Women's and Children's Risk Manager

Job overview

Lead Quality. Drive Safety. Shape the Future.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional Women’s and Children’s Risk Manager to lead the quality, governance and patient safety agenda across maternity, gynaecology, neonates and paediatrics.

This is a high-profile leadership role for an experienced midwife who is passionate about improving outcomes for women, babies, children and families. Working alongside senior clinical and operational leaders, you will drive quality improvement, embed a positive safety culture and ensure services meet the highest national standards.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the Women’s and Children’s governance, risk and patient safety programme.
• Provide expert leadership on incident management, investigations, Duty of Candour and organisational learning.
• Develop and deliver quality improvement initiatives in line with national and local priorities.
• Lead and manage the Maternity Risk Team.
• Work collaboratively with clinical and operational leaders to embed a positive safety culture and deliver high-quality care.
• Represent UHCW at local, regional and national risk and governance networks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Quality

• To provide clinical leadership, giving highly complex advice and support to staff as required and acting as patients’ advocate at all times.
• The post holder will assist the team in achieving and maintaining high CQC standards and achieving MBRRACE recommendations, and the NPSA and or any other relevant agencies.
• Support the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigation (MNSI) reporting process
• To monitor and evaluate clinical standards within the department ensuring that clinical practices are evidence based and benchmarked against best practice locally, regionally and nationally.
• To work with staff to resolve problems for patients and their relatives and facilitate prompt remedial action where this is required ensuring staff develop the required skills to manage complaints.

Management

• To investigate and take corrective actions, referring to PMAs as appropriate, untoward incidents, accidents and complaints, in accordance with trust policies and procedures and in collaboration with the Quality Patient Safety Team, and where applicable the client.
• To ensure a debrief session and appropriate support is arranged for staff following and a Patient Safety incident.
• To lead and / or support duty of candour meetings.
• To ensure that risk management and governance processes are embedded in the department culture. Deliver training across the group raising awareness of governance.
• To provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the maternity unit to whom patients, their families and all levels of staff can turn to for assistance, advice and support.
• To line manage the maternity risk team.
• To attend local and national network and policy group meetings (including Serious Incident Review Group) and represent UHCW as appropriate.

Research and Service Development

• To participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of the maternity units strategic plan.
• To understand all national initiatives and lead in the implementation of national maternity risk and governance projects in order to influence patient care and service delivery.
• To be aware of and support local research projects as applicabl
• To support the integration of evidence informed practice among midwives across the Trust.
• To work with Obstetric colleagues taking the midwifery lead, in reviewing national guidance as it relates to midwifery care and establish programmes for auditing, implementing and evaluating change.

Corporate Governance / Risk Management

• To develop, implement and monitor systems to manage risk in the clinical area which will include the collection and analysis of statistical data.
• To ensure all Datix incident report forms are appropriately initiated and that the investigation into each incident Is completed in accordance with the Trust standards.
• To develop, implement and monitor systems to manage risk in the clinical area which will include the collection and analysis of statistical data.

Please see the attached job description for further details.

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.