Quality & Safety Midwife - Maternity Governance & Learning

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Paid and unpaid leave

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease

Cycle to Work

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on services

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Quality & Safety Midwife to support PMRT and ATAIN reviews, translating findings into practice improvements. The role spans maternity, neonatal governance and bereavement colleagues, promoting compassionate engagement with families and improving safety learning.

Current NMC registration as a midwife is required; PMRT experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Current NMC registration as a registered midwife.
• Understanding of quality and governance processes and patient safety systems, including PSIRF and SEIPS methodology.
• Understanding of incident reporting processes and learning from events.
• Understanding and application of audit and quality improvement principles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support PMRT and ATAIN review processes in line with national requirements.
• Facilitate reviews so that learning is identified and shared.
• Monitor progress against safety recommendations and action plans.
• Help translate review findings into meaningful change in clinical practice.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives across maternity and neonatal services.
• Support compassionate engagement with families so their perspectives are heard during reviews.
• Prepare reports, review data and present findings to governance and quality forums.
• Work across maternity and neonatal services to improve outcomes and reduce avoidable separation of babies and families.

Skills

Clear communication

Organisational skills

Data collection

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Professionalism

Education

Continuing professional development

Tools

Datix

Job description

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Quality & Safety Midwife to support PMRT and ATAIN reviews, translating findings into practice improvements. The role spans maternity, neonatal governance and bereavement colleagues, promoting compassionate engagement with families and improving safety learning.

Current NMC registration as a midwife is required; PMRT experience is desirable.