Clinical Educator Oncology Ward - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals

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Job overview

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership for the management of clinical and non-clinical risk, and serious untoward incident investigation processes within the maternity unit and external reporting. He/she will be familiar with working in a fast-paced, changing environment, be self-motivated and have the ability to communicate effectively across all levels. The post holder will be expected to work clinically one shift per week to support the Directorate for in a clinical area, bleep holding and to participate in the on-call rota.

He/she will work in close collaboration with the Maternity Clinical Governance manager, Consultant Obstetric Lead for Clinical Governance, the Clinical Director, the Midwifery Leadership team and the wider multidisciplinary team in providing a coordinated approach to risk management within the maternity directorate and the wider Trust.

The post holder will work within the Maternity Directorate in the multidisciplinary team to promote a culture of staff and patient safety.

To co-ordinate, monitor and develop risk management systems within the directorate.

To support the maternity clinical governance manager in the development and implementation of the clinical governance framework.

To co-ordinate timely and effective investigations of incidents.

The post holder is responsible for their own practice and therefore the post holder will be expected to maintain a high standard of professional expertise and to ensure that the highest standard of midwifery care is given during the ante-natal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

The post holder will provide professional leadership and mentoring to less experienced midwives and support to colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will be expected to work clinically one shift per week to support the Division for in a clinical area, bleep holding and to participate in the on-call rota.

The post holder will represent the department at local and Trust wide meetings as required.

Excellent verbal and written communication, leadership and facilitation skills are essential.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the