Perinatal Mortality Review Tool Lead Midwife

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced midwife to lead perinatal mortality reviews. This role involves coordinating actions based on reviews to ensure high-quality, safe care for families. Key responsibilities include completing the PMRT process, compliance with timelines, and training staff on relevant procedures. The environment requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and engagement with external quality governance reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading perinatal mortality reviews.
• Knowledge of compliance with PMRT timescales and recommendations.
• Ability to support quality governance teams.

Responsibilities

• Complete the PMRT process from start to finish.
• Act as the first point of contact for PMRT.
• Ensure compliance with PMRT timescales and recommendations.
• Support staff training on PMRT and external reviews.

Skills

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

Knowledge of PMRT

Communication skills

Job description

Do you want to be involved in improving the maternity care? Are you organised and passionate about ensuring our services are safe and of high quality? We are recruiting an experienced midwife to lead perinatal mortality reviews. The role will encompass working with a varied multidisciplinary team and completing the nationally recommended Perinatal Mortality Review Tool in its entirety. You will coordinate all actions and drive forward any necessary changes that arise from that review to ensure families receive high‑quality, safe care. The role will also include supporting the quality governance team with case reviews conducted by external bodies and facilitating the completion of actions and necessary system changes in response to those reviews.

Responsibilities

• Complete the PMRT process from start to finish—including initial review, duty of candour, chronology, family involvement, arranging and chairing review meetings, follow‑up of actions, mandatory and local reporting, and staff/service user debrief.
• Act as the first point of contact for PMRT for both professionals and families.
• Ensure compliance with PMRT timescales, recommendations and service changes.
• Ensure that staff receive training and are knowledgeable about PMRT and other external review bodies.
• Support the quality governance team with cases referred to external review bodies as required.

About the Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area’s largest employers. Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System. As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we are reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a healthier future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.