Patient Safety Midwife

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Walthamstow; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a midwife to lead risk management within Women’s services, promoting a proactive governance culture and horizon scanning to ensure practice aligns with the latest standards.

The post holder will use Datix data to support safety boards, produce learning materials, and present case reviews. They will mentor divisional staff to reduce harm and improve patient outcomes across maternity services.

Formación

• Experience in governance and risk management in maternity services.
• Ability to horizon scan and challenge process to improve patient outcomes.

Responsabilidades

• Use Datix data to update ward safety boards.
• Develop safety newsletters and present adverse incidents.
• Coach local leaders to learn from safety incidents and reduce harm.

Conocimientos

Risk management

Data analysis

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Herramientas

Datix

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for an exceptional midwife who will be able tofoster a positive proactive approach to risk management developing close links with clinical and managerial staff. Act as a self-relating practitioner who horizon scans to ensure the divisional governance activities remain in line with current best practice.

Support and develop a culture of informed questioning, challenge, trend analysis triangulation, and assurance to ensure lessons are learned and that action plans are delivered in a way which has a positive effect on patient outcomes and patient

Evidence of expertise in using Datix (or equivalent database) is essential and important part of the role to enable the individual to work in the service implementation of the PSIRF milestone.

The post holder will work as a senior support to the Divisional leadership team for Women's services and deliver key learning work streams linked to the output of the women's operational clinical governance team.

This includes using data from Datix for updating ward and unit safety boards, developing safety newsletters, writing up and presenting patient cases alongside thematically reviewing adverse incidents, trends in risks and the Divisional complaints activity.

This role will be a key clinical presence across maternity services, helping to develop and coach local leaders in learning from safety incidents and reducing harm and risk across the division.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.