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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-6219604UCGB7-PERIMM
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ward - Maternity - Midwives
Town
Reading
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Perinatal M&M (Morbidity and Mortality) Coordinator

Band 7

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

 

Job overview

Specialist Midwife - Perinatal M&M (Morbidity and Mortality) Coordinator

An exciting opportunity for a registered midwife to become the Perinatal M&M (Morbidity and Mortality) Coordinator  at the Trust. 

As the Band 7 lead they will responsible for leading  patient safety reviews whilst providing compassionate support for families and staff involved. 

This role will be a full time role with clinical shift to be in a clinical setting, this will ensure the post holder will maintain their midwifery competencies. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Maternity Directorate and alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to promote a culture of patient and staff safety.


To support the Senior Patient Safety Lead for Women’s services daily management of Patient Safety Incident and in the development and implementation of the clinical governance framework.


The post holder will lead on patient safety projects, for example PMRT and ATAIN and ensure evidence for corresponding CNST requirements.


The post holder will conduct thorough investigations which follow a systems learning approach and will ensure that patients and their carers/families, Trust staff and where appropriate, third parties are fully involved in the investigative process.


The post holder will be expected to work clinically e.g. in a clinical area, unit coordinating and to participate in the on-call rota.


The post holder will represent the department at local and Trust wide meetings as required.


The post holder will be working as a key member of a multi-professional team and it is therefore essential that the post holder possesses sound leadership and communication skills.

Working for our organisation

At the RBH we have a dedicated patient safety team specifically for women, birthing people and their families. To ensure families who have had a pregnancy loss or a baby/ies who was admitted to the Local Neonatal Unit (Buscot Ward) can be best supported and their safety reviews can happen seamlessly, we have developed the Perinatal M&M Coordinator role.

 

We are looking for an  experienced and enthusiastic  Band 6 midwife or Band 7 midwife who can demonstrate experience and passion in this area of care. 

 

The Maternity unit deliver just under 5000 babies a year.  The unit comprises of a delivery suite, midwife led birth centre, postnatal and antenatal wards, outpatients and Day Assessment Unit.  We have a very successful home birth service,  specialist teams to support vulnerable women and birthing people and continuity of care teams. We are strongly committed to developing our services and ensuring the those that work with us are given support and development opportunities. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Job Description and Specification for the Perinatal M&M coordinator are attached. The main responsibilities are detailed above. 

Person specification

EDUCATION

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • EducatedMentorship qualification/ENB997/or equivalent to a minimum of 1st degree level/able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level/commenced degree pathway
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership/management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant recent experience in midwifery
  • Must have recent experience at band6/7
  • Detailed experience of leadership/management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Patrick
Job title
Senior Patient Safety Lead for Women’s Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183228050