Role Summary
This is an exciting leadership opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving patient safety and quality across perinatal services. As Clinical Matron for Patient Safety & Quality, you will lead the delivery of key maternity safety programmes, champion a positive safety culture, and support continuous improvement to ensure the highest standards of care.
Working at the heart of the Trust’s patient safety agenda, you will provide expert clinical, managerial and educational leadership, overseeing national safety frameworks and ensuring compliance with key standards. You will work collaboratively across teams to strengthen governance, lead learning from incidents, and embed improvements that reduce harm and enhance patient outcomes.
As a key member of the Patient Safety Improvement Team and expert investigation function, you will contribute to robust risk management, assurance, and organisational learning, while leading engagement with patient safety partners and supporting the development of staff through education and best practice.
This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the safety and experience of mothers, babies and families, while influencing strategic priorities at Trust and Board level.
About the Role
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More detail about the role
This is an exciting leadership opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving patient safety and quality across perinatal services. As Clinical Matron for Patient Safety & Quality, you will lead the delivery of key maternity safety programmes, champion a positive safety culture, and support continuous improvement to ensure the highest standards of care.
Working at the heart of the Trust’s patient safety agenda, you will provide expert clinical, managerial and educational leadership, overseeing national safety frameworks and ensuring compliance with key standards. You will work collaboratively across teams to strengthen governance, lead learning from incidents, and embed improvements that reduce harm and enhance patient outcomes.
As a key member of the Patient Safety Improvement Team and expert investigation function, you will contribute to robust risk management, assurance, and organisational learning, while leading engagement with patient safety partners and supporting the development of staff through education and best practice.
This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the safety and experience of mothers, babies and families, while influencing strategic priorities at Trust and Board level.
Working Pattern: Full time, flexible, dates to be agreed
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
For further information please contact: Carla Oatway, Lead for Patient Safety & Quality Improvement - Women & Children's Healthon As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over , staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than , people, cover more than 2, square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.