Quality Improvement Midwife (Guidelines and Audit)
| Posting date: | 22 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7686919/289-SC-264 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We have the opportunity for a midwife to join our risk and safety team.
The purpose of the post is to support the maternity team to understand compliance with local and national standards through clinical audit and be responsible for managing a rolling programme of guideline development across the maternity service. This will ensure that every woman receives high quality, evidence based care throughout their maternity journey.
The post holder will work collaboratively across both sites. The role will include identification of key responsible clinicians to take ownership of updating or constructing new clinical polices that are evidence based and represent best practice. This will include appropriate and timely notification to authors of guidelines ahead of expiry dates to enable updating or to secure an agreed extension to an existing policy. The post holder will take an active part in updating present guidelines, writing and ratifying new guidelines and for presenting key changes totheMaternity multidisciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all guidelines are in line with current research and development within maternity services nationally, and amended appropriately in response to changing policy and procedure. They will be responsible for ensuring changes in practice are implemented within both of the maternity units and will work cross-site to ensure that this is carried out in a timely manner,safelyandeffectively andincloseliaisonwiththeseniorMidwiferyandObstetricteams.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."
If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
See attached job description for full details.
The post holder will work alongside the Maternity Quality and Safety teams to support quality improvement in response to incidents (both locally and nationally), forging a process of rapid and concise change should it be required. They will work as an integral part of the team when it comes to the formulation, finalisation and closing off of action plans.
In addition the post holder will ensure clinical safety audits are completed in line with national programmes of work, both embedded and newly published. Additional audits will be conducted to monitor the impact of agreed actions where themes for improvement are highlighted through the governance system. Audits of local guidelines should be monitored and completed and results and actions presented.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Feb 2026
We have the opportunity for a midwife to join our risk and safety team.
The purpose of the post is to support the maternity team to understand compliance with local and national standards through clinical audit and be responsible for managing a rolling programme of guideline development across the maternity service. This will ensure that every woman receives high quality, evidence based care throughout their maternity journey.
The post holder will work collaboratively across both sites. The role will include identification of key responsible clinicians to take ownership of updating or constructing new clinical polices that are evidence based and represent best practice. This will include appropriate and timely notification to authors of guidelines ahead of expiry dates to enable updating or to secure an agreed extension to an existing policy. The post holder will take an active part in updating present guidelines, writing and ratifying new guidelines and for presenting key changes totheMaternity multidisciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all guidelines are in line with current research and development within maternity services nationally, and amended appropriately in response to changing policy and procedure. They will be responsible for ensuring changes in practice are implemented within both of the maternity units and will work cross-site to ensure that this is carried out in a timely manner,safelyandeffectively andincloseliaisonwiththeseniorMidwiferyandObstetricteams.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."
If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
See attached job description for full details.
The post holder will work alongside the Maternity Quality and Safety teams to support quality improvement in response to incidents (both locally and nationally), forging a process of rapid and concise change should it be required. They will work as an integral part of the team when it comes to the formulation, finalisation and closing off of action plans.
In addition the post holder will ensure clinical safety audits are completed in line with national programmes of work, both embedded and newly published. Additional audits will be conducted to monitor the impact of agreed actions where themes for improvement are highlighted through the governance system. Audits of local guidelines should be monitored and completed and results and actions presented.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Feb 2026