Women’s Health Clinical Governance, and Quality Improvement Lead

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job description

Women’s Health Clinical Governance, and Quality Improvement Lead

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Department: Maternity

Band: 8B, £62,215 to £72,293 Per annum, pro rata if part time

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: We Care, We Communicate, We Collaborate and We Contribute. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, and inspirational midwifery leader to join our team of compassionate, supportive, and dedicated Midwifery and Medical staff at Milton Keynes University Hospital as a Midwifery Matron.

Interview date: 21 April 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will support the delivery of national and regional safety and quality requirements in addition to ensuring and monitoring a continuous high standard of clinical governance quality improvements within the service. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated midwifery leader who will champion a high level of professional standards and excellence across our maternity services, working to build on the achievements of the service which was rated by the CQC as Good for Safe and Outstanding for Well Led.

The successful candidate will lead the teams with compassion, kindness, and shape outstanding quality care alongside the divisional Multidisciplinary team. The role is responsible for engaging Midwifery, nursing staff, and the wider Multidisciplinary team across the division in taking forward the maternity services priorities alongside the Trust wide nursing and midwifery quality improvement initiatives. They will be key in collaborating with the divisional Chief Midwife and the clinical Director to drive quality and safety.

About us

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking
• Free Refreshments
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can work in collaboration with the service users, their families, and staff, modelling outstanding care every time and able to promote a positive team working ethic. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be initiative-taking and flexible in your approach to care delivery and be committed to quality improvement.

We are supportive of Flexible Working and appreciate the importance of ensuring that your successful career is complemented by a work/home life balance. Milton Keynes University Hospital recognises the positive value of diversity and inclusion, and we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• Registered midwife
• Human Factors Training
• Masters degree/ equivalent postgraduate experience or currently on a masters pathway
• Quality Improvement methodology Training

Experience

• Significant experience in maternity risk management and governance
• Experience of collaboration with system partners
• Experience of working with a wide range of staff to deliver effective risk management strategies and quality improvement
• Experience of working in, developing and implementing systems to monitor and measure quality or risk and provide required assurances.
• Experience of presenting and articulating governance, quality risk systems, processes and information to meetings or committees.
• Analysis of complex issues and evidence of dealing with these in a planned manner
• In-depth and highly developed knowledge and expertise in relation to national and local governance requirements in maternity
• Experience of writing thematic reviews
• Experience of supporting maternity services during a CQC inspection
• Experience of compiling the requirements for NHSR
• Experience of analysing the service performance against nationally required improvements
• Experience of risk management in other specialities/ other sectors

Skills

• Innovative approach to midwifery service
• Excellent presentation and training skills
• Excellent clinical skills
• Ability to recognise and identify themes negatively impacting on care provision
• Analytical and evaluation skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with all MDT, System Partners, CCG, MVP, Women & Families
• Ability to communicate information internally and externally with an influencing approach to drive quality improvement and safe care Facilitation and mentoring skills

Personal and people development

• Committed to working within the organisation and achieving departmental goals
• Ability to work on own initiative and engage with external system partners
• Confident, assertive and diplomatic
• Ability to achieve deadlines and work under pressure
• Adaptable and flexible
• Ability to motivate and lead
• Act as a role model for staff
• Ability to cope with resistance
• Self-motivated
• Acts with integrity
• Resilient and ability to work under pressure with set deadlines
• Ability to achieve objectives in a changing landscape
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Collaborative approach to team working
• Interest and appetite to support professional development of others
• Inclusive
• Current UK driving licence and access to transport
• Proficient with Microsoft office programmes and IT systems required for role

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.