Maternity Clinical Governance and Risk Manager

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Oxford is seeking a Clinical Governance Lead for its Maternity Directorate. The ideal candidate will manage clinical governance, ensuring high-quality care standards while leading a multidisciplinary team. This permanent full-time position requires experience in clinical governance and managerial roles in healthcare settings. Competitive salary and substantial support network for staff development are included.

Benefits

Substantial support network for staff well-being

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with a master's or equivalent.
• Experience managing teams in a clinical setting.
• Up to date knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage clinical governance procedures.
• Ensure compliance with national NHS standards.
• Provide leadership and support to the clinical governance team.

Skills

Management experience

Knowledge of Clinical Governance framework

Ability to lead a multi-professional team

Education

Registered Midwife

Education to a masters level or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Job summary: The post holder will work closely with the Head of Midwifery in leading the clinical governance agenda within the Maternity Directorate. They are responsible for the co-ordination of clinical governance procedures and frameworks with the Maternity Directorate.

Main duties

The post holder will manage the clinical governance team in the further development of robust systems and processes throughout the Directorate in relation to clinical governance and quality, which underpins safe clinical practice. The role encompasses risk management, clinical audit and clinical effectiveness programmes. The post holder will provide leadership, guidance and expertise within the wider multi-professional team for Maternity Directorate for clinical governance and risk management. This will include putting in place strategies and framework that ensure the Maternity service meets the Trust and Nationally required standards.

About us

Here in Oxfordshire, we offer a unique set up of our Maternity Services with around 7500 babies born annually. We have 4 stand-alone Midwifery-Led Birth units within the county. These are based at Banbury, Chipping Norton, Wantage and Wallingford and we also offer home births to all areas. There is also an integrated Midwifery-Led birth unit, where around 10% of women and birthing people choose to go in labour. As a tertiary hospital, the John Radcliffe is composed of a Delivery Suite with 3 Maternity Theatres and a specific Maternity Recovery Ward. We work closely with specialist services such as the Fetal and Maternal Medicine Unit, Breech Team, and Maternity Bereavement Teams. Midwives employed within the service have the opportunity to rotate to all our units/departments providing care to both low and high risk women.

For those working with us, we have a substantial support network for staff, focusing on wellbeing and development. This includes a team of professional Midwifery Advocates, Wellbeing Champions, staff networks and a staff Maternity Psychologist. You will be supported by the Practice Development Team who provide regular study days and updates and support staff clinically. We champion diversity and strive to ensure every member of our team feels included, valued, and has the confidence to speak up and be heard.

Details

Date posted: 01 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year 2% Manager on call uplift

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 321-SWO-7333214-B8a-INT

Job locations: John Radcliffe Hospital, Women's Centre, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU

Job responsibilities

The overall focus of the post is the continuing development of a seamless clinical governance and risk management strategy which fosters multidisciplinary working across the directorate.

To act as a specialist in the field of risk within the maternity and ensure the national recommendations from MBRRACE-UK Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquires across the UK (MBRRACE), National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and NHS England guidance.

To oversee the completion of the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool.

The post holder will support staff within the directorate to deliver high quality services to women and their families.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Education to a masters level or equivalent
• PSIRF Learning Response Training or equivalent

Desirable

• Management / Leadership qualification
• Quality Improvement (QI) and /or Project management qualification

Experience, skills and ability

• Management experience in a senior role
• Up to date knowledge of Clinical Governance framework.
• Experience with writing Trust Board level reports
• Ability to lead and manage a multi- professional team

Desirable

• Varied experience in senior managerial roles
• Experience of ward or department budget management and financial issues

Personal attributes

• Awareness of the political climate and new developments in maternity service
• Awareness of the political climate and new developments in maternity service

Desirable

• Evidence of experience in people management

Other 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. Further information may be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Women's Centre, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU. Employer's website: ouh.nhs.uk