Job overview
Part Time 22.5 hours
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to join the Maternity Governance Team. The post holder will be part of a team of senior midwives that lead on implementing governance processes, across the service, in collaboration with the Quality and Safety Matron and Deputy Director of Midwifery. The post holder will participate and lead in reviewing incidents and adhering to statutory reporting processes for serious incidents that involve MNSI, PMRT or StEIS; liaising with families to ensure that their voices are heard in the investigation process and that the service adheres to applying the principles for Duty of Candour.
The post holder will be responsible for reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating incident reports in conjunction with the senior midwifery team to ensure that timely review, investigation, and escalation occurs. Ensuring that any lessons learned are fed back to the staff involved and the service, facilitating organisational learning.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
Job description subject to change as per AfC review.
Main duties of the job
- Promote effective practice for safe service delivery.
- Be responsible for managing incident reporting ensuring relevant reviews are undertaken, incidents closed with learning disseminated
- Provide professional and managerial support in relation to clinical risk.
- Where appropriate deputise for the Quality and Safety Matron
- The post holder will assist the Quality and Safety Maternity team in achieving and maintaining high CQC standards and achieving MBRRACE recommendations, the NPSA and or any other relevant agencies.
- Identify incidents that require reporting to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) and support the reporting and investigation process for these cases.
- Participate and support the Perinatal Mortality Review Process, notifying cases and contributing to case surveillance. Drafting and reviewing reports in partnership with the Quality and Safety Matron and the Obstetric Lead.
- Coordinate Avoiding Term Admissions Into Neonatal (ATAIN) reviews in partnership with the NNU Team and ensure that maternity learning is disseminated.
- Lead in the co-ordination of directorate risk activities including Guidelines and Audit, Serious Incidents and other risk reporting; including near miss reporting, Duty of Candour, and ensuring that learning is disseminated and effective to reduce re-occurrence of event.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 17th July 2026
Closing date: 29th July 2026
Shortlisting date: 30th July 2026
Proposed Interview date: 14th August 2026 (TBC)
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work without supervision, autonomously and use own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds.
- Good knowledge of IT systems, Including, word, Excel, power point etc
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a wide range of midwifery experience.
- Ability to promote a positive and inclusive culture within teams
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within the trust and externally
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, written, and verbal skills.
- Evidence of excellent report writing skills
- Able to apply action learning and other methods to facilitate staff development
- Proven ability to influence, motivate, support and gain the respect of other health professionals.
Desirable
- Previous research and audit experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC Registration
- Evidence of degree or evidence of degree level study or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of post registration education.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Works well under pressure and has demonstrable experience of meeting project deadlines.
- Knowledge and awareness of the principles of governance in Healthcare and Maternity
- Evidence of experience and understanding of governance processes
- Evidence in the involvement in the development of guidelines and protocols.
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring.
- Demonstrates a knowledge of national reporting systems and standards relating to governance
Desirable
- Root Cause Analysis Training
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This advert is for Governance Midwife with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Prescot, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Jul 2026.
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