Patient Safety Midwife
NHS Jobs · United Kingdom · GB
Quality Improvement
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Demand55
Career growth52
Healthcare fit44
Remote potential15
5-year outlook
Likely paid on NHS Agenda for Change banding typical of specialist midwife/governance posts, with modest progression unless moving into senior patient safety or maternity governance leadership.
Clinical license
Required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
mid
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-11-09
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United Kingdom
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you are a registered midwife wanting to move into maternity safety and governance; clinicians without NMC midwifery registration should not pursue this as a non-clinical entry point.
Who should apply
NMC-registered midwives with labour ward or antenatal experience who have led audits, incident reviews or guideline work and want a governance-based career path.
CV angle
Lead with registered midwife status and years of maternity experience, then reframe real work on incident reporting, audit cycles, risk assessments, guideline or SOP authorship, and multidisciplinary safety huddles as patient safety competence; quantify audits completed and changes implemented rather than listing clinical duties.
Skills to highlight
- Incident reporting and investigation
- Clinical audit and audit cycle management
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Guideline/policy development
- Multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement
- Root cause analysis / after-action review
- Safety report writing and presentation
- Datix or similar incident systems
Role summary
Specialist midwife post sitting within maternity patient safety/clinical governance, focused on incident investigation, risk and audit rather than routine clinical duties; exact responsibilities are not detailed in the posting text.
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