Overview
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to join the Maternity Governance Team. The post holder will be part of a team of senior midwives that lead on implementing governance processes across the service, in collaboration with the Quality and Safety Matron and Head of Midwifery.
The post holder will participate and lead in reviewing incidents and adhering to statutory reporting processes for serious incidents that involve MNSI, PMRT or StEIS; liaising with families to ensure that their voices are heard in the investigation process and that the service adheres to applying the principles for Duty of Candour.
Responsibilities
* Reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating incident reports in conjunction with the senior midwifery team to ensure timely review, investigation, and escalation. Ensure that any lessons learned are fed back to staff and the service, facilitating organisational learning.
* Lead for the guideline and audit process within the service.
* Manage incident reporting, ensuring relevant reviews are undertaken, incidents closed with learning disseminated. Provide professional and managerial support in relation to clinical risk.
* Where appropriate deputise for the Quality and Safety Matron.
* Assist the Quality and Safety Maternity team in achieving and maintaining high CQC standards and achieving MBRRACE recommendations, the NPSA and/or any other relevant agencies.
* Identify incidents that require reporting to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) and support the reporting and investigation process for these cases.
* Participate and support the Perinatal Mortality Review Process, notifying cases and contributing to case surveillance. Drafting and reviewing reports in partnership with the Quality and Safety Matron and the Obstetric Lead.
* Coordinate Avoiding Term Admissions Into Neonatal (ATAIN) reviews in partnership with the NNU Team and ensure that maternity learning is disseminated.
* Lead in the co-ordination of directorate risk activities including Guidelines and Audit, Serious Incidents and other risk reporting; including near miss reporting, Duty of Candour, and ensuring that learning is disseminated and effective to reduce re-occurrence of events.
Qualifications/Requirements
* Enhanced DBS with barred lists for Adults & Children is required for this post.
* Experience as a midwife with governance and incident review responsibilities is implied within the role.
Additional Information
* Disclosure and Barring Service Check: If applicable, you may be required to submit a DBS disclosure to check for any previous convictions. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. Consider enrolling for the DBS Update Service (small annual fee applies).
* Flexible Working: We actively support flexible working patterns. All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment, with the right to have requests considered.
* Benefits: We offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), access to NHS discounts, and a Staff Health and Wellbeing programme.
The Trust is non-smoking across all sites. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website.
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