Band 8c - Head of Maternity Governance and Assurance
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £72,428 - £83,149 pa incl. HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Watford, WD18 0HB |
| Company: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6199851/360-D-5571 |
Summary
A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
A fantastic secondment opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, inspirational and dynamic midwife, with a strong background in maternity and clinical governance and assurance. This is a perfect developmental opportunity for someone who wishes to progress and enhance their knowledge and skills further.
As Head of Maternity Governance and Assurance, you will work collaboratively with the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Nursing (DOM) in reviewing and monitoring seamless clinical governance pathways, which fosters multidisciplinary working across the directorate. This includes working closely and collaboratively with the Women’s Services Management team to ensure effective communications systems are in place for shared learning that optimises excellent standards of care and compliance with national and local standards.
An integral part of the role will be working in conjunction with the DOM to support the implementation, delivery and compliance to the Maternity Incentive Scheme and the 10 Maternity Safety Actions as referenced in Better Births and the Long-Term Plan, using expert clinical knowledge, senior experience to influence key stakeholders.
This is a professional lead role working at both operational and strategic level to ensure external and internal quality and safety systems are in place. The postholder will demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to improving patient safety and quality initiatives and deliver this with a kindness and compassion.
Provide strong professional, clinical, and managerial leadership and promote a proactive approach to clinical governance, patient safety and risk management.
Support implementation, delivery and compliance to the Maternity Incentive Scheme and the 10 Maternity Safety Actions as referenced in Better Births and the Long-Term Plan, using expert clinical knowledge, senior experience and authority to influence key stakeholders
Initiate strategies to ensure departmental and clinical governance requirements are met and ensure delivery of a high-quality service.
Have the courage to initiate and persevere in delivering excellent woman and family centred care.
Lead to better outcomes for women, families and local populations through systematic, evidence-based approaches that enable both improvement and transformation.
Lead on the thematic review of maternity quality intelligence, including serious incidents to enable learning to be applied across the service and LMNS footprint.
Have the ability to inspire and lead others to meet national and local requirements.
There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.
The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.
We are a flexible working employer
At West Herts we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. We are delighted to offer a variety of flexible working options for all staff. Please check out our web page for more information.
https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion
Act as a champion for maternity and midwifery building strong teams within the unit and the local and regional network
Lead on the co-ordination of risk management in Women’s services including investigating and taking corrective actions, referring, and escalating as appropriate, serious incidents, accidents and complaints, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and in collaboration with the Trust Governance Team.
For the full roles and responsibilities please refer to the job description attached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
A fantastic secondment opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, inspirational and dynamic midwife, with a strong background in maternity and clinical governance and assurance. This is a perfect developmental opportunity for someone who wishes to progress and enhance their knowledge and skills further.
As Head of Maternity Governance and Assurance, you will work collaboratively with the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Nursing (DOM) in reviewing and monitoring seamless clinical governance pathways, which fosters multidisciplinary working across the directorate. This includes working closely and collaboratively with the Women’s Services Management team to ensure effective communications systems are in place for shared learning that optimises excellent standards of care and compliance with national and local standards.
An integral part of the role will be working in conjunction with the DOM to support the implementation, delivery and compliance to the Maternity Incentive Scheme and the 10 Maternity Safety Actions as referenced in Better Births and the Long-Term Plan, using expert clinical knowledge, senior experience to influence key stakeholders.
This is a professional lead role working at both operational and strategic level to ensure external and internal quality and safety systems are in place. The postholder will demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to improving patient safety and quality initiatives and deliver this with a kindness and compassion.
Provide strong professional, clinical, and managerial leadership and promote a proactive approach to clinical governance, patient safety and risk management.
Support implementation, delivery and compliance to the Maternity Incentive Scheme and the 10 Maternity Safety Actions as referenced in Better Births and the Long-Term Plan, using expert clinical knowledge, senior experience and authority to influence key stakeholders
Initiate strategies to ensure departmental and clinical governance requirements are met and ensure delivery of a high-quality service.
Have the courage to initiate and persevere in delivering excellent woman and family centred care.
Lead to better outcomes for women, families and local populations through systematic, evidence-based approaches that enable both improvement and transformation.
Lead on the thematic review of maternity quality intelligence, including serious incidents to enable learning to be applied across the service and LMNS footprint.
Have the ability to inspire and lead others to meet national and local requirements.
There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.
The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.
We are a flexible working employer
At West Herts we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. We are delighted to offer a variety of flexible working options for all staff. Please check out our web page for more information.
https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion
Act as a champion for maternity and midwifery building strong teams within the unit and the local and regional network
Lead on the co-ordination of risk management in Women’s services including investigating and taking corrective actions, referring, and escalating as appropriate, serious incidents, accidents and complaints, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and in collaboration with the Trust Governance Team.
For the full roles and responsibilities please refer to the job description attached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024