# Deputy Head of Perinatal Governance and Quality Improvement > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-head-of-perinatal-governance-and-quality-improvement/e884fb1c-51ab-4bbb-9b98-3c27ab92f870 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-head-of-perinatal-governance-and-quality-improvement/e884fb1c-51ab-4bbb-9b98-3c27ab92f870.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hinchingbrooke Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Head of service - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66582.00 to £77368.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Pansite working) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T11:39:27.142Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8317539 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8317539?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated leader to join the maternity senior leadership team as Deputy Head of Perinatal Governance and Quality Improvement. This key role will support the delivery of the maternity governance, patient safety and quality improvement agenda, ensuring national maternity standards, regulatory requirements and organisational priorities are met. Working closely with the Head of Perinatal Governance and Quality Improvement, the postholder will provide senior leadership for patient safety, risk management, PSIRF, quality improvement, complaints, audit, mortality review and regulatory assurance activities. The role also includes operational leadership of a number of specialist governance and education teams, supporting the continued development of a positive safety culture and the delivery of safe, high-quality care for women, babies and families ### Main duties of the job The Deputy Head of Perinatal Governance and Quality Improvement is a senior leadership role responsible for supporting the strategic and operational delivery of governance, patient safety and quality improvement across perinatal services. The postholder will provide expert leadership in risk management, PSIRF, incident investigation, complaints, audit, mortality review, patient experience and continuous improvement. The role supports compliance with national and regulatory requirements including CQC standards, NHS Resolution maternity incentive scheme, national care bundles, PMRT, MBRRACE and other national maternity safety programmes. Working alongside clinical teams and system partners, the postholder will ensure learning from incidents, audits, reviews and investigations is embedded into practice and leads to measurable and sustainable improvement. The role includes leadership and management responsibility for a range of specialist teams, including governance, clinical education, pre-registration midwifery education, risk management, professional midwifery advocacy, fetal surveillance, bereavement services, equity and experience and governance administration. The postholder will provide visible leadership, promote a positive safety culture, support workforce development and wellbeing, and ensure effective governance arrangements are in place to support the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate maternity care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team. ### 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** - Significant experience in maternity risk management and governance - Experience of collaboration with system partners - Experience of working with a wide range of staff to deliver effective risk management strategies and quality improvement. - Experience of working in, developing and implementing systems to monitor and measure quality or risk and provide required assurances - Experience of presenting and articulating governance, quality risk systems, processes and information to meetings or committees - Analysis of complex issues and evidence of dealing with these in a planned manner. - In-depth and highly developed knowledge and expertise in relation to national and local governance requirements in perinatal services - Experience of writing thematic reviews - Experience of compiling the requirements for NHSR **Desirable** - Experience of supporting maternity services during a CQC inspection - Experience of analysing the service performance against nationally required improvements - Experience of risk management in other specialties/ other sectors ### Communication **Essential** - Excellent communication skills and ability to be responsive to highly emotive conversations - Recognising when staff may require further debriefing following events ### Personal development **Essential** - Appetite to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required - Experience managing and coordinating services to maintain safety and escalate as appropriate ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Innovative approach to midwifery service - Excellent presentation and training skills - Excellent clinical skills - Ability to motivate and influence - Ability to recognise and identify themes negatively impacting on care provision - Demonstrate effective time management skills - Analytical and evaluation skills - Computer literate - Excellent verbal and written skills - Collaborative approach to working and able to communicate effectively with all stakeholders including MDT, System Partners, ICB, MNVP, Service Users & Families - Interest and appetite to support professional development of others - Ability to work on own initiative and engage with external system partners - Self-motivated, confident, assertive and diplomatic - Resilient and ability to work under pressure with set deadlines - Adaptable and flexible - Act as a role model for staff and leads with integrity ### Specific requirements **Essential** - Proficient with Microsoft office programmes and IT systems required for role - Current UK driving licence and access to transport - Able to join and fulfil the requirements of the maternity manager on call rota - Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations - Able to work flexibly, including working pattern and hours as the priorities require ### Education/Knowledge and Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Midwife - Degree in Midwifery - Mentorship qualification - Post registration management/leadership qualification - Evidence of continued professional development - Completion Quality Improvement Methodology Training/ or working towards/willing to undertake - Project management qualification/ or working towards/willing to undertake - Masters degree, working towards or relevant experience **Desirable** - Human Factors Training ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2886) - [living our values (pdf, 260.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1865) - [we are team nwangliaft (pdf, 8.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2745) - [information for candidates (pdf, 5.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2788) - [deputy head of perinatal governance & quality improvement (pdf, 445.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639596) - [deputy head of perinatal governance & quality improvement p (pdf, 161.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639597) ## 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.