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Patient Safety Midwife

On-site in London·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Salary
£55,524 - £62,652 a year

About £3,560 - £3,910 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, London
Contract
Permanent, full-time hours
Closing date
Apply by Monday 23 November
Commute
Cycle to work scheme

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Band 7 Midwife with UK professional Registration
  • Competent in Datix (or equivalent risk management database) as user and demonstrable evidence that they can teach others to use the system
  • The ability to work on personal initiative and as part of a team, working across professional boundaries at all levels of the site and organisation
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills to deal with complex issues and with senior management.
  • Demonstrates the skill required to present complex issues clearly and concisely at all levels including divisional and service level
  • Good organisational skills: able to work effectively under pressure and to identified and work successfully towards deadlines
  • Competent IT skills, in using Microsoft Office packages and the internet for the purpose of researching, monitoring activity, effectively communicating and producing reports, presentation and training materials Competent in Datix (or equivalent risk management data base) user and demonstrable evidence that they can teach others to use the system
  • Can demonstrate an understanding of a good safety culture and the correct support systems that should be in place to achieve this.
  • Good working knowledge in all aspects of clinical governance including patient safety, risk management and improvement
  • Knowledge of maternity services, nursing and midwifery issues, including, statutory frameworks, national policies and broad national NHS context
  • Degree or equivalent experience in relevant discipline – Registered midwife with current registration
  • Evidence of recent and ongoing continuous professional and personal development action and activity.
  • Practice Supervisor/ Assessor

Nice to have

  • Experience of clinical governance activities within maternity services
  • PSIRF Training
  • Experience of evaluating ‘evidence’ against prescribed standards for a range of assessments
  • Demonstrable experience of working within a clinical governance arena
  • Project management knowledge/skills
  • Comprehensive knowledge of use of databases and commercial IT systems
  • Willing to undertake a MSc in Healthcare Safety

The role

We are looking for an exceptional midwife  who will be able to foster a positive proactive approach to risk management developing close links with clinical and managerial staff. Act as a self-relating practitioner who horizon scans to ensure the divisional governance activities remain in line with current best practice.

Support and develop a culture of informed questioning, challenge, trend analysis triangulation, and assurance to ensure lessons are learned and that action plans are delivered in a way which has a positive effect on patient outcomes and patient

Evidence of expertise in using Datix (or equivalent database) is essential and important part of the role to enable the individual to work in the service implementation of the PSIRF milestone.

What you'll do

The post holder will work as a senior support to the Divisional leadership team for Women’s services and deliver key learning work streams linked to the output of the women’s operational clinical governance team. 

This includes using data from Datix for updating ward and unit safety boards, developing safety newsletters, writing up and presenting patient cases alongside thematically reviewing adverse incidents, trends in risks and the Divisional complaints activity. 

This role will be a key clinical presence across maternity services, helping to develop and coach local leaders in learning from safety incidents and reducing harm and risk across the division.

About Barts Health NHS Trust

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In their own words

About the company & team

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful. 

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. 

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Additional information

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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.

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