Clinical Governance Midwife

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical Governance Coordinator for Maternity Services to oversee clinical governance procedures and promote a culture of safety and risk management. The role requires a registered midwife with a degree in Midwifery and a strong background in clinical governance. This position offers significant responsibility in fostering a proactive clinical governance environment within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with up-to-date professional registration.
• Experience in clinical governance and risk management.
• Ability to foster a proactive clinical governance culture.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate clinical governance procedures within Maternity Services.
• Develop strategies to meet clinical governance standards.
• Participate in training and educating staff.

Skills

Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management

Evidence of continuous professional development

IT experience including Powerpoint, Excel and Lorenzo

Education

Degree in Midwifery or equivalent relevant experience

Job description

Job summary

The post holder is responsible for the co-ordination of clinical governance procedures and frameworks within Maternity Services, ensuring systems are in place to manage clinical risk effectively.

The post holder will provide leadership, guidance and expertise within the multi-professional team for Maternity for clinical governance and risk management in line with the Trust-wide framework.

This will include developing and putting in place strategies and frameworks that ensure the Maternity service meets its obligations for Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), and that it meets the Trust standards for clinical governance including risk management.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the review, and dissemination of the Maternity Risk Management Strategy. This involves fostering a culture amongst teams that ensures clinical quality and risk management remains one of the top priorities within the division through:

• enabling all staff to actively participate in identifying, actioning and evaluating all patient safety and risk issues;
• leading and supporting the communication and management of the issues through Datix in line with policy

The post holder will have a unique opportunity to develop the clinical governance role and risk management knowledge both locally and regionally. This will include exposure locally, regionally and nationally through collaborative working in Yorkshire and the Humber to deliver Better Births following the National Maternity Review

The post holder will participate in training and education of staff within Maternity Services engendering a proactive and positive clinical governance culture

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Registered midwife
• Degree in Midwifery or equivalent relevant experience
• Evidence of learning beyond registration

Desirable

• Risk management qualification
• Masters qualification in relevant discipline
• Leadership qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
• Knowledge of clinical audit systems and processes
• IT experience including Powerpoint, Excel and Lorenzo

Desirable

• Change management skills
• Proven track record of partnership working

Person Specification
Professional Registration

Essential

• Registered midwife
• Degree in Midwifery or equivalent relevant experience
• Evidence of learning beyond registration

Desirable

• Risk management qualification
• Masters qualification in relevant discipline
• Leadership qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
• Knowledge of clinical audit systems and processes
• IT experience including Powerpoint, Excel and Lorenzo

Desirable

• Change management skills
• Proven track record of partnership working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

Hull Women and Childrens Hospital

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

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