Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS2468-R&G
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital
- Town
- Winchester
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Risk and Governance Midwife
Band 7
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
HHFT - Royal County Hampshire Hospital, Winchester
Band 7 Clinical Risk & Governance Midwife
37.5 Hrs per week
Main duties of the job
To lead on risk for maternity in conjunction with the designated Consultant Obstetric leads for governance and the Maternity Safety & Governance lead
· To collaborate with the maternity education leads (PDM team) to ensure that the development of education and training provision meets the clinical needs of the maternity service and focusses around lessons learnt from patient safety incidents to achieve improved maternal health and birth outcomes at HHFT
· To ensure the Professional Midwifery Advocates are aware as soon as possible of incidents where staff may require support and assist with arranging supportive meetings where needed · To be responsive and flexible to the changing priorities of the service and within the remit of the role
· Maintain the records of all patient safety incidents and the maternity risk tracker to enable oversight by the Maternity Safety & Governance lead
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the TRUST and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered midwife
Experience
Essential criteria
- • At least 3 years experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting
- • Evidence of undertaking senior/lead roles dealing with risk management, quality of care or patient safety issues
- • Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of undertaking audits/surveys/focus groups and change management
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of quality improvement methods and techniques
- • Specialist knowledge of all stages of the governance cycle. In depth specialist knowledge of NHS clinical governance strategy, policy and current issues.
- • Able to organise and facilitate meetings effectively
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Jo Holland
- Job title
- Maternity Safety & Governance Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07533319917
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