Patient Safety Coordinator

In this role, you will be responsible for the organisation and co-ordination of day-to-day activities within maternity services by effective utilisation of resources. This includes prioritising the care needs of women and birthing people and appropriately allocating staff maintaining a safe service in all areas.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a role model promoting and maintaining high standards of maternity care within the department.
• Proactively contributing to the support and development of all grades of staff within the multidisciplinary team by providing professional clinical guidance and advice.
• Supporting the Head of Midwifery and matrons in the execution of their role.
• Overseeing daily service delivery by identifying operational constraints and proactively redeploying resources to meet changing service demands.
• Liaising with the community helicopter to receive an overview of community staffing levels and homebirth cover as necessary.
• Managing bed capacity and demand on the maternity unit, improving flow, and initiating use of midwifery-led discharge criteria to secure efficient use of bed space while maintaining high quality care.
• Liaising with Senior Midwives and Managers across the Maternity Department to ensure delivery of a smooth and comprehensive service, allowing maximum participation and choice for women.
• Holding the maternity sickness phone and taking the Maternity Patient Safety Coordinator role on alert.
• Escalating any concerns according to the maternity escalation policy and the regional OPEL escalation procedure, and liaising effectively with the Ward Manager or Maternity Matron to reduce concern in a timely fashion.

Expectations

All staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
• On‑site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On‑site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

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