Perinatal Clinical Governance Lead (Neonates/Maternity) • Oxford Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPerinatal Clinical Governance Lead (Neonates/Maternity) with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford\n\n A fantastic and unique opportunity has arisen to grow your career within the Neonatal Senior Governance Team. We are looking for a highly motivated, hard-working, innovative and dynamic leader to further develop our Neonatal and Maternity governance team. You do not need to be an expert in the field to apply but must have the drive and aspiration for governance and patient safety. We are looking for applicants who would enjoy the autonomy of leading and developing a governance team and embrace cross divisional working. To improve standards of care for babies and mothers. We would advice any applicant to have an informal visit to the Neonatal Unit. o Work with the Head of Midwifery and the Obstetric and Neonatal Leads for Governance to strategically develop the full governance agenda and ensure the understanding of the team to deliver this. o Develop Risk Management initiatives and strategies by ensuring that all clinical incidents are reported by the appropriate staff in a timely manner and that lessons are learnt. o To be responsible for all aspects of the clinical governance and risk portfolio (this includes the management and investigation of incidents, management of risk specific registers, quality improvement, clinical effectiveness, audit, patient experience and NHS Resolution. o Support the Neonatal and Midwifery teams in the investigation of complaints as appropriate. o Assist with the Directorate Plan to fulfil our obligation in relation to CQC standards and the effective delivery of Patient Care Improvement Plans, thereby supporting an improvement in the organisational CQC rating by identifying and managing associated risks and issues as they arise. About us The post holder will work directly with the Senior Neonatal and Maternity team in leading the clinical governance agenda within the Childrens Directorate to enable across Division governance process with Maternity services. They are responsible for the coordination of clinical governance procedures and frameworks and for ensuring that the quality of care in the departments, patient experience, patient and staff safety and clinical effectiveness are of the highest standard, meeting shared national and local maternity and neonatal outcomes. The post holder will co-manage the perinatal clinical governance team in the further development of robust systems and processes throughout the Directorate, the NOTSSCaN Division and across Maternity in relation to clinical governance and quality, which underpins safe clinical practice and patient and staff safety. The role encompasses patient safety, risk management, oversight of complaints, quality improvement, bereavement processes, clinical effectiveness programmes and the triangulation of learning. The post holder will provide leadership, guidance, and expertise within the wider multi-professional team for both the Childrens Directorate and Maternity Directorate for clinical governance and risk management. This will include putting in place strategies and frameworks that ensure the Neonatal and Maternity service meets the Trust and NHSLA/BAPM standards for clinical governance. The post holder will report regularly and liaise with the appropriate Senior Leadership Teams on developments within the department and organisation, learning from incidents, risk management, audit, and in-service education. Key objectives: This is a senior role within the Childrens directorate working jointly with the Maternity Directorate. The post holder will: o Ensure governance and risk systems are in place across the Childrens Directorate, Neonatal department and Maternity Directorate in line with the national MatNeo safety agenda. o Work closely with the Matron(s), Midwifery leads, Neonatal and Obstetric Clinical Leads and the Midwifery/Nursing Leadership Team to ensure effective communication systems are in place. o Work closely with the Neonatal and Midwifery Leadership Team to ensure excellent standards of care, responsibility for the environment, robust infection control practices, high standards of cleanliness and compliance with national and local standards. o Act as a specialist in the field of risk within Neonates and Maternity to ensure the national recommendations from British Association Perinatal Medicine (BAPM), MBRRACE-UK: Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquires across the UK (MBRRACE), National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), NHS England guidance. o Oversee the completion of the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool o Support staff within the Directorate to deliver high-quality services to women and their families. o Coordinate and oversee a joint response to Maternity Incentive Scheme submissions. o Keep abreast of the National Agenda in regard to Patient Safety - this will include the ongoing implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and ensure dissemination of the Patient Safety Alerts and co-ordination of the responses to ensure that appropriate action plans are in place and actioned. The overall focus of the post is the continuing development of a seamless Clinical Governance and Risk Management Strategy that fosters multidisciplinary working across the Directorate. "}