Patient Safety Midwife

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Patient Safety Midwife to lead in key clinical presence across maternity services, helping to develop and maternity staff in learning from safety incidents and reducing harm and risk across the maternity service.

As part of the maternity patient safety team, you will deliver expert training and guidance surrounding quality and safety and collaborate with the senior midwifery team to implement evidence-based practices and manage risk.

The patient safety midwife will Support the Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery and Lead for Quality and Safety to ensure key safety messages and learning are being delivered to the MDT in the Women's Division.

The successful post holder will work closely with the lead obstetric consultant for clinical governance and ensure the learning from key adverse incidents is shared with the wider MDT via teaching, presentations, and simulation as part of a wider commitment to improving the safety culture in maternity services.

The patient safety midwife will work closely with clinical governance operational leads to ensure complaints & adverse incident are investigated in a timely manner, thematically reviewed and presented back to the teams - working with our patient experience and engagement leads to ensure credible improvement plans are introduced.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a senior support to the Divisional leadership team for Women's services and deliver key learning work streams linked to the output of the women's operational clinical governance team.

This includes using data from Datix for updating ward and unit safety boards, developing safety newsletters, writing up and presenting patient cases alongside thematically reviewing adverse incidents, trends in risks and the Divisional complaints activity.

This role will be a key clinical presence across maternity services, helping to develop and coach local leaders in learning from safety incidents and reducing harm and risk across the division.

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.

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.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Band 7 Midwife with UK professional Registration or Senior Band 6 with recent experience in an acute setting

Desirable

• Experience of clinical governance activities within maternity services
• Experience of evaluating 'evidence' against prescribed standards for a range of assessments
• Experience of analysing and design, practical implementation and effectiveness of structures and processes to provide evidence based opinion and recommendations for improvement.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a clinical governance arena

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience in relevant discipline
• Registered midwife with current registration
• Evidence of recent and ongoing continuous professional and personal development action and activity.
• Practice Supervisor/ Assessor

Desirable

• Willing to undertake a MSc in Healthcare Safety
• Root Cause Analysis Investigation Training

Knowledge

Essential

• Can demonstrate an understanding of a good safety culture and the correct support systems that should be in place to achieve this.
• Good working knowledge in all aspects of clinical governance including patient safety, risk management and improvement
• Knowledge of maternity services, nursing and midwifery issues, including, statutory frameworks, national policies and broad national NHS context

Desirable

• Project management knowledge/skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of use of databases and commercial IT systems

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Band 7 Midwife with UK professional Registration or Senior Band 6 with recent experience in an acute setting

Desirable

• Experience of clinical governance activities within maternity services
• Experience of evaluating 'evidence' against prescribed standards for a range of assessments
• Experience of analysing and design, practical implementation and effectiveness of structures and processes to provide evidence based opinion and recommendations for improvement.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a clinical governance arena

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience in relevant discipline
• Registered midwife with current registration
• Evidence of recent and ongoing continuous professional and personal development action and activity.
• Practice Supervisor/ Assessor

Desirable

• Willing to undertake a MSc in Healthcare Safety
• Root Cause Analysis Investigation Training

Knowledge

Essential

• Can demonstrate an understanding of a good safety culture and the correct support systems that should be in place to achieve this.
• Good working knowledge in all aspects of clinical governance including patient safety, risk management and improvement
• Knowledge of maternity services, nursing and midwifery issues, including, statutory frameworks, national policies and broad national NHS context

Desirable

• Project management knowledge/skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of use of databases and commercial IT systems

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust
Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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