Job summary

Governance Midwife

Band 7 Full Time Permanent Post

Are you passionate about patient safety and governance?

If so, please apply for this post, where you will be supported by the Lead Midwife for Clinical Governance and Risk.

Main duties of the job

Please see the main job description attached.

The post holder will support and work with the team to develop, implement, monitor, review and embed strategies and frameworks to underpin the principles of clinical governance in Women's Services; ensuring integration of Clinical Risk and Governance objectives with that of the Trust.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop , Belong and Thrive , Here .

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including: o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

Registered Midwife with current NMC registration Educated to Degree level or equivalent Mentorship qualification evidence of continuing professional development Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Desirable

Masters level qualification in related subject area or willing to work towards IT qualifications or recent training Quality Improvement Methodology Training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Evidence of effective team working Experience of leading , motivating & supporting a team Knowledge of Risk Management and Governance Knowledge and understanding of the patient safety incident framework

Desirable

Root Cause Analysis/ Incident training Report writing

Personal Attributes & Skills

Essential

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload Ability to co-ordinate and chair meetings. Ability to constantly apply analytical skills to practice Able to work effectively within the multi- disciplinary team. Conveys written information clearly and accurately to a wide range of recipients. Speaks confidently, conveying clear messages to a wide range of listeners. Ability to diffuse difficult situations and handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy Understand the need for confidentiality. Ability to manage personal emotions and stress.

Desirable

Excellent report writing skills and presentation skills Experience of working with service users to co-produce change.

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