Lead Midwife for Risk and Governance

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 - £54,710 a year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Full time
3 days ago
The Maternity Risk and Governance Team and looking for a lead midwife to support the team and cover maternity leave for approximately 1 year.

The main purpose of the Governance and Risk Lead is to ensure that standards are maintained to a high level to deliver safe quality patient care. Responsibilities will include providing assurance, support and assistance to the senior management team, divisional director and trust board as and when required. Develop and manage maternity clinical governance processes, for delivering and providing assurance whilst supporting learning around the clinical governance agenda related to incident reporting and investigation, and risk management. Overall management in facilitating good governance and ensuring the reduction of risk throughout the maternity department, meeting the national safety standards and reporting. Ensuring at all times being proactive and an exemplary role model, who leads best practice and development of staff skills and knowledge across the maternity department whilst supporting the senior leadership team in the delivery of safe effective patient care.

Interview Date: TBC

The post-holder will be responsible for providing specialist risk and governance management, guidance and advice, and will take responsibility for ensuring that a positive clinical risk management culture is adopted throughout. This will include leading investigations and delivering on outcomes, ensuring feedback and lessons learnt are shared following clinical investigations.

The post holder will work to a high degree of autonomy to manage often highly complex and sensitive cases in an effective, timely and responsive manner.

Support and deputise for the Maternity Risk and Governance Manager in the management of the relevant area.

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Monitor and update Maternity Risk register and support the senior management team with this.
Understanding of their role in escalation of incidents both internal and external and managing this in the absence of the Maternity Risk and Governance Manager.
Identify areas of excellence in learning and assist in the dissemination of best practice.
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