Maternity Clinical Governance Administrator

Job overview

Job Summary

This will be a key role in ensuring the quality and safety of the OUH maternity service. The postholder will be responsible for the provision of high-quality administrative support for the maternity clinical governance team. This role will support the delivery of the clinical governance service whose portfolio includes:

· Management of patient safety incidents within the PSIRF

· Perinatal mortality reviews

· Maternity and Perinatal Incentive scheme compliance

· Audit and Quality improvement

· Compliance with regulatory requirements

· Ensuring monthly quality data is recorded and reported to the Trust Board and local Maternity Clinical Governance Committee.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· Provision of high-quality administrative support for the maternity clinical governance meetings - organisation of meetings, preparation of agendas, timely circulation of minutes and actions, uploading documentation to intranet. This includes Maternity Clinical Governance meeting, Risk Committee, Perinatal Mortality Reviews, Document Review Group and any relevant task and finish groups which require support as needed.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

Experience and Skills

Essential criteria

• MS office and applications (including Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Previous experience within the NHS/public sector

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths, grades A-C

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Makes a positive contribution to effective multi-disciplinary team working
• Excellent customer care and communication
• Ability to adapt communication style as required

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.

Documents to download

• CG Administrator JD (PDF, 768.3KB)
• CG Administrator PS (PDF, 704.3KB)