Total 14 quality assurance control job vacancies in chelsea sw10 9nh

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Facilitate and lead on Infection Prevention and Control yearly audit and surveillance programme. Undertake Infection Prevention and Control audits, providing initial feedback at the time of audit. Ensuring audits are completed within a specified timeframe. Using specialist knowledge, analyse and interpret trend and variations in infection prevention, cancer care and their indicators and outcomes, supporting planning and evaluation of cancer management guidelines and protocols. The post holder will act as a lead specialist in designing and setting up databases based on the IPC teams requirements.Develop and maintain high quality and highly sensitive information management systems. Demonstrates enhanced data extraction skills in order to correctly reflect/interpret information required. Produce comprehensive and complex reports to Divisions and the Infection Prevention Control Committee on audit work undertaken and the planned programmes of work recorded in the IPC Board Assurance Framework ensuring compliance to the Health and Social Care Act (2012). Maintain and support audit databases including MEG, UKHS DCS and IPC element within DHR, notably Bugsy. Must be able to establish any causes for concern and escalate these appropriately.

A Vacancy at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.


We are seeking a highly motivated automomous candidate to undertake a new and exciting role within the Infection Prevention and Control team. The candidate will be responsible for audit and surviellance work achieving the Trust and IPC directed strategies. Working with the IPC team collecting data, reviewing and reporting findings and managing the annual plan of Audit and Surviellance work.

To take overall responsibility for efficient running of the Infection Prevention and Control audit and surveillance programme and the management of the process of the infection control data requirements for the Trust, maintaining effective systems and processes.

To design and implementation of and maintenance of Infection Prevention and Control surveillance. Including but not limited to patient safety audits, environmental audits, infection prevention and control audits and hand hygiene audits.

To undertake quality control and analytical work for the IPC team, driven by the needs of key stakeholders and targets.

To provide key reports to the team and wider network to demonstrate and support trends and patterns within the Royal Marsden for infection prevention control rates.

To provide an integral service to the IPC team, through data collection and analysis, as well as providing board level reports and data sets to drive improvement across the Trust.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Day-care Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
• Facilitate and lead on Infection Prevention and Control yearly audit and surveillance programme.
• Undertake Infection Prevention and Control audits, providing initial feedback at the time of audit. Ensuring audits are completed within a specified timeframe.
• Using specialist knowledge, analyse and interpret trend and variations in infection prevention, cancer care and their indicators and outcomes, supporting planning and evaluation of cancer management guidelines and protocols.
• The post holder will act as a lead specialist in designing and setting up databases based on the IPC teams requirements.
Develop and maintain high quality and highly sensitive information management systems.
• Demonstrates enhanced data extraction skills in order to correctly reflect/interpret information required.
• Produce comprehensive and complex reports to Divisions and the Infection Prevention Control Committee on audit work undertaken and the planned programmes of work recorded in the IPC Board Assurance Framework ensuring compliance to the Health and Social Care Act (2012).
• Maintain and support audit databases including MEG, UKHS DCS and IPC element within DHR, notably Bugsy. Must be able to establish any causes for concern and escalate these appropriately.


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

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Our client are looking for active workers to help within their busy warehouse.

Duties include:
- Picking and Packing
- Wrapping
- Unloading and Loading

Due to the nature of the items, you will be lifting up to 30-50kg. so you must be happy heavy lifting.

Please Apply with your CV.
- Have previous experience working in a warehouse (in the last 6 months)
- Happy with heavy lifting due to lifting between 30kg-50kg.


A temporary to permanent position.

