Job overview

We are currently looking for a Patient Safety Midwife to join our team based at Worthing site of UH Sussex.

The role will be a job-share with our current post holder

The Patient Safety Midwife will work collaboratively with other patient safety and risk management leads within the Women and Children’s Division and Trust wide to promote a culture of safety and learning from experience and to promote best practice. They are expected to lead on monitoring, investigation and reporting of maternity related safety and risk and to proactively develop mechanisms for developing safer services. They will also provide support to the midwifery matrons for complaints and claims resolution as required.

Although based at Worthing, you may be required to cover periods of leave for the post holder at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester. 

For further information on joining our Maternity team at UHSussex please view www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/maternity-jobs

Main duties of the job

Create an environment in which effective learning from incidents can take place

Coordinate the investigation and response to clinical incidents, and serious incidents requiring investigation on behalf of the maternity services including facilitation of incident and panel reviews and feedback to staff and families

Ensure compliance with Duty of Candour requirements through monitoring and collaborative working with HOM ; Trust Patient Safety and Trust Governance

Support the senior midwifery managers and trust complaints and legal teams in co-ordination of complaints and claims requirements

Work in partnership with a range of clinicians and managers in the planning or development of the service to promote patient safety and risk

Develop robust working relationships with wider patient safety teams within the Trust and in outside organisations, such as

Cascade information as appropriate to members of the wider team through internet, team briefings, newsletters and management

Work closely with the Clinical Leads for Women’s Health and Senior Midwifery Managers to ensure information sharing regarding implementation of organisational objectives for patient

Continuous responsibility for establishing systems and standards of communication for routine, complex and potentially stressful

Attend meetings as required and act as a representative of the governance team.

Inclusion in the manager on call rota.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme  for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. 

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/