Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity - Midwives
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 193-7850424UCGB8B-GOVCOMP
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RBH
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Perinatal Quality, Governance and Compliance Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8b
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
The post holder will work with the Director of Midwifery, Associate Director of Nursing for urgent care, the LMNS and a wide range of stakeholders, to plan, monitor and evaluate the implementation of national and local recommendations for perinatal services. This will require multidisciplinary working across the directorates and working across organisational boundaries as there will be system wide working with the trusts in the LMNS. They will lead with the obstetric lead for governance on maternity governance and responsible for risk management.
Main duties of the job
- Lead on monitoring the compliance of a range of actions from national reviews , in liaison with involved multidisciplinary professionals and functional heads .
- Work closely with the Director of Midwifery, Associate Director of Nursing for Urgent Care which includes neonatal services, senior management team and trust wide Quality and Compliance Team.
- They will lead with the obstetric lead for governance on maternity governance and responsible for risk management and offer support to neonatal team as needed.
- Support the department to monitor compliance against agreed quality targets working closely with relevant stakeholders as well as what is set out as national and local requirements. This includes ensuring establishment and development of digital technology that develops effective ways of measuring outcomes, reporting on performance and supporting smart data collection and presentation of compliance and gaps.
- To manage directly and oversee the presentation of a range of reports to relevant groups and committees internally and externally as agreed.
- To lead on the identification of areas requiring quality improvement, to support the development and delivery of quality and safety agenda.
Working for our organisation
Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Support the Senior Maternity Team in the delivery of directorate wide, LMNS, regional and national initiatives.
· Support the department to monitor compliance against agreed quality targets working closely with relevant stakeholders as well as what is set out as national and local requirements. This includes ensuring establishment and development of digital technology that develops effective ways of measuring outcomes, reporting on performance and supporting smart data collection and presentation of compliance and gaps.
· To play a key role in supporting the service in the oversight, management and reporting of Incidents, Risk Register, Guidelines and all aspects of clinical governance. Provide assurance that Incidents are logged appropriately, tracked and monitored, completed in a timely manner and that learning and shared learning is understood. To co-chair the Maternity Clinical Governance Team and be a member of the paediatric governance team.
See JD for further details of this role
Person specification
Application
Essential criteria
- Registered midwife
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading maternity compliance
- Experience of leading response to CQC inspection
application
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- IT 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.
Application numbers
Candidates to be capped at 30 applications for each whole time equivalent position being recruited to.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Bailey
- Job title
- Director of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 3225111
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