Job summary
The post holder will provide senior midwifery leadership and specialist support to Maternity Services in the coordination, implementation, monitoring and delivery of national and local maternity safety, quality and governance standards. The post holder will have specific responsibility for leading the Trust's maternity assurance against the NHS Resolution Maternity Incentive Scheme and the Ockenden recommendations, ensuring that requirements are effectively embedded within maternity practice and that robust evidence is maintained to demonstrate compliance and assurance.

The post holder will work closely with the Obstetric Clinical Governance Lead, Director of Midwifery, Women's and Children's Risk Manager, Group Clinical Director, Senior Midwifery Team and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to provide effective oversight of maternity safety, quality and governance requirements. The post holder will support the identification of gaps in compliance, develop and monitor improvement plans, and provide timely escalation where progress or assurance is insufficient.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on the coordination and monitoring of MIS and Ockenden requirements, ensuring that evidence is accurately collated, quality assured and maintained in preparation for internal and external assurance processes. This will include working across maternity services to ensure that actions are clearly allocated, SMART, monitored and progressed, with appropriate evidence of impact and sustained improvement.
• Provide specialist oversight and assurance across key areas of maternity quality and safety, including the clinical accuracy and timely review of guidelines, policies and patient information leaflets, clinical audit programmes, quality improvement (QI) projects, risk management and learning from incidents, complaints, claims and external reviews. They will support teams to translate learning into sustainable improvements in clinical practice and monitor the effectiveness of actions taken.
• Contribute to the development of a strong culture of continuous learning, improvement, transparency and accountability across perinatal Services. They will support the dissemination and embedding of learning from MIS, Ockenden, national maternity reviews, incidents, audits, complaints and quality improvement activity, ensuring that learning is shared across the multidisciplinary workforce and translated into measurable improvements in care.

About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details
Date posted
12 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 7

Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
218-NM-B7-8219837

Job locations
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Support the Perinatal Mortality Review process, including participation in the multidisciplinary review panel, monitoring compliance with the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT) and relevant MIS requirements, and ensuring that learning and recommendations are translated into measurable improvement.
• Maintain up-to-date specialist knowledge of maternity governance, quality and safety requirements, including MIS, Ockenden, CQC standards, PMRT, PSIRF, national maternity safety initiatives and relevant national and regional guidance.
• Work autonomously within the scope of professional practice, demonstrating effective leadership, prioritisation and decision-making while recognising when issues require escalation to the appropriate senior clinical or governance lead.
• Deputise for or provide additional support to the Womens and Childrens Risk Manager, where required, contributing to the overall maternity governance, assurance and quality agenda.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of multidisciplinary training and education arising from MIS, Ockenden, audit, incidents, perinatal mortality reviews, complaints, national reports and other identified learning, ensuring that learning is effectively disseminated and embedded.
• Ensure that patient experience, equality and health inequalities data are considered alongside clinical governance information when identifying priorities for improvement and assurance.
• Lead the coordination and monitoring of maternity actions arising from the Ockenden recommendations.
• Maintain an up-to-date overview of progress against Ockenden requirements and associated maternity safety recommendations.
• Identify areas where further work or assurance is required and escalate appropriately.
• Support the development and review of maternity improvement plans arising from Ockenden and other national maternity reviews.
• Ensure learning from Ockenden is embedded within maternity policies, guidelines, education, clinical practice and governance arrangements.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Master's degree or postgraduate qualification in clinical governance, quality improvement, leadership, patient safety or related subject
• Leadership/ management qualification

Experience
Essential

• Significant post-registration midwifery experience
• Experience of maternity quality, governance or patient safety
• Demonstrable understanding of maternity risk management

Desirable

• Experience at Band 7 level or equivalent
• Experience of leading maternity safety programmes

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge and experience of CNST/Maternity Incentive Scheme requirements.
• Knowledge of Ockenden recommendations and maternity safety requirements
• Ability to interpret national standards and translate these into local actions
• Understanding of incident investigation and learning
• Understanding of risk management

Desirable

• Previous responsibility for coordinating CNST/ MIS submissions
• Experience leading Ockenden assurance
• Experience preparing evidence for external assurance
• Experience of PSIRF and/or MNSI

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrable experience of quality improvement
• Ability to identify trends, themes and areas of risk
• Demonstrable leadership skills within a multidisciplinary environment
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
• Ability to provide constructive challenge and escalate concerns appropriately
• Competent use of Microsoft Office and electronic information systems
• Ability to maintain accurate electronic evidence and assurance records

Desirable

• Formal QI methodology training
• Experience of developing dashboards or assurance frameworks
• Experience of line management
• Advanced Excel/data analysis skills
• Experience developing electronic assurance trackers

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Women's and Children's Risk Manager
Louisa Mitchell
Louisa.Mitchell@uhcw.nhs.uk
02476967396

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