Maternity Quality & Safety Lead Midwife

Job description

• To provide professional and managerial support to the Divisional Management team in relation to Complaints, Clinical safety and quality standards.
• The post holder will take responsibility for development and implementation of the maternity risk strategy ensuring that it complies with the Trust strategy and incorporates all required external influences.
• Support all elements of incident investigation under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
• Support all elements of the Perinatal Mortality Review tool in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide guidance, support and leadership to all staff within the maternity service with regard to Risk Management and Clinical safety and Governance issues.
• Coordinate the day to day maternity risk management procedures including the accurate reporting of incidents onto the local incident reporting system and to ensure that the appropriate actions are taken in relation to any risks that are identified.
• To be responsible for ensuring incidents from the service are reported to the NPSA via the reporting system.
• To co-ordinate investigations and provide leadership and support for staff when patient safety incidents occur within maternity.
• To ensure that patient safety incidents are reported and investigated and that any subsequent action plans are implemented and monitored.
• Provide support to the rest of the Division if needed when they are undertaking patient safety incident investigations.
• To be able to debrief and support staff and families following traumatic cases or where practice has been reviewed.
• Undertake clinical risk assessments as required and ensure that these are discussed at the appropriate forum and then escalated onto the Divisional risk register if necessary.
• Collate safety related data and present it in a variety of formats and forums
• Coordinate safety meetings
• To lead implementing improvements in quality standards and direct the team to participate on National benchmarking and clinical validation.
• To provide professional advice and leadership to all staff and to ensure care standards are patient centered, evidence based and meet CQC requirements.
• Proactively take responsibility for monitoring effectiveness of maternity services against national and local reports into care quality and safety
• Take responsibility for co-ordination and completion of clinical audits across the service. Ensure learning and outcomes are disseminated across all areas
• Explore current practices to identify areas for development, planning the appropriate change using evidence based principles and evaluate the outcomes in line with the Trust's Governance Strategy, including submission to the risk register.
• To support the implementation of national policy documents.
• To act as a clinical role model promoting professional, competent standards, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.
• To represent the Maternity Division on safety and clinical governance issues where required.

• Active Midwifery registration
• Masters degree or evidence of continuing professional development towards accreditation

• A risk management qualification

• Comprehensive midwifery experience across all clinical areas alongside management level
• Understanding of the PSIRF, learning responses and report writing
• Formulating, implementing and closing comprehensive action plans
• Analysing data for trends and presenting/discussing at senior level

• Experience in change management/QI
• Line management/management of teams
• Working alongside relevant external agencies
• Presenting at/leading complex meetings with the MDT

• Clear understanding of the national and local Healthcare agenda
• Good understanding of CNST/CQC maternity and general standards and their implementation
• Effective communication skills
• Negotiating and influencing skills