Quality and Risk Matron

NHS; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Quality and Risk Matron at their Newcastle-under-Lyme location. The successful candidate will lead the development of governance strategies in maternity services, support risk management, and work closely with the Deputy Director of Midwifery. Candidates must be Registered Midwives with significant risk management experience and a passion for quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in all aspects of risk management and clinical governance.
• High level of technical knowledge of risk management assurance.
• Ability to contribute to strategy and policy documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a robust governance agenda for Women's services.
• Provide effective leadership and manage clinical governance and risk management.
• Monitor and report on progress of compliance with clinical governance objectives.

Skills

Risk management

Clinical governance

Quality improvement project delivery

Report production and quality assurance

Education

Degree level – Registered Midwife

Job description

Go back University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Quality and Risk Matron

Closing date: 17 December 2025

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife with experience in Quality and Risk to be based at University hospitals of North Midlands. Your role will support the Deputy Director of Midwifery for Governance in the delivery of the governance strategy for maternity services.

You will support in the development of the quality and safety agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation.

The post holder will assist the Deputy Director of Midwifery in the development of the professional midwifery agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus.

Main duties of the job

Be the Quality and Safety expert for Women's services to develop and implement a robust governance agenda that is effective.

Provide effective leadership and management and promote a proactive approach to all aspects of clinical governance and risk management.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Work with the Deputy Director of Midwifery Governance meeting its statutory requirements and clinical governance objectives by monitoring and reporting on the progress of achieving compliance i.e. risk management and, infection prevention and control, timely incident management including meeting requirements of HSIB, MBRACCE,PMRT, ATTAIN, multiagency paediatric death investigations etc., Care Quality Commission standards and regulations, mandatory staff training.

Provide operational management of the risk process, timely complaints responses and learning from incidents and complaints.

Responsible for the monitoring of the risk register and ensuring compliance with review process.

Horizon scan potential risks and advise the care group and executive team on these risks.

Ensure the risk register is up to date and risk assessment, mitigations and action plans are appropriate.

Person Specification

• Significant experience in all aspects of risk management and clinical governance, and the supporting and maintaining the systems and processes that underpin them
• Educated to degree level – Registered Midwife with current registration.
• High level of technical knowledge of risk management assurance and clinical governance.
• Experience of delivering a quality improvement project
• Ability to contribute directly to the production of strategy and policy documentation
• Full understanding of investigations and methodology and evidence of production of high-quality reports and quality assurance abilities.

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust