Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Patient Safety Lead Midwife
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NHS Band 8a Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5 hrs
Contract Type: Permanent
We are recruiting for a Patient Safety Lead Midwife who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "working together, improving together".
The Patient Safety Lead Midwife will report to and work in collaboration with the Director of Midwifery (DOM), Head of Midwifery (HOM), and the Clinical Lead Consultant Obstetrician to establish effective maternity governance systems focused on patient safety.
- Lead the management of incidents, serious incidents, and formal internal investigations
- Promote good practice in risk management and provide advice on the protection of patients, staff, visitors, and the Trust's assets
- Promote the learning lessons from incidents, external reviews, and inquests to support improvements in the safety and quality of care
- Support the effectiveness of the risk register
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The Patient Safety Specialist, Risk & Governance Lead Midwife will work collaboratively with the greater team including the DOM, HOM, Maternity Safety Champions, Consultant Obstetricians, Deputy Heads of Midwifery and Consultant Midwife to ensure effective communications systems are in place for shared learning that optimises excellent standards of care and compliance with national and local standards.
- Lead contact for safety, risk and governance responsibilities
- Prepare and present assurance papers based on elements of safety risk and governance to the Maternity and Neonatal Safety Committee and in turn to the Trust Board
- Representing the Maternity Service and Trust at regional meetings such the Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems (LMNS)
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Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including:
- Onsite day nursery
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Discounts at local businesses and gyms
- Opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde
- Many flexible working opportunities
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Claire Carbonell
- Job title: Head of Midwifery
- Email address: clairecarbonell@nhs.net
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