Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-SP04953
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- BEACH Building, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Midwife for Risk and Governance
Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
The Maternity Risk and Governance Team and looking for a lead midwife to support the team and cover maternity leave for approximately 1 year.
The main purpose of the Governance and Risk Lead is to ensure that standards are maintained to a high level to deliver safe quality patient care. Responsibilities will include providing assurance, support and assistance to the senior management team, divisional director and trust board as and when required. Develop and manage maternity clinical governance processes, for delivering and providing assurance whilst supporting learning around the clinical governance agenda related to incident reporting and investigation, and risk management. Overall management in facilitating good governance and ensuring the reduction of risk throughout the maternity department, meeting the national safety standards and reporting. Ensuring at all times being proactive and an exemplary role model, who leads best practice and development of staff skills and knowledge across the maternity department whilst supporting the senior leadership team in the delivery of safe effective patient care.
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for providing specialist risk and governance management, guidance and advice, and will take responsibility for ensuring that a positive clinical risk management culture is adopted throughout. This will include leading investigations and delivering on outcomes, ensuring feedback and lessons learnt are shared following clinical investigations.
The post holder will work to a high degree of autonomy to manage often highly complex and sensitive cases in an effective, timely and responsive manner.
Support and deputise for the Maternity Risk and Governance Manager in the management of the relevant area.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Monitor and update Maternity Risk register and support the senior management team with this.
- Understanding of their role in escalation of incidents both internal and external and managing this in the absence of the Maternity Risk and Governance Manager.
- Identify areas of excellence in learning and assist in the dissemination of best practice.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with NMC Registration
- Post Graduate level of education
Desirable criteria
- Leadership Skills
- Risk Management Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Competent in writing reports and compiling presentations
- Ability to identify and disseminate actions, learning and recommendations to promote patient safety
Desirable criteria
- Experience in delivering presentations
- PSIRF training
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Requires advanced keyboard and computer skills, where accuracy is a priority
- Requirement to use display screen equipment frequently
Desirable criteria
- Attention to detail
- Act as a change agent
- Problem solving approach and skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and risk management and its impact upon services
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Ockenden Report, MBRRACE, PMRT, CQC, SBLs, MIS and NICE guidance
- Knowledge of clinical quality and safety strategies and implementation
- Ability to think laterally and seek pragmatic solutions to problems/ issues/challenges
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Short
- Job title
- Recruitment and Retention Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07467 446649
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