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Location

Basildon, Essex | United Kingdom

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Job description

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of the team.

We are a friendly team who take's pride in nurturing a friendly and supportive environment in which to work while ensuring we deliver high quality, patient-centered care to our patients.

This role will support the Lead Midwife for Quality and Safety across Women's Health services in achieving the operational delivery of risk management across the Care Group. The post holder will have a patient centered approach and will work in such a way as to help promote an open and transparent culture that actively improves clinical safety and quality.

The Women's Health Governance Team has recently been extensively expanded and restructured to ensure that the service moving forward is high quality, standardised and aligns itself with the Trusts goals and vision.

This is an exciting time to join the MSE Women's Health Governance Team and become a valued member of the team within the new structure

You will be responsible for leading the day to day management of incidents and their review, identification and management of risk and compliance within the care group under the direction of the Lead Midwife for Quality and Safety, working collaboratively with other managers including the MSE Patient Safety and Risk and Compliance teams to deliver an effective Clinical Governance Assurance Framework.

Specifically the role will provide clinical expertise to lead on the effective and timely review of incidents and their management, risk review and reporting and supporting the regulatory compliance agenda for Women's Services. An expert knowledge of the serious incident framework, the principles of risk management and the CQC regulations will ensure regular exception reports are escalated and acted upon.

You will be a member of key governance groups and will deputise for the Lead Midwife for Quality and Safety as required. The post holder will provide line management to the Governance Coordinator.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Feb 2024

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