Quality Improvement Midwife - Deputy Practice Development
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a midwife to join our Quality Improvement Team and support our Lead Practice Development Midwife (PDM). We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual with a strong interest in education within the clinical environment. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, an exceptional track record in clinical practice, experience of interprofessional working, and the ability to teach, support, and motivate others. A positive and flexible approach is essential, and you must be an effective team player. You will assist in the development and delivery of the multi-disciplinary training programmes ensuring compliance to national reporting requirements including the Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS).
As Deputy PDM your primary role will be to support the education and development of staff within the clinical area. You will also need to be able to maintain accurate records and produce relevant reports on training activity and evaluation. In the absence of the Lead PDM, you will facilitate and lead multi-disciplinary training such as PROMPT and Mandatory Maternity Training.
The post holder will contribute the multi-disciplinary clinical audit and governance activities. They will also assist with the review of published evidence including relevant national, regional and local reports.
This role may be combined with a clinical Band 6 role - please indicate how many additional clinical hours you would be interested in in your application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the department in maintaining and improving high standards of care and achieving safety throughout the maternity footprint by working with the clinical and governance teams.o To support the maternity service in fostering an environment that is woman centred and upholds the highest standards of safety.o To work closely with clinical teams to facilitate and foster the clinical governance, risk agenda and continual quality improvement initiatives.o To understand new health care developments ensuring that midwifery practice is evidence based, cost effective and regularly benchmarked against best practice
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
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We appreciate you completing the survey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Quality Improvement:
To lead and support quality improvement projects within clinical teams
To support the develop of and maintain the audit and quality improvement plan
To undertake clinical audits
To present findings of audits undertaken at identified groups and directorate meetings
To ensure all quality improvement projects and audits are correctly registered with the audit department
Work closely with the audit department to ensure audit tools are robust and include explicit criteria relevant to each audit
To analyse the audit data and develop recommendations
To understand all national initiatives and assist in the implementation in order to influence patient care and service delivery
To be aware of and support local research projects as applicable
Develop and maintain up to date IT systems and databases relevant to your role
Clinical Effectiveness:
Maintain accurate, up to date records of all maternity guidelines
Co-ordinate the development and updating of all guidelines and patient information leaflets within the maternity footprint
Ensure policies are in the correct format and follow the appropriate approval process
Identify any gaps of non-compliance to the maternity guidelines from national standards
Where agreed recommendations are made from clinical audit relevant guidance is updated and changes in practice are implemented
To provide clinical and educational support for all levels of staff in the department
Help deliver a varied and interesting mandatory training programme
Understand national drivers influencing maternity education and how they apply to the SWFT maternity education programme
Participate in the programme of cascade training to help foster a learning culture within the workplace and embed into practice
Provide educational and project support in the clinical environment to all registered clinicians to help increase education of CTGs and peer reviewing
Provide a resource for support for the Band 5 midwifery preceptor programme
Support planning, developing and delivering the programme of work relating to the Maternity Information System throughout the Maternity Service
To ensure and facilitate in meeting the training needs of student midwives by providing a suitable learning environment and by engaging in clinical teaching where appropriate
Train staff in the use of relevant technologies as required and coach staff in the use of technology with clients/ parents
Develop and update MIS lesson plans for all users alongside the training team
Develop crib sheets for MIS users
Identify any clinical benefits and financial saving opportunities that arise from MIS
Manage user accounts ensuring the correct permissions are given
Liaise with the IT department and infrastructure engineer
Prepare draft reports and action plans for trust and local level committees as required
To provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the maternity unit to whom staff, patients and their families can turn to for assistance, advice and support
To develop good working relationships with other ward / departments / agencies within and outside the Trust, ensuring that all stakeholders understand, respect and recognise the Trusts philosophy and operational policies
Attend all meetings relevant to the post relating to governance Ensure and facilitate robust methods of evidence collection for CQC requirements
Complete clinical midwifery shifts in all areas of maternity service when required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Register Midwife with significant clinical experience
- Recognised Teaching and Assessor Qualification
- Evidence of Quality Improvement working or training
Experience
- Relevant clinical experience
- Experience of providing education or training sessions
- Quality improvement experience
Skills
- Knowledge of national initiatives within maternity
- Research / audit awareness
- Communication skills within MDT
- Able to work on own initiative and within team
- Experience of working with clinical guidelines
Personal Qualities
- Personal and professional maturity
- Good time management and able to prioritise work load.
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm
- Adaptable and flexible to the needs of the service.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/