Maternity Investigator - Clinical

Salary - Agenda for Change, Band 8a - £50,952 to £57,349 plus high cost area supplement where this applies to the home location

Contracted Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week, part-time hours will be considered 

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 24th March 2024 at 11.59pm 

This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

A series of drop-in sessions will take place to discuss the role and answer questions. These will be held via Teams on Thursday 14th March at 12pm and Wednesday 20th March at 6pm.

About Us

At the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we work to improve health and adult social care in England.

Through the dedication of our expert team, we monitor health and social care services to provide England with a safe and compassionate care system, recognising when services perform well, as well as encouraging improvements and taking action over poorer care, where necessary.

One of our main commitments is to become a truly inclusive organisation and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To do so, we work with a variety of networks, including the Disability Equality Network, Race Equality Network and LGBT+ Equality Network.

The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigation (MNSI) Programme is part of a national strategy to improve maternity across the NHS in England and was moved to be hosted by the CQC on the 1st of October 2023.

The programme is part of the overall national ambition to improve maternity safety and reduce harm by 50% by 2025. The programme was fully rolled out across England by April 2019 and, in 2022, a commitment was made to continue the programme for a further five years and there are currently three years of this term remaining.

Were now looking for Maternity Investigators to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. Part-time hours will be considered.

The Benefits 

- 27 days annual leave, rising with service to 29-33 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays 

- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution 

- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day 

- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars 

- Discounted gym vouchers 

- Cycle to work scheme 

- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two! 

- Equipment for homeworking 

Why this could be a great role for you€¦

This is an incredible opportunity for a registered nurse or midwife with experience as a safety investigator, healthcare clinician or in a human factors related role to join our vital organisation.

Youll have the chance to play a pivotal role in a ground breaking programme, working at the forefront of improving maternal and newborn healthcare.

Plus, with great benefits, including flexibility for home working, professional development opportunities and a fantastic pension scheme, youll be supported in all aspects of your personal and professional life.

So, if you want to be part of a transformative initiative that is shaping the future of maternity care in England, then apply today.

What you will bring...

To be considered as a Maternity Investigator, you will need:

- A registered Nurse or Midwifery qualification with current registration

- Experience as a safety investigator or healthcare clinician or in a human factors related role

- Experience leading safety investigations, preparing reports and making recommendations

- Experience developing and delivering training and/or education to staff 

- The ability to cultivate a culture of kindness, openness and honesty when dealing with often challenging and emotive situations

- A degree level qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline

What you'll be doing...

As a Maternity Investigator, you will manage Maternity Investigation projects to improve maternity safety across the NHS in England.

Establishing the factual circumstances leading up to an incident, you will gather and analyse evidence, identify safety factors and issues that contributed to the incident being investigated and formulate recommendations and findings.

You will work with women, birthing people, carers and families who have been harmed or bereaved and with affected healthcare professionals in situations which are highly emotive, sensitive and contentious.

Using effective communication skills, you will establish a professional relationship with a family that is respectful of their needs and circumstances and allows them to express their story without judgement.

Additionally, you will:

- Work as part of a dynamic team to deliver an effective service in line with MNSIs core values

- Analyse, interpret and present highly complex and sensitive data to highlight issues and risks and support decision-making

- Ensure full potential is harnessed to inform learning and patient safety improvement

- Provide clinical nursing and midwifery advice

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact us.

Individual adjustments... 

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email.

MNSI is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

So, if youd like to join us as a Maternity Investigator, please apply via the button shown.