Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen due to the emerging nature of midwifery services in Manchester for a highly skilled and experienced midwife to join the leadership team in Saint Mary's Division as Patient Safety Midwife for Inpatient Services on the Oxford Road Campus.
Supporting the Maternity Governance Team and the Matron for Inpatient Services to improve patient safety by promoting safe practice and robust patient safety systems with a particular focus on antenatal and postnatal inpatient risk management.
Be a member of the Site Obstetric Quality and Safety Committee
Support the MFT investigation process; including reviewing clinical incidents, providing feedback to Ward Managers and working alongside them in developing local actions to improve care, supporting the Matron for Inpatient Services to manage incidents and being part of the investigation team as required.
Support completion of the Duty of Candour requirements and provide feedback to families following review of clinical incidents
Support quality improvement initiatives and the MFT Improving Quality Programme (IQP); including identifying areas for improvement / themes arising from clinical incidents
Support the process for developing and updating clinical guidelines.
Provide support with risk management to other areas as service need requires
Provide clinical care to women and their families if required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a key leadership role within the Inpatient Services Team and will provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the division's quality and safety agenda. The post holder will support the Matron for Inpatient Services to enhance and develop high standards of care through patient safety incident response management, risk management, education and continuous quality improvement. The post holder will be an advocate for women and their families in accordance with the philosophy and standards of care within Saint Mary's Hospital Managed Clinical Service ensuring that Trust values and beliefs are upheld.
Maternity services at Saint Mary's provide women living in Central Manchester, Wythenshawe, Trafford, Salford the North West and beyond with primary, secondary and tertiary obstetric services. Saint Mary's is renowned both regionally and nationally for its research, clinical fetal and maternal medicine services.
There is an established midwifery team delivering care to low risk women and a multidisciplinary team comprising of obstetricians, midwives, anaesthetists, neonatologists and physicians providing care to women with specialist fetal and maternal medical needs.
In this key role you will be part of the Maternity Governance team working closely with the Ward Managers for the Inpatient areas, the Matron for Inpatient Services, the Deputy Head of Midwifery and the Head of Midwifery.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination.
If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination. There is currently Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new employees may need to be vaccinated.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination.
If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination. There is currently Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new employees may need to be vaccinated.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at Band 6
- Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Experience of risk management
- Implementation of audit/ research recommendations
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with compliants
- Experience of line management
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Experience of line management
- Experience of change management
Qualifications
Essential
- evidence of midwifery qualification
- Degree level Education
- Evidence of level 7 studies
Desirable
- Educated to Masters Level
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of National and local health policy relating to maternity and wider safety ambitions.
- NMC standards and requirements Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Awareness of national safety standards and reporting e.g. CNST SBL
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at Band 6
- Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Experience of risk management
- Implementation of audit/ research recommendations
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with compliants
- Experience of line management
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Experience of line management
- Experience of change management
Qualifications
Essential
- evidence of midwifery qualification
- Degree level Education
- Evidence of level 7 studies
Desirable
- Educated to Masters Level
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of National and local health policy relating to maternity and wider safety ambitions.
- NMC standards and requirements Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Awareness of national safety standards and reporting e.g. CNST SBL
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).
