Quality and Safety Midwife | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks an experienced registered midwife to provide leadership and support within a multi-professional maternity team. The role involves ensuring clinical governance, promoting patient safety, and fostering a collaborative environment for continuous improvement. Ideal candidates will possess proven expertise in maternity services and a commitment to engaging staff in risk management priorities. Opportunities for career development and flexible working are available.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven commitment to improving safety and effectiveness in maternity services.
• Experience in multi-professional teamwork.
• Ability to engage staff in clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance and expertise within the multi-professional team for Maternity.
• Develop strategies that ensure compliance with clinical governance standards.
• Support the dissemination of the Maternity Risk Management Strategy.

Skills

Expertise in maternity services

Leadership and guidance

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Registered Midwife qualification

Job description

Overview

As an experienced registered midwife with a strong commitment to improving the safety and effectiveness of maternity services, this role demands a proactive and passionate approach to clinical leadership. The postholder will provide expert guidance within a multi-professional team, fostering collaboration and excellence across the maternity service. The role involves supporting the review and dissemination of the Maternity Risk Management Strategy, promoting a team-based approach that prioritises clinical quality and safety. Staff engagement is central to this, with the postholder enabling all team members to actively participate in identifying, addressing, and evaluating patient safety and risk issues. Effective communication and management of incidents through the Datix system, in line with Trust policy, is essential. The role also includes cultivating a culture of informed questioning, challenge, and analysis to ensure that lessons are learned and improvements are embedded.

To support governance and compliance, the postholder will help implement systems and control processes that monitor adherence to both internal and external standards. They will liaise with families to ensure the service meets its duty of candour responsibilities, maintaining clear and compassionate communication throughout any investigation process. Where appropriate, they will organise and support debrief meetings following serious incidents, ensuring that staff are supported and learning is shared.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance and expertise within the multi-professional team for Maternity
• Develop strategies and frameworks that ensure the Maternity service meets its obligations for Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) and that it meets the Trust standards for clinical governance including risk management
• Support the review and dissemination of the Maternity Risk Management Strategy, fostering a team approach that ensures clinical quality and risk management remains of the top priorities within the division
• Enabling all staff to actively participate in identifying, actioning and evaluating all patient safety and risk issues
• Leading and supporting the communication and management of the issues through Datix in line with policy
• Developing a culture of informed questioning, challenge, trend analysis and triangulation to ensure lessons are learned
• Supporting the implementation of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements to support monitoring of compliance with internal / external governance

Benefits

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Additional information

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Nov 2025