Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 418-MAT5252-EH
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Luton & Dunstable Hospital
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Patient Safety Midwife
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Under the direction of the Lead Midwife for Patient Safety the post holder will be responsible for the provision of practical support, expertise and facilitation to the Service Line, across a wide range of patient safety and quality improvement activities.
This is Luton based with cross site working
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure that the Service Line is appropriately supported in order to deliver their Quality Governance agenda in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will give a provision of support relating to the management and investigation of Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSIIs), incident reporting, risk registers, clinical audit plans and clinical effectiveness activity. The post-holder will also work closely with the Quality Governance teams (patient safety, audit & effectiveness etc.) and provide a ‘link’ between the Trust Management Directorate and the Service Line
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Incident reporting
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills
Essential
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Sharing learning
Desirable
Essential criteria
- Reporting Writing
Desirable criteria
- Investigation skills
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Prew
- Job title
- Head of Governance and Quality
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920 076504
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