NursingNetUK

Job overview

To lead quality improvement initiatives utilising Quality, Service, Improvement and Redesign (QSIR) principles on a range of service improvement initiatives within maternity services. In addition, facilitate the development of quality improvement initiatives from local and national safety recommendations including helping to progress the maternity transformation agenda. The post holder will require a high level of motivational skills and extensive experience of influencing behaviour in often challenging and complex situations. Working collaboratively within the multi professional team both within maternity services, the wider organisation and local maternity and neonatal system.

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate the development of quality improvement initiatives from local and national safety recommendations including helping to progress the maternity transformation agenda, teaching staff quality improvement skills and project outcomes and encouraging clinical staff involvement in improvements.
• Use recognised quality improvement tools and methodologies to facilitate and lead projects.
• Provide cross cover for the day to day management of audit and guideline management in the absence of the audit/guideline midwife.
• Provide status reports on the quality improvement initiatives to the Women’s Health Quality Board that includes safety and experience themes in order to identify further areas for improvement and monitoring.
• Prepare and deliver presentations at meetings and forums on the progress and action plan development.
• Organise the dissemination of QI project findings to all relevant staff within the maternity service using tools such as the QI displays in the clinical areas.
• Work effectively and facilitate collaborative working between the multi professional teams towards common shared goals, new ways of working, policy development.
• Act as a catalyst for sustainable change encouraging / facilitating collaborative working where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. 

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. 

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. 

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.