Safety & Quality Lead for Maternity, Neonates & Gynaecology
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £62,215 - £72,293 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7194409/382-FICC11-25 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Safety & Quality Lead for Maternity, Neonates & Gynaecology to join our Families Division at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Do you have the skills and experience to provide a high level of specialised input and lead this role? If you feel you would like to be part of taking our service forward, then this could be the opportunity for you and we would really like to hear from you. This role will require the post-holder to work at an operational level within the Families and Integrated Community Care Division to deliver the governance and risk management agenda across Women and Children's Services.
In conjunction with the divisional quadrumvirate they will provide support to the Division with the coordination, implementation and delivery of the Divisional and Corporate Clinical Governance agenda.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resorts, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live.
In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers several scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care.
The successful candidate willsupport the divisional quadrumvirate to ensure that there are appropriate systems in place within the Division on the reporting, management and investigation of clinical incidents and serious untoward incidents, including root cause analysis as required and ensure that learning is shared throughout the Division/wider organisation.
They will support the Division in ensuring that, in line with the relevant policy, all clinical practice is in line with national and international best practice with particular reference to NICE, HSIB and Royal College guidance and advice.
In conjunction with Divisional Managers, Senior Midwives, Nurses and Clinical Teams they will ensure that all practice is congruent with CNST and NHSLA Risk Management standards and that evidence of this is gathered on a permanent and ongoing basis.
They will act as liaison with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB); making relevant referrals, acting as a conduit between HSIB and the Division, providing information to HSIB, supporting staff with HSIB interviews, receiving draft and final reports, coordinating factual accuracy responses and presenting outcomes from HSIB cases at audit meetings.
They will undertake Duty of Candour meetings with Duty of Candour Lead and act as a liaison between families and the Division during ongoing case review/serious incident investigations.
This role will be responsible for leading the governance agenda for Maternity and Neonatal services.
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Safety & Quality Lead for Maternity, Neonates & Gynaecology to join our Families Division at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Do you have the skills and experience to provide a high level of specialised input and lead this role? If you feel you would like to be part of taking our service forward, then this could be the opportunity for you and we would really like to hear from you. This role will require the post-holder to work at an operational level within the Families and Integrated Community Care Division to deliver the governance and risk management agenda across Women and Children's Services.
In conjunction with the divisional quadrumvirate they will provide support to the Division with the coordination, implementation and delivery of the Divisional and Corporate Clinical Governance agenda.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resorts, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live.
In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers several scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care.
The successful candidate willsupport the divisional quadrumvirate to ensure that there are appropriate systems in place within the Division on the reporting, management and investigation of clinical incidents and serious untoward incidents, including root cause analysis as required and ensure that learning is shared throughout the Division/wider organisation.
They will support the Division in ensuring that, in line with the relevant policy, all clinical practice is in line with national and international best practice with particular reference to NICE, HSIB and Royal College guidance and advice.
In conjunction with Divisional Managers, Senior Midwives, Nurses and Clinical Teams they will ensure that all practice is congruent with CNST and NHSLA Risk Management standards and that evidence of this is gathered on a permanent and ongoing basis.
They will act as liaison with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB); making relevant referrals, acting as a conduit between HSIB and the Division, providing information to HSIB, supporting staff with HSIB interviews, receiving draft and final reports, coordinating factual accuracy responses and presenting outcomes from HSIB cases at audit meetings.
They will undertake Duty of Candour meetings with Duty of Candour Lead and act as a liaison between families and the Division during ongoing case review/serious incident investigations.
This role will be responsible for leading the governance agenda for Maternity and Neonatal services.
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025
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