Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery / Governance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-L8030724
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Pro Rata, Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Risk and Governance Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Job overview
Are you passionate about Patient Safety?
Do you have the relevant skills to promote and facilitate the development of effective governance, risk and assurance?
Are you able to provide advice and contribute solutions to our clinical effectiveness and clinical quality agenda?
If so, look no further...
We are the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT).
We are a University teaching hospital full of hard working and dedicated staff providing community and hospital services across the Morecambe Bay area - an area covering a thousand square miles in south Cumbria and north Lancashire.
Our Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our Governance team within our Women's and Children's Care Group as a Risk and Governance Manager.
Quality shines throughout the Trust, and the awards that our Care Groups, corporate teams and individuals have either won, or been shortlisted for, show the achievements are being recognised at a national level.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for promoting and facilitating the development of effective governance, risk and assurance across the Care Group.
You will provide direct support to the Care Group with the coordination, implementation and delivery of the Care Group
You will help us work towards our Clinical Quality Agenda with emphasis on risk and clinical effectiveness.
Lead on the development of sustainable processes for the management of patient safety with in the Care Group including changes to practice, standard operating procedures and service
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
We are working towards becoming a truly inclusive organisation by celebrating inclusion and diversity, and are committed to eliminating discrimination, reducing health inequalities, promoting equal opportunities and respect for all of our colleagues and patients.
We are working hard to enhance the health and wellbeing of our workforce, improving the quality of their working life and valuing their contribution to high quality patient care. Our Flourish at Work is a big part of that.
This post would also be attractive to individuals looking for an organisation who actively promotes a healthy work and home life balance.
Whilst our Furness General Hospital has been stated within the advert the base for this post is negotiable and can be discussed at interview.
The successful applicant may be entitled to assistance with removal and other associated expenses for those who may be required to move their home to take up employment with the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife MSc or relevant equivalent experience
- Root Cause Analysis/Investigative or PSIF training
- SSSA training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge in evidence based care/NICE standards and apply to practice
- A knowledge of awareness of patient safety ambitions i.e. SBLCBV2, MatNeoSiP etc
- Ability to apply learning into practice, to support changes in clinical practice as a result of learning, complaints and audit
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant midwifery experience ideally of both acute and community, with sound clinical skills in midwifery and intrapartum care.
- Management/Leadership experience
- Knowledge of all aspects of midwifery care across all maternity pathways (antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal) and relevant neonatal aspects such as Transitional Care.
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
- Carey Galbraith
- Job title
- Quality and Safety Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01524 583850
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