Job summary

1 x 22.5 hours per week with the primary base at Saint Mary's Wythenshawe.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic band 6 midwife to join the Maternity Governance team based at Saint Mary's Wythenshawe. The role will support the Band 7 Governance Midwife and the wider team across Maternity Services at North Manchester and Oxford Road. The post will include guideline development, clinical audit and reviewing clinical incidents with the clinical teams to identify lessons learnt to improve care provided to all families accessing care at Saint Mary's.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a driving passion and determination to support the midwifery team in line with the exciting national picture of care and compassion, as well as a local picture of quality improvement. You will need to have good knowledge and skill base in midwifery clinical practice.In this role you will support the Matron for Governance in supporting all aspects of clinical governance.You will need to be self driven, clinically sound, approachable and well organised. In this key role you will work closely with the multi- disciplinary team.

In return we will provide a comprehensive induction programme and an opportunity to further developing your knowledge and skills.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.