Maternity Deputy Lead for Quality, Risk - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity to support the Head of Midwifery, QRS in the development of the professional midwifery agenda by taking the lead on workstreams relevant to quality risk and safety.

This will include close liaison with the current Deputy Head of Midwifery and will focus on for example, learning from incidents, PSIRF implementation, transition and sustainability, QRS aspects of the Maternity Improvement Programme and work with the Deputy HoM to lead the matrons in meeting the infection prevention and health and safety agenda.

The post holder will support primarily the HOM QRS but will have the opportunity to support HoM Workforce and Operations, as required to gain experience and development opportunities.

This role will develop consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a robust quality and safety focus.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Directorate and Divisional senior leadership team to ensure the delivery and achievement of the maternity national and regional agenda objectives and contribute to the strategic policies for maternity services.


The post is a key role in the senior midwifery leadership team and will support the Heads of Midwifery and Director of Midwifery to champion high quality, safe and compassionate care for women, birthing people and their families.


Reporting to and in partnership with the Head of Midwifery QRS the post holder will ensure the effective implementation of a comprehensive and systematic approach to the QRS agenda.


Support the Director of Midwifery/ Head of Midwifery in ensuring that all aspects of clinical risks relating to practice workforce are robustly and effectively managed.


Promote a just culture in which incident reporting and learning from incidents is accepted as "business as usual" and recognised as a vehicle for quality improvement and the provision of safe services.


Champion the continuous maternity service improvement cycle initiatives by developing programmes in partnership with the quality and safety teams and practice education team, including the Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) teams.


Educate, support, and advise senior managers and clinicians responsible for carrying out investigations of incidents and near misses including identification and implementation of action plans and ensure measures are in place to prevent incident recurrence.

To coordinate the monitoring and review of midwifery/maternity complaints, incidents and clinical risks relating to workforce. Developing, and monitoring action plans, in consultation with the Head of Midwifery.

Deputise for the Head of Midwifery as required.


With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.


We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.

We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

Refer to detailed job description and person specification attached for full responsibilities for this role.
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