Band 8b Lead Midwife - Quality Governance Assurance and Compliance

1w1 week ago

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

US · Full-time · £62,215 – £72,293

About this role

We are one of the largest maternity units in the Midlands, delivering approximately 8,400 births annually to a diverse population. Our dedicated team includes over 400 midwives, 34 consultants, and multi-professional staff of anaesthetists, sonographers, and neonatal experts. The post holder will lead the multi-disciplinary governance team, ensuring effective implementation of clinical governance.

Lead on monitoring standards of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness, and patient safety activity in liaison with multidisciplinary professionals. Analyse national standards and develop action plans with knowledge of quality improvement and assurance principles. Close working and liaison across the service, division, and trust supports teams in a busy multi-site maternity service.

As an exceptional leader with in-depth knowledge of governance, assurance mechanisms, and national standards, inspire confidence and innovation among the workforce. Provide statutory and regulatory assurance regarding quality and safety of care delivered. Demonstrate good quality governance understood and practised across all professional groups within maternity services.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts with vision to Build Healthier Lives. Commitment to staff includes investing in health and wellbeing, offering flexible working, and wide variety of training and development opportunities. Creating a kind and inclusive environment ensures equity of opportunity and staff thrive in their work.

Requirements

Understand principles of safety, quality assurance, and governance framework pertinent to maternity services
Ability to analyse national standards and develop action plans
Knowledge of relevant quality improvement and assurance principles
In-depth knowledge of governance, assurance mechanisms, and national standards
Exceptional leader able to inspire confidence and innovation
Passion for governance and gold standard care within maternity services
Provide statutory and regulatory assurance regarding quality and safety of care

Responsibilities

Lead the multi-disciplinary governance team to implement comprehensive clinical governance approach
Monitor standards of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness, and patient safety activity with direct line management across all sites
Work closely with Head of Midwifery, Clinical Delivery Group triumvirate, and Trust Governance Team
Work in partnership with senior obstetric and midwifery team to drive maternity leadership, operational, governance, and strategic agendas
Provide oversight of strategic and operational delivery of quality assurance in clinical governance focused on safety
Analyse national standards and develop action plans for compliance in clinical audit, effectiveness, risk management, education, training, and research
Ensure triangulation of information and intelligence across service, division, and trust