Audit & Quality Lead Midwife

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Audit and Quality Lead Midwife to support auditing and guideline development within the maternity services at Croydon University Hospital. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in clinical midwifery, excellent problem-solving skills, and experience in audit processes to enhance service quality. Join our dynamic team dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to a diverse population of mothers and newborns.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with 3 years post-registration experience.
• Experience in clinical midwifery in both hospital and community settings.
• Evidence of professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive audit plan.
• Maintain accurate and timely database of audits.
• Lead the development of multidisciplinary evidence-based guidelines.

Skills

Clinical audit

Team working

Problem-solving

Education

BSc in Midwifery

Audit qualification

Job description

Recruiter Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon

Job overview

Croydon University Hospital (CUH) maternity delivers 3300 babies every year from women of a wide and diverse background. CUH has been rated as 'Good' by the CQC and we are looking for strong, clinically credible leaders to help us in our journey to a CQC rating of 'Outstanding'.

As the Audit and Quality Lead Midwife, you will be expected to support the development and implementation of a robust system of auditing within the Maternity Services and will co-ordinate the development and updating of all guidelines within the maternity directorate.

Interview date - TBC

Main duties of the job

• To develop a comprehensive audit plan in liaison with the Midwifery Manager Governance and Risk, Director of Midwifery, Clinical Director and Obstetric Audit Lead reflecting the requirements of the service. Ensure the audits are completed, reported, actions implemented and compliance reviewed
• To act as a key knowledge resource and a key interface for those conducting clinical audit
• Maintain an accurate and timely database on the current status of audits, recommendations and changes in practice implemented.
• Provide results of clinical audit as required
• Maintain accurate, up to date records off all maternity directorate guidelines
• To lead the development and implementation of multidisciplinary evidence based guidelines to support practice. Promoting and developing guidelines and care pathways that promote and enable quality improvement.
• Support the implementation of Trust guidelines ensuring that they are woman focused and amended in the light new evidence /national guidance and ensure these are available and highlighted to staff
• Support the development of patient information leaflets in line with Trust Policy.

This list is not exhaustive. Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the Job description attached, or contact Laura Spicer directly

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife
• BSc in Midwifery
• Evidence of professional development.

Desirable criteria

• Audit qualification or evidence of significant knowledge and experience of audit
• Quality improvement training

Experience

Essential criteria

• 3 year's post registration experience
• Experience in working in all aspects of clinical midwifery in both hospital and community setting.
• Evidence of working in a complex environment and coping with competing priorities
• Experience of working as part of a team and can demonstrate principles of effective team working

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in Clinical Audit
• Experience in implementing change with measurable improvement plans.
• Experience of problem-solving, analysing complex information, interpreting and presenting data clearly
• Experience of implementing NICE & RCOG guidance
• Experience of developing and delivering training programmes.
• Report writing for a range of audiences

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria

• An understanding of current government and NHS strategy and policy in respect of clinical governance, audit and effectiveness specific to Maternity
• A clear understanding of the clinical audit process
• Knowledge of statutory regulations governing nursing and midwifery
• Ability to demonstrate research based practice
• Knowledge of relevant, NICE, GMC and Royal College Guidelines
• Knowledge of midwifery issues and research based practice

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of CQC Essential Standards
• Knowledge of risk management
• Evidence of completing and analysed an audit project
• Ability to initiate change and participate in generating new policies and procedures

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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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

• Audit and Quality Lead Midwife (PDF, 448.4KB)
• CHS DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 53.0KB)
• Map of Croydon University Hospital (PDF, 95.6KB)
• CHS Accomodation (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Croydon Trust Values (PDF, 324.9KB)