Patient Safety Midwife, Worthing BN11 2DH

Job summary

We are currently looking for a Patient Safety Midwife to join our team based at Worthing site of UH Sussex.

The role will be a job-share with our current post holder.

The Patient Safety Midwife will work collaboratively with other patient safety and risk management leads within the Women and Children's Division and Trust wide to promote a culture of safety and learning from experience and to promote best practice. They are expected to lead on monitoring, investigation and reporting of maternity related safety and risk and to proactively develop mechanisms for developing safer services. They will also provide support to the midwifery matrons for complaints and claims resolution as required.

Although based at Worthing, you may be required to cover periods of leave for the post holder at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.

For further information on joining our Maternity team at UHSussex please view duties of the job

Create an environment in which effective learning from incidents can take place

Coordinate the investigation and response to clinical incidents, and serious incidents requiring investigation on behalf of the maternity services including facilitation of incident and panel reviews and feedback to staff and families

Ensure compliance with Duty of Candour requirements through monitoring and collaborative working with HOM ; Trust Patient Safety and Trust Governance

Support the senior midwifery managers and trust complaints and legal teams in co-ordination of complaints and claims requirements

Work in partnership with a range of clinicians and managers in the planning or development of the service to promote patient safety and risk

Develop robust working relationships with wider patient safety teams within the Trust and in outside organisations, such as

Cascade information as appropriate to members of the wider team through internet, team briefings, newsletters and management

Work closely with the Clinical Leads for Women's Health and Senior Midwifery Managers to ensure information sharing regarding implementation of organisational objectives for patient

Continuous responsibility for establishing systems and standards of communication for routine, complex and potentially stressful

Attend meetings as required and act as a representative of the governance team.

Inclusion in the manager on call rota.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

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Job responsibilities

Coordinate the investigation and response to clinical incidents, and serious incidents requiring investigation on behalf of the maternity services including facilitation of incident and panel reviews and feedback to staff and families

*Please see attached job description for detailed description and main responsibilities.*

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Coordinate the investigation and response to clinical incidents, and serious incidents requiring investigation on behalf of the maternity services including facilitation of incident and panel reviews and feedback to staff and families

*Please see attached job description for detailed description and main responsibilities.*

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

Person Specification

Experience / Qualifictions

Essential

Experienced midwifeGood oral, written communication and IT skillsWorking knowledge of patient safety and governancePeople management skills, including leadership, decision making, negotiating, influencing skillsAssessor/mentorship course or equivalentEvidence of continuous professional developmentEducated to Degree Level or equivalent. Assessor/mentorship course or equivalentDesirable

Leadership / management course or equivalent/leadership experienceUnderstanding and interest in patient safetyAbility to manage resources effectivelyEquality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Person Specification
Experience / Qualifictions

Essential

Experienced midwifeGood oral, written communication and IT skillsWorking knowledge of patient safety and governancePeople management skills, including leadership, decision making, negotiating, influencing skillsAssessor/mentorship course or equivalentEvidence of continuous professional developmentEducated to Degree Level or equivalent. Assessor/mentorship course or equivalentDesirable

Leadership / management course or equivalent/leadership experienceUnderstanding and interest in patient safetyAbility to manage resources effectivelyEquality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst road

Worthing

BN11 2DH

United Kingdom

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