# CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cnst-and-special-projects-lead-midwife/29d4cdf1-0137-4003-9bc4-6891367caf62 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cnst-and-special-projects-lead-midwife/29d4cdf1-0137-4003-9bc4-6891367caf62.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £63665.00 to £70887.00 - **Contract type:** 2 years (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Participation in the Midwifery Manager on call rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-10T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-27T15:07:21.685Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8334965 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8334965?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife Band 8A The CNST and Special Projects Lead Midwife will be responsible for ensuring the Project Management and effective delivery of all aspects of Maternity and Perinatal Incentive Scheme (CNST) compliance across the perinatal service. This will include supporting compliance with the requirements of the Maternal Care Bundle and the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle. Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary perinatal team, the post-holder will have overall responsibility for collating and presenting compliance evidence for CNST and ensuring that all reporting deadlines are met. The post-holder will also be required to support ad-hoc special projects, e.g. those arising from national inquiries/enquiries. The post holder is expected to work flexibly across all locations of the Trust. ### Main duties of the job - Work effectively with the Medical and Clinical Directors, the Director of Midwifery, the Head of Midwifery and the wider perinatal leadership team to ensure robust and timely evidence is provided to support CNST compliance. - Work collaboratively with the clinical, governance and education teams to ensure that all safety actions are embedded into practice and are being met. - Maintaining the audit tool used to track progression through each year’s standards and technical guidance. - Producing regular progress reports for presentation to the Trust Board by perinatal leadership team, including highlighting areas of risk/non-compliance. - Maintaining a library of all relevant evidence for final sign-off by the perinatal leadership team at the end of each CNST period. - Lead on the preparation and submission of CNST evidence and compliance returns. - Provide expert advice to the perinatal leadership team on all aspects of the Maternity and Perinatal Incentive Scheme (CNST). - Attend unit and trust meetings as required to present CNST progress reports. - Participate in the delivery of mandatory training as part of the wider clinical governance team. - Support the leads for the Maternal and Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle with demonstrating progress and on-going compliance. - Leading and/or supporting other compliance projects as required e.g. as a result of national reports/inquiries. The post-holder will be required to participate in the Midwifery Manager On Call Rota. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached detailed job description outlining responsibilities of the role and person specification. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Up to date knowledge and understanding of current National and Regulatory requirements relating to maternity, Clinical Governance issues and clinical and professional issues - Up to date knowledge of the Maternity and Perinatal Incentive Scheme (CNST) and relevant safety actions - Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice - Experience of complex report writing **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in a compliance role. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current Midwifery Registration with NMC - with significant clinical experience - Demonstrable CPD **Desirable** - Accredited management training course. - Project Management qualification or equivalent experience ### Skills/Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - Computer skills, with a robust knowledge of working with Excel spreadsheets - Experience of gathering and analysing detailed information Ability to analyse problems and implement solutions procedures - Good presentation skills - Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines / Excellent time-management - Knowledge of key NHS initiatives in relation to Healthcare Governance **Desirable** - Knowledge of risk management strategies and PSIRF ### Personal attributes **Essential** - Can conduct own projects successfully and follow through actions - Able to work flexibly - Able to demonstrate cultural awareness ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) - [jd supplementary information (pdf, 151.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1953) - [cnst and special projects lead midwife jd (pdf, 735.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10658429) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.