Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery: Lead for Quality and Safety

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London seeks a Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery to lead quality and safety initiatives within maternity services. The role involves ensuring compliance with governance standards, driving quality assurance, and fostering a culture of safety and excellence.

Qualifications

• Lead on monitoring standards of clinical governance and patient safety.
• Drive forward maternity leadership and governance agendas.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective implementation of clinical governance.
• Oversee strategic and operational delivery of quality assurance.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Governance

Education

Clinical Governance Framework

Job description

Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery: Lead for Quality and Safety

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We are one of three maternity sites under the Barts Health Trust, delivering approximately 5,200 births annually to a diverse population. Our dedicated team includes over 200 midwives, 20 consultants, and a multi-professional staff of anaesthetists, sonographers, and neonatal experts.

The post holder will lead the multi-disciplinary governance team, ensuring the effective implementation of a comprehensive and systematic approach to clinical governance. They must understand the principles of safety, quality assurance, and the governance framework pertinent to maternity services, with the ability to analyse national standards and develop action plans. Knowledge of relevant quality improvement and assurance principles is essential.

Close working and liaison with multidisciplinary professionals to ensure triangulation of information and intelligence across the service, division, and trust will be fundamental to support our teams and deliver our best service in a busy multi-site maternity service.

As an exceptional leader with in-depth knowledge of governance, assurance mechanisms, and national standards, you will inspire confidence and innovation among our workforce.

The applicant will have a passion for governance and gold standard care within maternity services and be able to provide statutory and regulatory assurance regarding the quality and safety of the care we deliver.

Education

The primary aim of the role is to provide assurance that the maternity services have established guidelines, processes, and procedures that facilitate ongoing compliance with all locally and nationally agreed quality standards based on the clinical governance framework. These standards encompass clinical audit, effectiveness, risk management, education, training, and research. The post holder will:

• Lead on monitoring standards of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness, and patient safety activity, in liaison with multidisciplinary professionals and functional heads within the Maternity and Quality and Safety Team, with direct line management of these teams across all sites.
• Work closely with the senior obstetric and midwifery team to assist in driving forward the wider Maternity leadership, operational, governance, and strategic agendas.

The role will oversee the strategic and operational delivery of all aspects of quality assurance related to clinical governance in maternity, ensuring safety-centric practices and fostering understanding and adherence to good governance across all professional groups within the service.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. We are entering an exciting new era focused on continuous improvement and striving for excellence in patient care.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care in east London and beyond. We aim to deliver harm-free care, ensure timely and appropriate treatment, and create an outstanding working environment guided by our WeCare values.

We are committed to promoting inclusion and fostering a workplace where every staff member feels a sense of belonging. We value diversity and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details or informal visits, contact: Nicole Callender, ADOM, at [e-mail].