Risk Management Midwife

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to join the Women's Health Safety Team as the Risk Management Midwife at University College Hospital Foundation Trust on a fixed term basis.

The job role will involve collaborating with the Matron for Governance and Safety and the wider multidisciplinary team to lead on locally and nationally identified risk management and improvement projects whilst supporting implementation of the national maternity agenda. The role will include developing a learning-based culture within women's health services by leading on the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) across all incident management processes and governance structures.

Main duties of the job

Your ability to identify risk, support change in clinical practice, and to maintain high standards, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential to the role. Alongside knowledge and understanding of a systems-based approach to patient safety and investigations.

If you feel you are a suitably experienced candidate that would excel in this role, please submit an application.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specializes in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Registered midwife
• Teaching qualified/equivalent
• Degree in health-related subject
• Recognised management qualification
• Recognised risk management qualification
• Human factors training

Experience

• Experience as a band 7 or above
• Proven track record of leadership
• Evidence of clinical competence and regular clinical practice
• Project management experience or change management
• Experience of teaching/training staff
• Experience of Group & Committee Work
• Knowledge of MBRRACE -UK, UKOSS and PMRT (Perinatal mortality review tool).
• In-depth understanding of MNSI, NHS Improvement and NHS resolution
• Knowledge of conducting Risk Assessments

Communication

• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats

Skills and Abilities

• Experience of writing Serious Incident Reports/patient safety incident investigations
• Evidence of involvement with audit and quality in clinical area.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College London Hospital

Matron for Governance, Safety and Assurance

£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

14 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-6145

Job locations

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College London Hospital