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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity within the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care Board (ICB) for a Permanent, Band 8a, Clinical Quality and Safety Manager / Midwife role within the NENC Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) Programme Management Office.

The successful candidate will live by our Values and Behaviours and help to achieve the ambitions and key priorities of the ICB. You will also contribute to shaping the future across newly formed teams.

The nature of the role demands a significant degree of autonomy, the ability to manage and respond to day-to-day challenges as well as a high degree of intellectual flexibility. You will have excellent communication and engagement skills and meet the essential criteria outlined within the Job Description.

Please note the successful candidate must be a registered midwife with Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Main duties of the job

To support the LMNS Head of Quality and Safety in the delivery of the LMNS Quality and Safety programme and elements of the Three Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services which includes but is not limited to:

·   Coordination of Provider Trusts Quarterly Perinatal Quality Surveillance information and meetings;

·   Coordination of Perinatal Quality Surveillance Peer Review Assurance Annual Provider Trusts Visits;

  Coordination of LMNS Quality and Safety Meetings including any associated delivery groups;

·  Lead on LMNS and ICB assurances processes in respect of NHS Resolution Maternity Incentive Scheme compliance;

·       Management of the LMNS Clinical Expert and Advisory Group function;

·       Embedding quality and safety across the LMNS.

The LMNS Midwife in conjunction with the LMNS Clinical Leads will provide leadership and clinical guidance in respect of midwifery led care.

The role will report to and deputise for the LMNS Head of Quality and Safety as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country. 

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Please note: the LMNS PMO Team cover the North East and North Cumbria area therefore the office base will be agreed with the successful candidate from the following ICB office locations:

·       North Ormesby Health Village – Middlesbrough

·       Pemberton House – Sunderland

·       Stella House – Newcastle

     Park House - Carlisle