CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Carshalton; Remote; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife (Band 8A) for the maternity and perinatal services. The post focuses on ensuring CNST compliance, managing evidence, and delivering national care bundles across the Trust.

The role requires working across multiple perinatal locations, delivering regular progress reports, and contributing to ad-hoc special projects arising from national inquiries.

Qualifications

• Current Midwifery Registration with NMC and significant clinical experience.
• Accredited management training course.
• Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice (CNST and Maternity governance).

Responsibilities

• Ensure CNST compliance evidence is robust and timely.
• Collaborate with perinatal team to embed safety actions into practice.
• Maintain CNST audit tool and track year-by-year standards.
• Produce regular CNST progress reports for Trust Board.
• Manage CNST evidence submission and compliance returns.
• Provide expert CNST guidance to perinatal leadership and teams.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Time management

NHS governance

Education

Current Midwifery Registration

Accredited management training

Job description

Main area Women's Health Grade Band 8a Contract 2 years (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Participation in the Midwifery Manager on call rota) Job ref 343-8334965-RB-AT

Site Cross Site Town Carshalton / Dorking Road Salary £63,665 - £70,887 per annum pro rata incl hcas Salary period Yearly Closing 10/11/2026 23:59

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Job overview

CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife Band 8A

The CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife will be responsible for ensuring the Project Management and effective delivery of all aspects of Maternity and Perinatal Incentive Scheme (CNST) compliance across the perinatal service. This will include supporting compliance with the requirements of the Maternal Care Bundle and the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle.

Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary perinatal team, the post-holder will have overall responsibility for collating and presenting compliance evidence for CNST and ensuring that all reporting deadlines are met. The post-holder will also be required to support ad-hoc special projects, e.g. those arising from national inquiries/enquiries.

The post holder is expected to work flexibly across all locations of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Work effectively with the Medical and Clinical Directors, the Director of Midwifery, the Head of Midwifery and the wider perinatal leadership team to ensure robust and timely evidence is provided to support CNST compliance.
• Work collaboratively with the clinical, governance and education teams to ensure that all safety actions are embedded into practice and are being met.
• Maintaining the audit tool used to track progression through each year’s standards and technical guidance.
• Producing regular progress reports for presentation to the Trust Board by perinatal leadership team, including highlighting areas of risk/non-compliance.
• Maintaining a library of all relevant evidence for final sign-off by the perinatal leadership team at the end of each CNST period.
• Lead on the preparation and submission of CNST evidence and compliance returns.
• Provide expert advice to the perinatal leadership team on all aspects of the Maternity and Perinatal Incentive Scheme (CNST).
• Attend unit and trust meetings as required to present CNST progress reports.
• Participate in the delivery of mandatory training as part of the wider clinical governance team.
• Support the leads for the Maternal and Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle with demonstrating progress and on-going compliance.
• Leading and/or supporting other compliance projects as required e.g. as a result of national reports/inquiries.

The post-holder will be required to participate in the Midwifery Manager On Call Rota.

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached detailed job description outlining responsibilities of the role and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current Midwifery Registration with NMC - with significant clinical experience
• Accredited management training course.

Experience

• Up to date knowledge and understanding of current National and Regulatory requirements relating to maternity, Clinical Governance issues and clinical and professional issues
• Up to date knowledge of the Maternity and Perinatal Incentive Scheme (CNST) and relevant safety actions
• Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice
• Experience of complex report writing
• Previous experience of working in a compliance role.

Skills/Knowledge

• Computer skills, with a robust knowledge of working with Excel spreadsheets
• Experience of gathering and analysing detailed information Ability to analyse problems and implement solutions procedures
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines / Excellent time-management
• Knowledge of key NHS initiatives in relation to Healthcare Governance
• Knowledge of risk management strategies and PSIRF

Personal attributes

• Can conduct own projects successfully and follow through actions
• Able to work flexibly

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Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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.

Application numbers

Name Elizabeth Cullen Job title Head of Midwipry and Gynaecology Nursing Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07775 646825 Additional information

Additionally, you can contact the lead Midwife for Clinical Governance and Assurance, Laura Rowe via email [e-mail]

*Please note this post may close before the indicated close date if maximum number of applications is reached*