Job summary
We have an excellent opportunity to join our Trust within our Governance Team in Maternity and Children Services. We are looking an experienced midwife or nurse who is passionate about patient safety, and proactive about working with families, to bring improved outcomes for women and their families, you will be joining at an important and exciting time in our journey.
This role plays a key role in the delivery of the Trust's continuous quality improvement and patient safety programmes leading, coordinating and advising on all aspects of patient safety statutory requirements within the service. Working with the Head of Maternity Governance and senior management/directorate teams, you will lead the implementation of the National Patient Strategy for maternity services, including the recently implemented Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSFIR). This role will be responsible for the leadership and line management of the Maternity Patient Safety and Risk Team, in the development of key maternity patient safety systems and processes.
The person will be required to participate in the on-call provision.
Main duties of the job
o Work closely with the Head of Maternity Governance, the senior management and directorate teams within Maternity to ensure that the service meets the statutory requirements and standards for Patient Safety Governance.o Responsible for leading the maternity patient safety agenda and ensure a unified approach to the review of patient safety incidents across the service, in line with the Trust Policies & Procedures and best practice guidance.o Be regularly visible / present in clinical areas, encouraging interaction with all groups of staff and gathering 'soft' data to enable triangulation of data and establish effective working relationships.o Work closely with the other quality governance teams within the Trust to ensure meaningful and proactive triangulation of datao Act as a focal point for incident reporting within Maternity and encourage all staff to make use of the In-phase reporting system and share resulting good practice and lessons learned.o Escalation of incidents within Maternity that meet the Trust Patient Safety Incident Response Plan to the weekly Risk Review meeting and to the Patient Safety Incident Review Group (PSIRG)
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please [email protected] this is problematic)and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: 9th August 2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife or Nurse
- Post-graduate qualification or equivalent in relevant field i.e. healthcare or patient safety or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Completed Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) related Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) training
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience at senior level of staff and budget management
- Evidence of leadership and management development
- Knowledge of the NHS local and national political agenda in relation to maternity services and patient safety
- Understanding of the NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
- Knowledge of clinical risk and governance
Desirable
- Trained in After Action Review (AAR)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate concerns and issues with a range of people with differing communication needs
- Able to lead, influence and persuade colleagues through change
- Able to create and deliver presentations that effectively communicates information and ideas
- Able to use excel for data input, analysis and producing graphs and reports, with proficient keyboard skills
- Able to analyse and interpret findings of audits and develop action plans
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
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tonbridge Road, Pembury
Pembury
TN2 4QJ