Clinical Governance and Risk Midwife

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board offers an exciting opportunity for a Midwife committed to patient safety and clinical effectiveness. The role involves leading governance and risk initiatives within maternity services and requires significant experience and leadership qualities. Join a supportive team focused on delivering high-quality care and improving patient experiences.

Benefits

Flexible working

Extensive training opportunities

Focus on staff wellbeing

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Masters Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Evidence of appropriate post-registration CPD.

Responsibilities

• Lead the governance and risk agenda within maternity services.
• Ensure high standards of care and patient experience.
• Oversee patient safety incidents and promote a learning culture.

Skills

Understanding of NHS structure

Understanding of legal frameworks

Knowledge of standard setting

Education

Masters Degree or equivalent

Current Midwifery registration

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum. This will be in place until the 2025/26 pay uplift is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via internal redeployment.

Job Overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is committed to patient safety and clinical effectiveness. We have an exciting opportunity for a Midwife with significant experience and a passion for improvement in care to develop leadership within the governance and risk agenda. You will join a supportive team focused on patient safety, providing visible senior leadership and direction regarding governance. The post involves working with the Head of Midwifery, the Senior Midwifery team, clinical leads, and the wider organization, ensuring seamless clinical governance pathways and high standards of care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the governance and risk agenda within maternity services, ensuring high standards of care, patient experience, and clinical effectiveness. They will oversee patient safety incidents and promote an honest and just culture with learning from incidents.

Working for our organization

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organization providing integrated care to a population of 650,000 with over 16,000 staff. We offer extensive training, flexible working, and a focus on staff wellbeing, including a planned Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.

Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to deliver care closer to home and high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to pioneer new ways of working and deliver world-class healthcare.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current Midwifery registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Masters Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Evidence of appropriate post-registration CPD

Desirable criteria

• IQT Bronze / Improvement Cymru - Improvement Basics
• Training in Root Cause Analysis / Serious Incident Investigation

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience coordinating quality and safety functions in healthcare
• Experience leading clinical audits
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience analyzing governance information to inform solutions

Desirable criteria

• Line management experience
• Implementing quality improvement methodologies
• Report writing and delivering presentations

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Understanding of NHS structure, regulation, and processes
• Understanding of standard setting, assessment, and assurance in the NHS
• Knowledge of legal frameworks related to risk management and governance

Desirable criteria

• Welsh language skills levels 1-5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing