Job overview

We have an exciting  opportunity for an experienced Midwife to join the Maternity Leadership team who will ensure that optimum quality of care and clinical excellence is achieved and maintained .  The postholder should be passionate about improving the safety and effectiveness of maternity services. They will take the lead on incidents, risk and Maternity quality & safety recommendations such as MIS, SBL, MBRRACE, MNSI 

The individual will be expected to work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical teams, patients, senior leaders within the organisation, external bodies and regional maternity teams.

Main duties of the job

In collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Team

• Lead on the development and management of incidents, risks and maternity recommendations
• Liaise closely with clinicians and all staff within and external to the organisation to ensure collaborative working and effective service delivery.
• Work locally, regionally and nationally to promote the quality and clinical outcomes agenda and interpret national guidance.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of information to produce and present regular reports to relevant committees and groups to demonstrate the progression with maternity recommendations, actions and targets.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008. 

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health. 

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal. 

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives. 

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.