Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term or secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 8-4, cross site)
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS8882-AGMW
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital
- Town
- Winchester
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/03/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Assurance and Governance Midwife
Band 7
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
HHFT - 50% Winchester and 50% Basingstoke
Band 7 Assurance and Governance Midwife
Fixed Term Contract or Secondment - 12 Months
37.5 Hrs per week
Main duties of the job
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Undertake related governance activities within the maternity services and wider as required, this will include completing investigations within maternity service as requested by the Maternity Safety & Governance Lead.
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To manage and co-ordinate complex audit process independently but in collaboration with clinical teams
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To lead and co-ordinate the recommendations and action plans of all audits to provide assurance that the maternity services are achieving and working towards continual quality improvements in clinical practice
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the TRUST and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered midwife
Experience
Essential criteria
- • At least 3 years experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting
- • Evidence of undertaking senior/lead roles dealing with risk management, quality of care or patient safety issues
- • Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of undertaking audits/surveys/focus groups and change management
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of quality improvement methods and techniques
- • Specialist knowledge of all stages of the governance cycle. In depth specialist knowledge of NHS clinical governance strategy, policy and current issues.
- • Able to organise and facilitate meetings effectively
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Holland
- Job title
- Maternity Safety & Governance Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07533319917
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