Risk Management Midwife

Main area Maternity Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract Fixed term: 14 months (maternity cover from 21-04-25 to contract-end-date 07-06-2026)

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref 309-UCLH-6145

Site Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College London Hospital

Town London

Salary £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period Yearly

Closing 28/04/:59

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to join the Women's Health Safety Team as the Risk Management Midwife at University College Hospital Foundation Trust on a fixed term basis.

The job role will involve collaborating with the Matron for Governance and Safety and wider multidisciplinary team to lead on locally and nationally identified risk management and improvement projects whilst supporting implementation of the national maternity agenda. The role will include developing a learning-based culture within women's health services by leading on the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) across all incident management processes and governance structures.

Main duties of the job

Your ability to identify risk, support change in clinical practice, and to maintain high standards, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential to the role, alongside knowledge and understanding of a systems-based approach to patient safety and investigations.

If you feel you are a suitably experienced candidate that would excel in this role, please submit an application.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person specification Knowledge & Qualifications

• Registered midwife
• Teaching qualified/equivalent
• Degree in health-related subject
• Recognised management qualification
• Recognised risk management qualification
• Human factors training

Experience

• Experience as a band 7 or above
• Proven track record of leadership
• Evidence of clinical competence and regular clinical practice
• Project management experience or change management
• Experience of teaching/training staff
• Experience of Group & Committee Work
• Knowledge of MBRRACE -UK, UKOSS and PMRT (Perinatal mortality review tool).
• In-depth understanding of MNSI, NHS Improvement and NHS resolution
• Knowledge of conducting Risk Assessments

Communication

• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats

Skills and Abilities

• Experience of writing Serious Incident Reports/patient safety incident investigations
• Evidence of involvement with audit and quality in clinical area.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation and creativity.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

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.

Name Nicola Hawes Job title Matron for Governance, Safety and Assurance Email address