Lead Midwife for Quality, Governance, Assurance and Compliance

Job summary

Band 8b - Lead Midwife Quality, Governance, Assurance and Compliance

Full Time - 37.5 Hours

An opportunity has arisen within the maternity service at The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for a Lead Midwife for Quality, Governance, Assurance and Compliance.

We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. The Post holder will be an exceptional leader with in-depth knowledge of maternity governance and assurance mechanisms and will lead on monitoring standards of a range of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and patient safety activity, in liaison with other multidisciplinary professionals and speciality leads within the Maternity Team.

The Maternity Service prides itself on supporting you to fulfil your career aspirations and you can expect a warm welcome at Hillingdon from our established and friendly multidisciplinary team. The post holder will receive a full orientation and access to ongoing development on successful appointment.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff.

For further information please contact Julie Cooper, Director of Midwifery on julie.cooper19@nhs.net or 01895 238282 ext: 3476.

Closing date: 7th April 2024

Main duties of the job

The post holder will inspire confidence and innovation amongst our incredible workforce who together, ensure the women/birthing people and staff are safe, cared for and listened too. They will work collaboratively with the Head of Midwifery, Consultant Midwife, maternity matron, maternity managers, service managers, governance and education teams to provide seamless pathways of care and ensure a positive safety and team culture.

The aim of the role is to enhance the quality and safety of maternity care, showing leadership in the management of risk within the department and achieve consistency in practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus. The post holder will support and contribute to the maternity department's quality priorities - ensuring they are understood and translated across a range of teams and professional groups. These include CQC, Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle V3, Maternity Incentive Scheme standards and the Maternity and Neonatal 3 Year Delivery Plan.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.