This is a Monday to Friday role:
You will be either starting work at 08:30 until 17:00 or 09:30 until 18:00


Paying £11.44 per hour + 28 days of annual leave.
Please note we do not accept Visa sponsorships

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification Attendance at and participation in meetings in relation to quality, audit and improvement To prepare papers for Quality & Risk Management Committee meetings and Blood Transfusion Committee meetings To assist in the organisation of external assessment visits for Blood Transfusion, Biochemistry and Haematology. Ensure that new regulatory initiatives, evolving guidelines and changes in legislation that impact on the Blood Transfusion quality system and subsequent operations are communicated to the Blood Sciences Quality Manager and Technical Leads. Promote the continuous improvement of the service through change management practice

The MHRA annually inspect hospital blood banks to assess compliance with Blood Safety and Quality Regulations and with Good Manufacturing Practice. RMH is overdue for an inspection and the Hospital Transfusion Team have been requesting additional support in maintaining and developing compliant quality protocols and practices within the Trust. A recent mock MHRA inspection identified areas requiring significant improvement for which we do not have the resource currently to resolve and so there are areas of concern and a full inspection could result in significant impact on our services and patient care if no action is taken. regulatory pressures have increased significantly over the last few years and the intention of this post is to initially support the urgent improvements in transfusion and then move to a broader remit of supporting the rest of blood sciences in meeting the requirements for the updated UKAS standards.

The post holder will work with the Blood Sciences Quality Manager and Transfusion Team to ensure the effective operation and continual development of the Blood Transfusion Quality Management System and to ensure compliance with all required national and international standards (UKAS ISO15189 and MHRA).

The post holder will also work with the Pathology Quality Manager and Lead Biomedical Scientists to support the effective functioning and development of the Pathology Quality Management System to ensure compliance with all relevant national and international standards across Biochemistry and Haematology (UKAS ISO15189). The Quality Officer will support the development of the department and improve its efficiency and the quality of the service provided.

The post holder will support and deputise for the Quality Manager in managing external assessment visits, Quality & Risk Management committee meetings, Transfusion Team and Committee meetings and participating in local quality meetings as required. The post holder will have a high level of individual responsibility and autonomy to complete the required tasks.

The key working relationships will be with staff in Blood Transfusion and the Lead Biomedical Scientists, but the post holder will also be expected to liaise with staff throughout Pathology and the Trust.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
• Attendance at and participation in meetings in relation to quality, audit and improvement
• To prepare papers for Quality & Risk Management Committee meetings and Blood Transfusion Committee meetings
• To assist in the organisation of external assessment visits for Blood Transfusion, Biochemistry and Haematology.
• Ensure that new regulatory initiatives, evolving guidelines and changes in legislation that impact on the Blood Transfusion quality system and subsequent operations are communicated to the Blood Sciences Quality Manager and Technical Leads.
• Promote the continuous improvement of the service through change management practice


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

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For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The Head of Quality and Safety is responsible for and will directly lead patient safety understanding, involvement and improvement activity and ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all patient safety processes. This includes ensuring that the organisation has effective processes in place that cross divisional structures and that this links effectively to national safety systems. This role includes supporting the organisation to ensure that the patient is at the centre of all patient safety activity. The post holder will deputise for the Deputy Director of Quality and Safety when required. They will oversee and line manage the Quality Assurance Lead, Matron for Quality Improvement and Risk & Safety Lead. They will also oversee the Emergency Preparedness workstream. Please refer to the structure chart on the following page.

Roles and responsibilities Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff. Develop and maintain communication channels, engaging all roles within the service and ensure regular updates are provided. To provide professional and operational support to the Midwifery clinical and management team in relation to Claims, Complaints, Clinical Risk and Governance initiatives and issues. Assist with the day to day maternity risk management process and strategy. Including the accurate reporting and validation of incidents onto the Datix electronic system and to ensure that the appropriate actions are taken in relation to any risks that are identified. To be responsible for ensuring incidents from the service are reported as appropriate, via the Datix reporting system. To co-ordinate, lead or delegate investigations and provide leadership and support for staff when serious incidents (SI) occur within maternity services. Contribute to the notification, and investigation using the PMRT role. Development, Planning and Organisation To be aware of national initiatives and strategies and feed these into local maternity service development. Ensure a current business continuity plan exists to support system failure and staff are fully aware of the plan. Contribute towards the planning of services to meet organisational and national targets. Ensure staff have the ability to maintain contemporaneous record in line with the Clinical Negligence scheme for Trusts (CNST) and professional standards. Clinical Responsibilities Be an active member of the relevant Clinical Governance & Risk Committees as directed and set up support systems to ensure the committees receive robust information from the Division (maternity services). To comply with all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines with regards to staff management issues. To take personal responsibility for own professional and personal development, in line with the NMC, and participate in personal performance reviews. To be highly visible and approachable to midwifery and obstetric staff, women and their families so that open and honest communication channels are created and effective assessments of care delivery and risk management can be undertaken. Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has come up for a senior midwife to join our well established midwifery team across both our sites.

