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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

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Employer with Heart

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

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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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