Audit and Guideline Midwife | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | Upton, CH49 5PE |
| Company: | Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7356090/408-25-748 |
Summary
The Audit and Guidelines Midwife will be responsible for ensuring the co-ordination of the clinical audit programme within Maternity Services. The post holder will provide expert advice and promote clinical audit and quality improvement and assurance projects relevant to Maternity Services.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the coordination of evidence-based guidelines (including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Policies and Patient Information). Working in close collaboration with the MDT and wider Quality and Safety team in coproduction of relevant maternity documents within the Women's and Newborn Division
The post holder will provide support with aspects of the quality governance agenda under the guidance of the Quality and Safety Matron (Maternity and Neonates)
Audit and Guidelines Midwife will be responsible for ensuring the co-ordination of evidence-based guidelines (including SOPS, LOCSIPS and patient information leaflets) and will support the clinical audit programme.
The post holder will provide support and promote clinical audit and quality improvement, which is relevant to the maternity department.
The post holder will contribute to creating a learning environment in the department acting as role model and mentor to less experienced midwives, student midwives and other staff.
Please see attached Job Description for further information
about the Audit and Guideline Midwife position available at WUTH.
If you have any further questions please contact the named professionals below.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information
about the Audit and Guideline position available at WUTH.
If you have any further questions please contact the named professionals below.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month. As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Sep 2025
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