The primary aim of the roleis to provide assurance that the maternity services have established guidelines, processes and procedures that facilitates ongoing plan for consistent compliance with all locally and nationally agreed quality standards based on clinical governance framework. These are in the domains of clinical audit, effectiveness, risk management, education, training and research.

The post holder will:
• Lead on monitoring standards of a range of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and patient safety activity, in liaison with other multidisciplinary professionals and functional heads within the Maternity and Quality and Safety Team with direct line management of these teams on both sites.
• Work closely with the Deputy Directors of Midwifery and Nursing, the Divisional triumvirate and the Trust Governance Team.
• Maintain strong working relationships with clinical colleagues.
• Ensure the triangulation of information and intelligence from across the Service, the division and the Trust, in order to provide leadership and direction in relation to Quality Governance, Effectiveness and Quality Improvements.
• Work in partnership with the senior obstetric and midwifery team to assist in driving forward the wider Maternity leadership, operational and strategic agendas.

Proud of our workforce

• Our 7,500 staff are recruited from local communities and around the world
• Our staff rate us second among acute trusts in London as a place to work
• Despite challenges in the NHS, our low staff vacancy rate remains significantly better than the national average
• We are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our staff with a huge support offer, including our nationally-recognised free back-up care scheme and Timewise accreditation as a flexible employer
• We love to develop our people, offering a range of development programmes and apprenticeships, with our healthcare support worker apprentices winning Apprentice of the Year for two years running
• We offer a fantastic range of salary sacrifice schemes, from season ticket loans, bicycles and vehicles, to gym memberships, home electronics and holidays

The role will provide oversight of the strategic and operational delivery of all aspects of quality assurance pertinent to the business of clinical governance in maternity that is safety centric, as well as demonstrating that good quality governance is understood and practised across all professional groups within the maternity service.

Professional
• Promote and work within the NMC Code of Conduct, Trust Policies and Professional guidelines.
• Promote evidence based practice.
• Keep professionally updated to ensure the provision of a quality service and to meet the requirements of the professional code of practice and service provision, e.g. NMC standards.
• Critically reflect on own performance through peer / team, network, clinical supervision and appraisal.
• Promote and lead respective activity e.g. clinical supervision, journal clubs etc., to enhance development.
• Delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members ensuring that the staff has the appropriate support to take on projects.
• Represent the service and contribute at the relevant Trust and Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) meetings in conjunction with the Deputy Directors of Midwifery, Gynaecology and Neonates and Director of Midwifery and Nursing.

Clinical
• Uphold a high clinical profile and take responsibility for maintaining own clinical competence with a relevant knowledge base.
• Be responsive to changing needs within the practice area in relation to local and national strategic requirements within the maternity service.
• Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and external sources.
• Provide expert advanced clinical practice and the ability to practice autonomously.
• Work with clinical colleagues to identify and develop services and ensure delivery of quality care.
• Be an effective change agent for members of the maternity staff.
• Act as an advocate for women.

Management
• Provide line management to the maternity quality and safety team (MQAS) manager and the wider team.
• Ensure training is up to date and each team member receives a high quality performance and development review each year.
• Effectively manage the allocated budget ensuring that any actual or predicted overspends are reported and investigated. You will also be expected to deliver savings and efficiencies in line with the trust’s
objectives.
• To support nursing, midwifery and other staff to ensure that where possible complaints are resolved at an informal stage.
• To ensure that collaborative links are made with other professional groups both within and outside the organisation, and to promote inter-departmental and inter-professional relations.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.


