Cnst And Special Projects Lead Midwifeband 8A

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals Nhs Trust; England; Sur place; GBP 52 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife at Band 8A to manage CNST compliance across perinatal services and support the Maternal Care Bundle and Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle.

The post holder will lead reporting, collaborate with governance and education teams, and drive ad-hoc projects while providing expert CNST guidance across the trust. Flexibility across locations is expected.

Qualifications

• Current Midwifery Registration with NMC and significant clinical experience.
• Experience with CNST and maternal perinatal schemes is desirable.
• Proven ability to lead complex compliance projects.

Responsabilités

• Lead on CNST compliance and evidence submission for the perinatal service.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed safety actions into practice.
• Maintain audit tools and generate progress reports for the Trust Board.
• Support ad-hoc special projects arising from national inquiries.
• Provide expert advice on Maternity and Perinatal Incentive Scheme (CNST).

Connaissances

Excellent communication

Good presentation

Time management

Prioritisation

Formation

Midwifery registration with NMC

Project Management qualification

Accredited management training course

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

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.

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 Surrey and 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

Essential criteria

• Current Midwifery Registration with NMC - with significant clinical experience
• Demonstrable CPD

Desirable criteria

• Accredited management training course.
• Project Management qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working in a compliance role.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills
• 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
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines / Excellent time-management
• Knowledge of key NHS initiatives in relation to Healthcare Governance

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of risk management strategies and PSIRF

Personal attributes

Essential criteria

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

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.