Women and Childrens Quality and Safety Governance Lead Midwife

Take a lead, co-ordinate and advise on the Quality Governance Assurance Framework across the Women and Children Division including Maternity services as a whole to ensure that the quality of care, patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness is of the highest standard. To ensure that the Division meets its obligation to provide evidence which supports national and locally determined outcomes., Working closely within the Women's and Children's senior management team, this role is pivotal to provide governance leadership within the Division. The post holder will have highly developed specialist knowledge of Risk and Governance processes to support the clinical teams to implement effective governance structures, initiatives and strategies to support well led, safe and quality care. The post holder will facilitate, develop and co-ordinate clinical risk management within the Women's and Children's Division fostering a lessons learnt culture in line with corporate objectives to deliver a high quality, safe and cost effective service.

Clinically credible at a senior midwife/nurse level, the post holder will be able to enthuse and encourage members of different professional groups to provide high standards of care.

This role is external facing to support the national maternity and children's agenda and engagement with the Local Maternity and Neonatal System. The post holder will attend relevant national and regional forums to ensure that the women and children division remains aligned to legislative and regulatory requirements. The role will support the Trust governance structure and as required the post holder will work collaboratively to support organizational programmes of work as directed by Trust Board.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.