This advert closes on Thursday 5 Sep 2024

· This role will support in delivering the quality and governance risk agendas across the neonatal services in the Trust, and embed a robust performance management framework in place to deliver on all aspects of the risk management and clinical governance agendas. You will take leadership responsibility for Clinical Governance, Safety and Quality Management to ensure full implementation of the risk management strategy.
• Lead in Quality Improvements and Quality Assurance/ standards across Neonatal services, participating in National bench-marking and clinical validation as required.
• Lead on delivering Risk management strategy and Audits, which supports internal reporting and communication across the Trust and to external partners.
• Lead on compiling delegated risk reports that can be used across all professionals (local management teams, coroner, NMC, GMC, patients etc)
• Using information and learning from incidents to be proactive in developing practice, informing TNA for the service and ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of care provided.
• Responsible for feeding back to patients and staff following SI/panel investigations. Complying with the duty of candour.
• To provide professional support to the Divisional Management team in relation to clinical risk, complaints and the governance agenda.

• This role will support in delivering the quality and governance risk agendas across the neonatal services in the Trust, and embed a robust performance management framework in place to deliver on all aspects of the risk management and clinical governance agendas

• Lead responsibility for Clinical Governance, Safety and Quality Management to ensure full implementation of the risk management strategy which supports internal reporting and communication across the Trust and to external partners.

• Lead in Quality Improvements and Quality Assurance/ standards across Neonatal services, participating in National benchmarking and clinical validation as required.

• Lead on delivering Risk management strategy and Audits, which supports internal reporting and communication across the Trust and to external partners.

• Lead on compiling delegated risk reports that can be used across all professionals (local management teams, coroner, NMC, GMC, patients etc)

• Using information and learning from incidents to be proactive in developing practice, informing TNA for the service and ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of care provided within the service.



Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

• To offer professional and operational support to the Neonatal clinical team in relation to Complaints, Clinical Incidents, Risks and Governance initiatives.

• The post holder will support with implementation of the risk strategy ensuring that it complies with the Trust risk strategy and incorporates all required external influences.

• Provide advice, support and leadership to all staff within the Neonatal services with regard to Risk Management and Clinical Governance issues.

• Assist with the day to day risk management procedures including the accurate reporting of incidents onto the Datix electronic system and to ensure that the appropriate actions are taken in relation to any risks that are identified.

• To be responsible for ensuring incidents from the service are reported to the NPSA via the Datix reporting system.

• To coordinate delegated investigations and provide leadership and support for staff when Serious Incidents (SI) occur within Neonatal services.

• To ensure all guidelines are within in date and there is a process for ensuring they are all reviewed in a timely manner across the directorate

• To lead and deliver on Quality Initiatives projects ensuring they are registered and monitored appropriately

• To ensure there a clinical audit programme for the directorate and all learning is shared with the wider teams

• To actively ensure the directorate risk register is used and kept up to date

• Undertake clinical risk assessments as required and ensure that these are discussed at the appropriate forum and then escalated onto the Divisional risk register when necessary.

• Support the activities of the monthly Clinical Risk and governance forum meetings.

• To act as a clinical role model promoting professional, competent standards, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.

• To represent Neonates in Specialist Care Division on risk and clinical governance issues where required.

• To be highly visible and approachable to nursing and medical staff, children and their families so that open and honest communication channels are created and effective assessments of care delivery and risk management can be undertaken.

• To provide advice, support and professional leadership to all staff within the Division, demonstrating a responsible attitude in order to promote confidence in the service, evidenced based care and good risk management procedures.

• Work with risk lead to ensure robust communication systems across the Division and other departments as appropriate with regard to risk management.



Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.


This advert closes on Monday 19 Aug 2024

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An opportunity has arisen within the quality and assurance team at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust for a Deputy Director of Patient Safety and Clinical Assurance.

We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our cancer services. The Post holder will be an exceptional leader who can demonstrate experience of working inclusively with diverse populations, good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to think independently, challenge appropriately and work effectively as part of a team.
You will also have an in-depth knowledge of governance and assurance mechanisms and will lead on monitoring standards of a range of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and patient safety activity, in liaison with other multidisciplinary professionals and speciality leads within the Trust.
We are a dynamic and fast-paced environment, that is always evolving, improving and encourages innovation. We are committed to your career development and offer a supportive, flexible and collaborative working environment.

