Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to join the Women's Health Safety Team as Lead PMRT (Perinatal Mortality Review Tool) Midwife at Newham University Hospital (NUH).
MBRRACE PMRT is a national tool designed to help understand why stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur, to try to prevent future deaths from occurring. As Lead PMRT Midwife, you will hold responsibility for ensuring that the MBRRACE Perinatal Mortality Review Tool is updated for NUH maternity services in line with standards set by MBRRACE, NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts or Maternity Incentive Scheme, and the National Bereavement Care Pathway.
To do this you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team within the Women's Health Division and maintain close working relationships with the bereavement midwives as well as external agencies such as other NHS trusts and Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, drawing on your excellent communication and interpersonal skills which are essential to role. In line with learning from the Ockenden report, this role will involve seeking patient feedback to ensure families voices are heard and utilised within case reviews.
Main duties of the job
Lead our approach to excellence in preventing and reducing perinatal mortality and mortality within maternity and referral to other external organisations.
Leading the perinatal mortality and morbidity service to provide specialist, expert advice and education to support our clinical teams to deliver safe and compassionate care.
1. Draw themes and trends from PMRT report, MBRRACE and MNSI findings and develop action plans.
2. Conduct gap analysis and benchmark our service against national reports and draw themes and trends.
3. Lead on implementation of actions and recommendations from PMRT report, MBRRACE and MNSI findings, working in partnership with our site Associate Directors of Midwifery and Director of Midwifery to sustain and embed the improvements.
4. Ensure the actions taken and improvements are effective by conducting regular audits.
5. To support bereavement team with on-call requirement.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Job Description and Person Specification (JD &PS) attached with this advert provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please review the attachment along with the Job Advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. Registered Midwife
7. Requires midwifery specialist knowledge of Perinatal morbidity and mortality standards in an acute maternity setting
8. Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
9. Teaching qualification or equivalent
Skills
Essential criteria
10. Can work autonomously to achieve agreed objectives without reference to a manager
11. Excellent problem solving skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively
12. Capable of working with clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels, displaying excellent customer service skills
13. Self-motivated and able to lead, motivate and work as part of a team
14. A professional attitude towards all staff and patients
15. Excellent organisational skills while responding to tight deadlines
16. Strong root cause analysis skills using outcomes to drive improvements in care, safety and experience
17. Have sound analytic skills for quantitative and qualitative data
18. Have strong and flexible influencing and motivating skills, and interpersonal communication and networking skills
Desirable criteria
19. Ability to negotiate and influence with all levels of the organisations and different staff groups
Experience
Essential criteria
20. Evidence of specialist experience of Perinatal mortality and morbidity and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
21. Evidence of leading and managing a team or clinical service
22. Developing and delivering education and training courses to all disciplines
23. Leading practice development and experience in change management to demonstrate learning from incidents and/or service failure
Desirable criteria
24. Trust Board and/or Board sub-committee presentations and assurance through analysis of data and translation into practice improvements
25. Experience in team management
26. Experience in leading and managing projects
27. Experience of guideline and policy development
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
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If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
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29. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
30. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
31. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
32. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)