Audit/Guideline Midwife

DBTH; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing

NHS Car Lease schemes

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced midwife to lead clinical governance and patient safety in maternity and gynaecology, shaping audits, guidelines and quality improvement across services.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary audits, develop evidence-based guidelines, monitor compliance with standards and contribute to service improvement, working across the MDT to drive high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Teaching and mentorship qualification.
• Educated to degree level.
• Provide evidence of continuous professional development, documented within CPD portfolio.
• Evidence of a leadership/management course or equivalent.
• Master’s qualification or equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Audit and Guideline Midwife will provide clinical leadership for audits, guidelines and quality improvement activities across maternity services.
• Lead and coordinate programmes of clinical audit to ensure compliance with national standards and local priorities.
• Ensure maternity and gynaecology policies and guidelines remain evidence-based and compliant with best practice.

Skills

Midwifery experience

Audit cycles

Guideline development

Quality improvement

Interprofessional liaison

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Prioritisation

Education

Teaching and mentorship qualification

Educated to degree level

CPD portfolio evidence

Leadership/management course

Master’s qualification

Job description

Site Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals (cross-site) Town Doncaster Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and forward-thinking midwife to play a key role in strengthening clinical governance and patient safety within maternity and gynaecology. This is an exciting opportunity to shape high-quality care through robust audit, guideline development, and collaborative improvement work.

You will have strong organisational skills, a passion for patient safety, and the ability to influence and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Experience in clinical audit, guideline development, or quality improvement within a healthcare setting is highly desirable.

Main duties of the job

• The Audit and Guideline Midwife will provide clinical leadership for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of maternity and gynaecology audits, clinical guidelines and quality improvement activities across maternity services.
• The post holder will lead and coordinate programmes of clinical audit to ensure compliance with national standards, regulatory requirements, commissioned services and local quality improvement priorities. They will ensure maternity and Gynaecology policies and guidelines remain evidence-based, current, accessible and compliant with national recommendations and best practice.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

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Please note that from 9th April2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Qualifications & Training

• Teaching and mentorship qualification
• Educated to degree level
• Provide evidence of continuous professional development, documented within CPD portfolio
• Evidence of a leadership/management course or equivalent
• Master’s qualification or equivalent knowledge

Knowledge & experience

• Significant Midwifery experience in all clinical areas.
• Experience of working across professions and liaison. With the MDT
• Sound knowledge of current professional issues in Midwifery and health provision
• Evidence of involvement in audit cycles and reviewing practice.
• Understanding and experience of guideline development
• Previous experience co-ordinating and chairing multidisciplinary meetings.
• Effective team worker
• Confident approach
• Good Self-Motivation
• Ability to prioritise work

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement.

While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.

Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.

• 1. Usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification. may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
• 2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers.
• 3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.

• Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
• We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas.

With three main hospital sites and several additional services, DBTH is one of only five teaching hospitals in Yorkshire. We train 25% of all medical students in the region and 30% of all other healthcare professional students. Employing over 7,000 colleagues, every member of our team contributes to patient care and plays a vital role in our ongoing success.

While we operate across multiple sites, we are proud to foster a strong sense of community and identity, guided by the principles of the DBTH Way. This ensures our organisation is shaped by kindness, respect, and a commitment to supporting one another. Our accessible leadership team encourages every colleague to feel empowered, knowing they have the ability to make a positive difference.

We are proud that many of those in senior positions within the Trust began their careers here. We also celebrate our many long-serving colleagues, including one individual who is still going strong after more than 60 years of dedicated service at DBTH.

It is our goal to equip those who join Team DBTH with the tools and opportunities they need to develop their careers. Whether you spend one year or fifty with us, we are committed to helping you Develop, Belong, and Thrive, Here.