If you are interested in applying for this post and wish to have an informal discussion / visit, please contact the Chief Nurse – Mairead Griffin via her EA Liz Tinson – liz.tinson@rmh.nhs.uk

Closing date is the 26th April 2024 and Interviews on the 3rd May 2024

The post holder will have a leadership role, reporting to the directly to the Chief Nurse and working closely with senior leaders, clinicians and managers across the Trust to ensure that services are safe and effective. They will create an environment, which promotes and supports patient safety and high quality care. The role is responsible for the management of quality, risk and patient safety across the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. This encompasses clinical effectiveness, risk and incident management, learning from incidents and compliance.
The Deputy Director of Patient Safety and Clinical Assurance will provide strategic direction to the Trusts patient safety team providing expert advice and guidance throughout the Trust. The post holder will lead and deliver on a range of patient safety & quality projects and contributing to the wider Trust Quality Strategy, Risk Strategy and compliance with the Care Quality Commissions standards.
Advise the Trust Board of any risk, patient safety concerns which would have the potential to impact on CQC compliance requirements.
The role has direct management responsibilities of the Quality and Risk team consisting of Patient Safety, Risk, Complaints, PALS and Bereavement, Patient Information, Clinical Audit & Effectiveness, Quality Improvement, Accreditations & Compliance, Patient Experience, EPRR, Health & Safety, Document Control.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

• Take a key role in shaping the on-going direction/strategy patient safety in the Trust. Including the roll out of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
• Develop systems to ensure that strategic risks are identified and reports to the Board through the assurance framework;
• Lead the continual development of the clinical governance strategy, ensuring that each division continues to advance their clinical governance and risk management development plans and develop systems for monitoring progress through divisional boards;
• In conjunction with and on behalf of the Chief Nurse and Medical Director, be responsible for the formulation and implementation of the Trust’s strategic plans for quality, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, risk, and health & safety; including implementing NHSi/NHSEs 2019/2020 National Patient Safety Strategy.
• Provide support, expert advice and overseeing the delivery of the clinical governance work programme, implementing governance and quality objectives at Trust and divisional level;
• Ensure the quality, consistency and timeliness of clinical governance information provided to the clinical divisions, executive management team and the Trust Board is developed and improved;
• Be responsible for development of the Trust’s Risk Management Strategy, ensuring that it aligns to best practice and fosters and develops a culture of risk maturity within the Trust;
• Ensure there is appropriate training and development in place with regard to risk management for Board, senior managers and frontline staff;


This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024

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For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Take a key role in shaping the on-going direction/strategy patient safety in the Trust. Including the roll out of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF). Develop systems to ensure that strategic risks are identified and reports to the Board through the assurance framework; Lead the continual development of the clinical governance strategy, ensuring that each division continues to advance their clinical governance and risk management development plans and develop systems for monitoring progress through divisional boards; In conjunction with and on behalf of the Chief Nurse and Medical Director, be responsible for the formulation and implementation of the Trusts strategic plans for quality, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, risk, and health & safety; including implementing NHSi/NHSEs 2019/2020 National Patient Safety Strategy. Provide support, expert advice and overseeing the delivery of the clinical governance work programme, implementing governance and quality objectives at Trust and divisional level; Ensure the quality, consistency and timeliness of clinical governance information provided to the clinical divisions, executive management team and the Trust Board is developed and improved; Be responsible for development of the Trusts Risk Management Strategy, ensuring that it aligns to best practice and fosters and develops a culture of risk maturity within the Trust; Ensure there is appropriate training and development in place with regard to risk management for Board, senior managers and frontline staff;

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Kensington Wing, private maternity unit at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital as a Quality, Safety & Improvement (QSI) Midwife.

The QSI midwife will be an experienced midwife who is passionate about improving the safety and effectiveness of the maternity services. They will be proactive in sharing the learning and themes from national reports and local incidents. They strive to develop practice, informing the training needs for the service and driving the highest standards of care.

The post-holder will work alongside the NHS quality & safety team in the implementation of a robust governance framework across the service through ensuring high quality internal reporting and communication across the Trust and to external partners.

