Transformation Midwife - Safer Practice | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

The post holder will provide direct support to the Maternity Services in coordinating, implementing, delivering and providing assurance against national and local standards including the Care Quality Commission's 5 core domains and standards, Ockenden reports and NHSR Maternity Incentive Scheme with a specific focus on driving improvements related to clinical practice.

The post holder will be expected to provide a strong clinical presence, working clinically with all teams through the maternity pathway. Through project delivery they will lead in key areas of quality and assurance, including ensuring clinical accuracy of guidelines, patient information leaflets, audits, quality improvement projects, as well as supporting and monitoring the implementation of actions from audits and quality improvement (QI) projects. They will be able to provide highly competent professional advice on the protection of patients, staff, and visitors to ensure patient safety and improvement continues to be a priority and to work alongside relevant staff to deliver a programme of improvement work.

The post holder will be required, through the use of quality improvement methodology to drive and embed improvement projects within the programme by actively participating in project planning, engagement and delivery.

To work directly in all areas of the maternity service as a clinically experienced and credible midwife.

To apply information from both local and national reports to ensure projects delivered remain aligned with local and national best practice guidance.

Support the embedding of a culture of continuous quality improvement and assurance across all services.

To line manage and work with the band 6 transformation midwife

Work in collaboration with guideline / audit lead in the development, implementation and monitoring of compliance with clinical guidelines within maternity services to improve patient safety

Receive and communicate complex information related to guidelines, audits and standards which will require good concentration skills to review and analyse data

Direct, deliver and evaluate the provision of educational activities to support engagement of existinginitiativesanddisseminatinggoodpractice.

Be responsible for the management and delivery of projects, contributing to presentations, papers and meetings for wider dissemination of the work.

Work collaboratively to embed actions across maternity services and engage clinical teams with the delivery of continuous improvement., In Family Health we are reminded everyday how important life is. As a flexible working, friendly division, we want to ensure that our staff can work in a way that is supportive and enables the best care to be provided for our patients and their families. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive work environment and a 'just' culture, where all contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and that staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.

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Receive and communicate complex information related to guidelines, audits and standards which will require good concentration skills to review and analyse data.

Ensure Implementation of actions from audits, QI projects, incidents and perinatal mortality reviews and to monitor progress against standards.

Engagement and involvement with the Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme (MatNeoSIP).

To work collaboratively with the Trust's Patient Experience team and patient experience midwife, monitoring that services user's feedback remain central to quality agenda.

To be responsible for the preparation, delivery and performance monitoring of action plans, relating to internal and external reviews, information and documentation, ensuring it is kept up to date and available for review or accreditation as required.

Co-ordinate the dissemination of local learning feedback and other material to staff.

Develop an approach by which learning from local events, Confidential Enquiries, NICE Guidance, and other national recommendations are disseminated.

Direct, deliver and evaluate the provision of educational activities to support existing initiatives and disseminating good practice including local induction and junior doctor's training.

To undertake other duties that are commensurate with the grade of the post, including management of projects, contributing to presentations, papers and meetings for wider dissemination of the work.

Work collaboratively to embed actions across maternity services.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Family Health is 1 of 6 clinical divisions within Nottingham University Hospital. The division is made up of a diverse range of services including Maternity, Neonatal, Gynaecology, Sexual Health, Genetics, Fertility and Nottingham Children's Hospital.