Maternity Governance Officer

• To facilitate the effective and timely review of incidents and their management, escalating significant incidents.
• Support staff in meeting the duty of candour requirements and to communicate with patients and their families who have been involved in a patient safety incident ensuring there is robust and ongoing communication.
• Use the Datix system to draw reports and manage incidents, including assigning actions and ensuring their completion.
• Provide data and reports for divisional and regional meetings
• To provide reports for discussion at relevant meetings and when required by divisional triumvirate and to support the escalation of new risks via the MSE Risk and Compliance process to the divisional risk register.
• To provide expertise to investigators of incidents to ensure appropriate lessons learned are identified and action taken is documented.
• To proactively monitor and coordinate all incident learning response tools/investigations to ensure the timely submission of final investigation reports to the designated meeting/group through the Patient Safety Team or divisional Senior Leadership Team as appropriate.
• Disseminate the lessons learnt from adverse events.
• To ensure the incident quality assurance process is effective and that prior to closure the entry of the incident management system is reviewed and that the level of harm is accurately recorded.
• Maintain the divisional sub Risk Register

Essential

• NHS Experience
• A good working knowledge of the administrative aspects of an electronic risk management system
• Experience of working in a demanding and fast paced environment
• Able to analyse and interpret data.
• A good knowledge of Microsoft office packages
• Ability to collate and interpret statistical information

Essential

• Able to work co-operatively as part of a team and to communicate and work effectively with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and targets
• Ability to manage own time and work with minimal supervision and deal with queries independently where possible
• Able to process sensitive information whilst maintaining confidentiality