Lead professional for Perinatal Quality, Assurance and Compliance

Health Jobs UK; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization in the East Midlands seeks a lead professional for perinatal quality, assurance, and compliance. The successful candidate will develop and monitor adherence to maternity and neonatal safety standards, collaborating with a diverse team of stakeholders to improve healthcare outcomes. Essential qualifications include NMC registration and a leadership management qualification. This role comes with considerable responsibilities including leading compliance initiatives and engaging with high-level stakeholders. The position offers various development opportunities and employee benefits.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• NMC registered.
• Proven track record in leading and delivering projects.
• Experience in report writing for Trust boards.

Responsibilities

• Develop programmes to ensure compliance with national and local standards.
• Lead compliance tracking across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure effective communication systems for Women's Services.

Skills

Leadership management

Stakeholder engagement

Quality assurance

Governance framework knowledge

Education

First level degree or equivalent

Leadership management qualification

Job description

Job summary

The lead professional for perinatal quality, assurance and compliance will work in conjunction with the senior perinatal leadership team to develop, implement and facilitate actions for consistent compliance with all local and nationally agreed maternity and neonatal quality and safety standards.

The post holder will work collaboratively with Local Maternity and Neonatal system (LMNS) and key stakeholders to plan, monitor and evaluate the response to national maternity and neonatal reviews and requirements. This role requires a cross‑organisational and multi‑disciplinary team approach, building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to meet service review and safety requirements set by the Care Quality Commission, NHS Resolutions Maternity Incentive Scheme and other health regulators.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for the development of programmes of work to ensure that the Trust meets the outcomes set by the Care Quality Commission, NHS England, NHS Resolution (Maternity Incentive Scheme) and any other national, service‑specific or local performance frameworks.
• Lead compliance tracking for local, regional and national reviews, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Women's Services Management team to ensure effective communication systems are in place and to ensure excellent standards of care and compliance with national and local standards, acting as the lead and central point of contact for Women's divisional quality assurance and compliance activities.
• Ensure local, regional and national reviews are integrated into key meetings on workforce, governance, MDT training and investigations, ensuring continuous and sustainable improvements.
• Support the senior management team in quality improvement initiatives and implementation of national recommendations and co‑ordinate internal and external reporting requirements.

Closing date of applications: 08 January 2026

Interview date: 22 January 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Person Specification

Registration and qualifications

• Essential
  • NMC registered
  • First level degree of equivalent
  • First level degree of equivalent
• Desirable
  • Working towards Masters qualification

Education

• Essential
  • Leadership management qualification
• Desirable
  • Quality improvement qualification

Experience

• Essential
  • Experience at senior level of leading and delivering projects on time
  • Experience of working with a range of external stakeholders at a senior level
  • Senior experience and in depth knowledge of the perinatal and corporate governance framework
  • Experience of detailed report writing for Trust board and/or sub board committees
  • Experience and competence in use of national data systems
• Desirable
  • Quality Improvement qualification
  • Evidence of speaking on regional, national forums and at conferences

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
RDH
Uttoxeter Rd
Derby
DE22 3NE
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