Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- 2 years (Externally funded fixed term post for 2 years)
- Hours
- Full time - Monday to Friday
- Job ref
- 320-W&C-1114
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RDH
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/01/2026
Employer heading
Lead professional for Perinatal Quality, Assurance and Compliance
Band 8b
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
The lead professional for perinatal quality, assurance and compliance will work
in conjunction with the senior perinatal leadership team to develop, implement and facilitate actions for consistent compliance with all local and nationally agreed maternity and neonatal quality and safety standards.
The post holder will work collaboratively with Local Maternity and Neonatal system (LMNS), and key stakeholders to plan, monitor and evaluate the response to national maternity and neonatal reviews and requirements. This role requires a cross-organisational and multi-disciplinary team approach, building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to meet service review and safety requirements set by the Care Quality Commission, NHS Resolutions Maternity Incentive Scheme and other health regulators.
Main duties of the job
· Be responsible for the development of programmes of work to ensure that the Trust meets the outcomes set by the Care Quality Commission, NHS England, NHS Resolution (Maternity Incentive Scheme) and any other national, service-specific or local performance frameworks.
· Lead compliance tracking for local, regional and national reviews, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership.
· Working closely and collaboratively with the Women’s Services Management team to ensure effective communications systems are in place and to ensure excellent standards of care and compliance with national and local standards, and act as the lead and central point of contact for Women’s divisional quality assurance and compliance activities.
· Ensure local, regional and national reviews are integrated into key meetings on workforce, governance, MDT training, and investigations, ensuring continuous and sustainable improvements.
· Support the senior management team in quality improvement initiatives and implementation of national recommendations as well as co-ordinating internal and external reporting requirements
Closing date of applications: 08 January 2026
Interview date: 22 January 2026
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person specification
Registration and qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- First level degree of equivalent
- First level degree of equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Working towards Masters qualification
Education
Essential criteria
- Leadership management qualification
Desirable criteria
- Quality improvement qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at senior level of leading and delivering projects on time
- Experience of working with a range of external stakeholders at a senior level
- Senior experience and in depth knowledge of the perinatal and corporate governance framework
- Experience of detailed report writing for Trust board and/or sub board committees
- Experience and competence in use of national data systems
Desirable criteria
- Quality Improvement qualification
- Evidence of speaking on regional, national forums and at conferences
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley Butler
- Job title
- Head of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 785937
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