Patient Safety & Risk Midwife - Band 7

Patient Safety & Risk Midwife - Band 7

Location: Kettering General Hospital / Northampton General Hospital, Northamptonshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Band 7 NHS Agenda for Change

About the Role

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group is seeking an experienced and motivated Patient Safety & Risk Midwife to join the Maternity Directorate.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced Midwife with a passion for patient safety, governance, and quality improvement. Working alongside the Perinatal Safety Improvement Team and senior clinical leaders, you will play a key role in developing a proactive safety culture, supporting incident investigations, managing risk processes, and driving continuous improvements in maternity services.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of maternity quality, governance, safety, and risk management strategies

• Lead and support incident reporting, investigations, and learning across maternity services

• Promote compliance with national maternity safety standards, Duty of Candour requirements, and CQC regulations

• Analyse incident and risk data to identify trends and support service improvements

• Support the maintenance and development of the Trust Risk Register

• Chair and coordinate governance meetings, risk management groups, and safety review forums

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient safety outcomes

• Support the implementation of national, regional, and Trust-wide patient safety programmes

• Provide expert advice and leadership on governance, quality improvement, and risk management

• Participate in the clinical escalation rota, providing senior leadership and decision-making support

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent

• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Broad range of midwifery experience, including community experience

• Experience participating in audit and quality improvement activities

• Knowledge of maternity governance, risk management, and patient safety processes

• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills

• Ability to work autonomously and influence change across multidisciplinary teams

• Excellent IT and report-writing skills

Desirable

• Master's degree or working towards

• Leadership or management qualification

• Previous management experience

• Experience of implementing change and leading service improvements

• Experience of project management

• Knowledge of maternity governance assurance frameworks and external reviews

• Experience working with Midwifery Education Systems

If you are an experienced Midwife with a passion for patient safety, governance, and quality improvement, we would welcome a confidential discussion.

Please get in touch or send your CV to learn more.