Governance Lead Midwife
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Location: | Taunton, TA1 5DA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9184-26-0063 |
Summary
In this role, you will: Act as an expert resource for governance, risk and patient safety, supporting clinical teams with incident management and the implementation of improvement initiatives. Provide specialist guidance on clinical effectiveness, audits, best practice standards, and compliance with NICE, MBRRACE and other national bodies. Build strong working relationships with Quality Improvement, Patient Experience, Claims, Inquests and Incident Teams to ensure a joinedup approach to governance activities. Lead and support the development of policies, guidelines and SOPs to maintain safe systems of care. Use data indicators to highlight areas requiring audit or review, collaborating with the clinical audit team. Contribute to the development and delivery of maternity governance strategy and support the wider service's clinical strategy and business planning. Line manage members of the maternity governance team, ensuring effective supervision, appraisal and performance management. Uphold Trust values of Kindness, Respect and Teamwork, and demonstrate best practice in confidentiality, safeguarding, infection prevention and information governance.