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Job summary

Main area
NUH Womens health
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: Full-Time (37.5 Hrs)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7535990NUH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Newham University Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£53,751 - £60,651 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/11/2025 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity (PMRT) Lead Midwife (NUH)

Band 7

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to join the Women's Health Safety Team as Lead PMRT (Perinatal Mortality Review Tool) Midwife at Newham University Hospital (NUH).

MBRRACE PMRT is a national tool designed to help understand why stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur, to try to prevent future deaths from occurring. As Lead PMRT Midwife, you will hold responsibility for ensuring that the MBRRACE Perinatal Mortality Review Tool is updated for NUH maternity services in line with standards set by MBRRACE, NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts or Maternity Incentive Scheme, and the National Bereavement Care Pathway.

To do this you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team within the Women's Health Division and maintain close working relationships with the bereavement midwives as well as external agencies such as other NHS trusts and Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, drawing on your excellent communication and interpersonal skills which are essential to role. In line with learning from the Ockenden report, this role will involve seeking patient feedback to ensure families voices are heard and utilised within case reviews.

Main duties of the job

Lead our approach to excellence in preventing and reducing perinatal mortality and mortality within maternity and referral to other external organisations.

Leading the perinatal mortality and morbidity service to provide specialist, expert advice and education to support our clinical teams to deliver safe and compassionate care.

  • Draw themes and trends from PMRT report, MBRRACE and MNSI findings and develop action plans.
  • Conduct gap analysis and benchmark our service against national reports and draw themes and trends.
  • Lead on implementation of actions and recommendations from PMRT report, MBRRACE and MNSI findings, working in partnership with our site Associate Directors of Midwifery and Director of Midwifery to sustain and embed the improvements.
  • Ensure the actions taken and improvements are effective by conducting regular audits.
  • To support bereavement team with on-call requirement.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Job Description and Person Specification (JD &PS) attached with this advert provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please review the attachment along with the Job Advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • Requires midwifery specialist knowledge of Perinatal morbidity and mortality standards in an acute maternity setting
  • Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Can work autonomously to achieve agreed objectives without reference to a manager
  • Excellent problem solving skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively
  • Capable of working with clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels, displaying excellent customer service skills
  • Self-motivated and able to lead, motivate and work as part of a team
  • A professional attitude towards all staff and patients
  • Excellent organisational skills while responding to tight deadlines
  • Strong root cause analysis skills using outcomes to drive improvements in care, safety and experience
  • Have sound analytic skills for quantitative and qualitative data
  • Have strong and flexible influencing and motivating skills, and interpersonal communication and networking skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to negotiate and influence with all levels of the organisations and different staff groups

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of specialist experience of Perinatal mortality and morbidity and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
  • Evidence of leading and managing a team or clinical service
  • Developing and delivering education and training courses to all disciplines
  • Leading practice development and experience in change management to demonstrate learning from incidents and/or service failure
Desirable criteria
  • Trust Board and/or Board sub-committee presentations and assurance through analysis of data and translation into practice improvements
  • Experience in team management
  • Experience in leading and managing projects
  • Experience of guideline and policy development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Giedre Shamim
Job title
Quality & Safety Lead Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07743970798
Additional information

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