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SalaryWould you like to work in a Trust where you can make a real difference to the women and families in your care? Do you have a passion for ensuring that women have the best birth experience possible whilst receiving safe, high quality evidence-based care ?
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Midwife to join our friendly, credible and dynamic maternity team
We are looking for an innovative midwife who is able to demonstrate a wide range of midwifery expertise and experience to work as part of our governance team as guideline and Audit Lead Midwife.
• Clinical Governance, Research and Audit
• Monitor and maintain quality standards relating to guidelines.
• Maintain the guideline and audit database ensuring that there are systems in place to ensure timely review and completion.
• To ensure that there are robust systems in place to demonstrate compliance with national standards, guidance, and policy.
• Identify, collate, analyse, and interpret quantitative data as part of the quarterly monitoring of auditable standards.
• Provide regular reports as required for both internal and external governance reviews.
• Chair Women’s Policy Group including preparing the agenda and necessary administrative support.
• Ensure that key recommendations from risk incidents are effectively implemented.
• Support in the investigation of incidents as required.
Education and Service Development
• The post holder will deliver education programmes for staff regarding guideline development and audit processes.
• Support staff training with regards to Governance updates.
• Contribute to the education and development of student midwives.
• Act as a role model always and promote a high standard of safe and effective care which is based upon best evidence.
• Ensure that they maintain their own knowledge and clinical skills by all appropriate means maintaining professional registration.
• Participate in the maternity quality improvement journey.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
To support the divisional team and clinical teams within Women’s Services in the development and review of guidelines and policies. The post holder will also oversee the women’s’ audit programme leading especially upon midwifery audit working closely with the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Audit lead. They will also be responsible for other projects which may arise from time to time.
This post supports the quality and governance agenda within Maternity and is key to ensuring that nursing, midwifery, and medical practice is safe, evidence based and current, advising on changes nationally to practice and supporting the implementation of such guidance into practice. The post holder will be responsible for the oversight and monitoring of the standards through audit and presentation of key performance indicators including the monitoring and review of practice in line with local guidance following review/ implementation of a new guideline.
There would be the expectation to support the clinical areas as part of the escalation policy. Therefore, the requirement to maintain professional registration with the NMC is necessary for the post along with maintaining up to date with relevant mandatory and role specific training.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Band 7 Risk and Incident Midwife providing cross cover during absence where required.
This advert closes on Monday 11 Mar 2024
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