Job overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has a drive, passion and commitment to patient safety and clinical effectiveness. We have an exciting opportunity for a  Midwife with significant experience and passion for improvement in care to develop their leadership and management within the governance and risk agenda.  You would be joining a supportive team,  with a keen focus on the patient safety agenda, providing visible senior leadership and direction regarding the governance agenda.   The post holder will work with the Head of Midwifery, the Senior Midwifery team and clinical leads and the wider organisation.  Working collaboratively  with the Corporate Quality, Patient Safety and Learning team to ensure seamless clinical governance pathways are in place and that the quality of care and clinical effectiveness is to the highest standard . The post holder will foster multidisciplinary working and promote a safety culture and awareness of risk management to ensure excellent standards of care and that there is compliance with local and national standards.  Effective oversight of investigations, including duty of candour will be required alongside the provision of high quality data and information, and evidence of learning. The post holder will actively engage with and enable  staff to be involved in incident reporting and promote an open and just culture. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take the lead on the governance and risk agenda within maternity services, to ensure that the quality of care, patient experience, and clinical effectiveness is to the highest standard. They will ensure effective assurance and monitoring processes are in place. The post holder  will provide oversight of patient safety incidents and promote an honest and just culture with learning that will encompass local and national theme.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.