Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery - Quality and Safety | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,408 - £73,961 per annum pro rata inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, E13 8RU |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6325781/259-6325781NUH |
Summary
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife for the Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery: Quality and Safety, based at the Newham University Hospital (NUH). Your role will also include leading on the maternity transition into Patient Safety and Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in the NUH Maternity Service.
You will have the following qualities-
• The expertise in clinical governance and operations to support the ADOM to provide professional leadership and day to day management of the service.
• · To provide leadership to midwives, by promoting the highest standards in the learning environment with the aim to ensure the delivery of safe quality care.
• · Self-relating midwifery practitioner who horizon-scans to ensure the divisional governance activities remain in line with current best practice
• Experience in transformational leadership
The person will be an expert in clinical governance and have overall responsibility, to oversee and lead the maternity service transition in the implementation of the Maternity Safety support Programme.
Assuming speciality responsibility for managing the clinical governance, staff and all activities relating to patient safety events, risk, compliance, audit and patient experience. Also participating in the senior midwifery management on-call rota.
The post holder will be required to work closely with the quality, operational and corporate management teams, and staff at all levels in the organisation clear, accessible information while encouraging interest and excitement.
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.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Jun 2024