Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Patient Safety Midwife

The closing date is 22 May 2025

Job summary

Under the direction of the Lead Midwife for Patient Safety the post holder will be responsible for the provision of practical support, expertise and facilitation to the Service Line, across a wide range of patient safety and quality improvement activities.

This is Luton based with cross site working

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure that the Service Line is appropriately supported in order to deliver their Quality Governance agenda in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

418-MAT5252-EH

Job locations

Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Lewsey Road

Luton

LU4 0DZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will give a provision of support relating to the management and investigation of Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSIIs), incident reporting, risk registers, clinical audit plans and clinical effectiveness activity. The post-holder will also work closely with the Quality Governance teams (patient safety, audit & effectiveness etc.) and provide a link between the Trust Management Directorate and the Service Line

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential

Incident reporting

Desirable

Presentation skills

Essential

Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

Sharing learning

Desirable

Essential

Reporting Writing

Desirable

Investigation skills

Person Specification

Essential

Incident reporting

Desirable

Presentation skills

Essential

Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

Sharing learning

Desirable

Essential

Reporting Writing

Desirable

Investigation skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Lewsey Road

Luton

LU4 0DZ

Employer's website

https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Lewsey Road

Luton

LU4 0DZ

Employer's website

https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)