The post-holder is expected to work clinically on the Kensington Wing, supporting the teams with the provision of high quality, seamless and patient-centred care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care pathways.
• Working with the clinical teams, leadership body and NHS quality & safety team to identify, monitor and support risk issues within the department, and ensure the workforce take a proactive approach to mitigating risk and improving safety.
• Liaising with families to ensure the service complies with the duty of candour responsibilities whilst ensuring good communication throughout the investigation process and organising/facilitating debrief meetings following serious incidents.
• Working in conjunction with the senior team and Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA’s) to ensure Serious Incident reports and learning are shared.
• Demonstrating excellence in clinical practice, role modelling high quality, evidence based care.
• Championing and driving forward change in light of national and local reports, responding to incidents pragmatically and ensuring quality improvement is sustained.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.

Roles and responsibilities
• Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff.
• Develop and maintain communication channels, engaging all roles within the service and ensure regular updates are provided.
• To provide professional and operational support to the Midwifery clinical and management team in relation to Claims, Complaints, Clinical Risk and Governance initiatives and issues.
• Assist with the day to day maternity risk management process and strategy, Including the accurate reporting and validation of incidents onto the Datix electronic system and to ensure that the appropriate actions are taken in relation to any risks that are identified.
• To be responsible for ensuring incidents from the service are reported as appropriate, via the Datix reporting system.
• To co-ordinate, lead or delegate investigations and provide leadership and support for staff when serious incidents (SI) occur within maternity services.
• Contribute to the notification, and investigation using the PMRT role.
• To be able to support staff following traumatic cases.
• Risk register – complete risk assessments, as required, and ensure that these are discussed at the appropriate forum and escalated appropriately.
• Work with external agencies such as HSIB, to ensure timely reporting, uploading of information and communication.
• Support the maternity clinical dashboard and ensure it is presented at the appropriate forums and externally to commissioners.
• Support the activities of the weekly Maternity Risk meeting and monthly Maternity Forum meetings.
• Be the first point of contact for PMRT for both professionals and families.
• Ensure the service remains with PMRT timescales, recommendations and service changes.
• Ensure staff are receiving training and are knowledgeable about PMRT and other external review bodies.
• Working with Quality and Safety Lead to take responsibility for co-ordination and completion of National and local Quality and Safety audits across the service in liaison with the governance team as required. Ensure learning and outcomes are disseminated across all areas.
• To act as a clinical role model promoting professional, competent standards, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken in a responsive and inclusive manner, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward.
• Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical or mental health conditions.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.




This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Dec 2023

Roles and responsibilities Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff. Develop and maintain communication channels, engaging all roles within the service and ensure regular updates are provided. To provide professional and operational support to the Midwifery clinical and management team in relation to Claims, Complaints, Clinical Risk and Governance initiatives and issues. Assist with the day to day maternity risk management process and strategy, Including the accurate reporting and validation of incidents onto the Datix electronic system and to ensure that the appropriate actions are taken in relation to any risks that are identified. To be responsible for ensuring incidents from the service are reported as appropriate, via the Datix reporting system. To co-ordinate, lead or delegate investigations and provide leadership and support for staff when serious incidents (SI) occur within maternity services. Contribute to the notification, and investigation using the PMRT role. To be able to support staff following traumatic cases. Risk register complete risk assessments, as required, and ensure that these are discussed at the appropriate forum and escalated appropriately. Work with external agencies such as HSIB, to ensure timely reporting, uploading of information and communication. Support the maternity clinical dashboard and ensure it is presented at the appropriate forums and externally to commissioners. Support the activities of the weekly Maternity Risk meeting and monthly Maternity Forum meetings. Be the first point of contact for PMRT for both professionals and families. Ensure the service remains with PMRT timescales, recommendations and service changes. Ensure staff are receiving training and are knowledgeable about PMRT and other external review bodies. Working with Quality and Safety Lead to take responsibility for co-ordination and completion of National and local Quality and Safety audits across the service in liaison with the governance team as required. Ensure learning and outcomes are disseminated across all areas. To act as a clinical role model promoting professional, competent standards, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team. Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken in a responsive and inclusive manner, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward. Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical or mental health conditions. Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.