Perinatal Mortality & Safety Coordinator

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for the Perinatal Mortality & Safety Coordinator role. The post supports the maternity service, coordinates PMR reviews, and contributes to PSIRF learning and safety improvements.

The 12-month secondment is Band 6 Midwife, 37.5 hours per week, with 0.2 WTE clinical duties and on-call roster involvement. Experience in maternity and governance is essential for delivery of safe patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with the NMC and current licence.
• Experience across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
• Mentorship or education role in maternity.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and PMR processes.
• Ability to undertake audits and data entry/analysis.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate perinatal mortality reviews using the PMRT and liaise with Patient Safety Midwives.
• Support bereavement midwives to ensure PMR reporting to MBBRACE.
• Undertake rapid reviews of perinatal deaths to identify safety concerns with a senior clinician.
• Support maternity governance and deputise for patient safety midwives as needed.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Interpersonal skills

Audit

IT skills (report writing & data entry

Team communication

Grief & trauma support

Education

NMC registration as Midwife

Education/Mentorship qualification

Ongoing professional development

Tools

PMRT tool

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Perinatal Mortality & Safety Coordinator

The closing date is 12 November 2026

12 month Secondment – Band 6 Midwife – 37.5 hours per week

The post holder will be expected to work clinically 0.2 WTE to support the maternity service as needed, and contribute to the on call roster.

The Band 6 Perinatal Mortality and Safety Coordinator midwife will work within the Maternity Directorate in the multidisciplinary team to promote a culture of staff and patient safety.

To co‑ordinate data collection, meetings and administration to ensure timely and effective investigations of perinatal mortality incidents. To ensure PMR reviews are undertaken in accordance with the current CNST Maternity Incentive Scheme requirements relating to perinatal mortality review.

The post holder will support the implementation of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), contributing to learning responses, safety reviews, investigations and the identification of opportunities for system learning and improvement.

To support the maternity clinical governance team and deputise for the patient safety midwives as needed.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Patient Safety Midwives to identify any deaths eligible for the Perinatal Mortality Review (PMR) Process
• Responsible for coordinating the perinatal mortality reviews using the perinatal mortality review tool (PMRT) and liaising with the Patient Safety Midwives.
• Provide support to the Bereavement midwives to ensure all deaths eligible for the PMR process are reported to MBBRACE in line with the requirements of the current CNST Maternity Incentive Scheme.
• To undertake a rapid review of all perinatal deaths to identify any immediate safety concerns with a senior clinician. If care concerns are identified, then to raise these with the Patient Safety Midwives and the Maternity Clinical Governance Manager.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Experience

• Experience of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
• Mentorship of students
• Able to work as an advocate for women, families and colleagues

Education and Qualifications

• Registered as a Midwife with the NMC
• Education/Mentorship Qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of Ongoing Development/Education

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current midwifery issues and continuity of carer provision
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes
• Evidence of a flexible and innovative approach to service provision

Skills

• Ability to apply evidence into practice
• Ability to cope with daily experience of families dealing with grief and trauma
• Ability to undertake audit
• IT skills i.e. report writing and data entry and analysis as necessary
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with the multi- professional team

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearPer Annum / Pro Rata