Guideline & Audit Midwife

Job overview

Main duties of the job

The Guideline & Audit midwife will support the development, review and implementation of maternity guidelines, policies and associated documentation, ensuring these reflect current evidence, national guidance and local governance requirements. Working with the maternity governance team, the role will help maintain accurate records of guideline review dates, version control and approval processes.

The post holder will also support the coordination and delivery of the maternity audit programme. This will include collecting, collating and inputting audit data, supporting analysis of findings, preparing reports and helping teams to understand and respond to audit outcomes. The role will contribute to monitoring compliance with local and national standards, including relevant maternity guidance and assurance requirements.

A key part of the role will be supporting learning and improvement across maternity services. The post holder will contribute to action plans arising from audit, guideline review, incident learning and national recommendations, and will support the dissemination of learning to clinical teams. They will work collaboratively with midwifery, obstetric, governance and multidisciplinary colleagues to promote safe, consistent and evidence-based practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is an exciting time to join our maternity teams across York and Scarborough. Following our recent CQC inspection, maternity services at both York and Scarborough were rated Good across all five domains—Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. This achievement reflects the dedication, compassion and professionalism of our workforce, and our commitment to listening to women, families and colleagues to continually improve the care we provide.

You will be joining a service that has made significant progress and is proud of what has been achieved, while recognising there is still more to do. We are committed to continuous learning, innovation and improvement, building on strong foundations to shape the future of maternity care across our Trust.

This is an opportunity to be part of that journey—joining a forward-looking team that values collaboration, ambition and the voices of women, families and staff as we continue to develop and strengthen our services for the future.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

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.