Project Support Officer - Wessex Maternal Medicine Network

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated project support officer to work alongside the Wessex Maternal Medicine Network clinicians and data analyst to improve the delivery of patient care and services. The post will play a key role in maximizing the potential and development of the Network contributing to supporting improvement and network progression.

Your skills will help us develop and lead the team and ensure we provide a responsive, high-quality service for our women and birthing people whilst meeting our requirements in terms of project development and collaboration with region wide clinicians. This will require an attention to detail and collaborative working with our internal and external stakeholders that supports the development of the Maternal Medicine Network. You will be expected to work collaboratively and liaise closely with colleagues within the Network footprint and external stakeholders as well as understand practice management practices in general.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

You will plan and participate in meetings relevant to the network and ensure these are communicated with the appropriate staff. You will also have responsibility for continuing improvement of practices within the team and support the clinical team in reporting to key stakeholders.

You will work with the network to ensure there is development to nationally agreed standards and have a key role in reporting and collate and provide information for highlight reports that detail progression of the network. You will provide coordination support for multidisciplinary meetings as well as liaising with women and birthing people that access our service.

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