Support the maternity clinical dashboard and ensure it is presented at the appropriate forums and externally to commissioners.
- Support the activities of the weekly Maternity Risk meeting and monthly Maternity Forum meetings.
- Be the first point of contact for PMRT for both professionals and families.
- Ensure the service remains with PMRT timescales, recommendations and service changes.
- Ensure staff are receiving training and are knowledgeable about PMRT and other external review bodies.
- Working with Quality and Safety Lead take responsibility for co-ordination and completion of National and local Quality and Safety audits across the service in liaison with the governance team as required. Ensure learning and outcomes are disseminated across all areas.
- To act as a clinical role model promoting professional, competent standards, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken in a responsive and inclusive manner, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward.
- Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical or mental health conditions.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Education, qualifications and exerience
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- First level degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experience
- 5 years post registration midwifery experience
- Post graduate qualification and /or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
Desirable
- Expereince of a labour ward co-ordinator
- Service development experience, delivering clinical quality improvements and successful service change
- Post-graduate qualification and / or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
Person Specification
Education, qualifications and exerience
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- First level degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experience
- 5 years post registration midwifery experience
- Post graduate qualification and /or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
Desirable
- Expereince of a labour ward co-ordinator
- Service development experience, delivering clinical quality improvements and successful service change
- Post-graduate qualification and / or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).