Perinatal Governance and Quality LeadNHS

Job summary

The post holder has a key role within the perinatal services in supporting the delivery of National and Regional safety and quality requirements including the provision of evidence and continuous monitoring of governance and quality improvements within the service.

Support perinatal services in meeting its statutory requirements and clinical governance objectives by overseeing assurance, monitoring and reporting on risk management processes, guidelines and policies, Care Quality Commission standards and regulations, regulatory initiatives and in particular lead on of compliance to National drivers and National maternity reports including Ockennden, Amos, maternity Incentives scheme and saving babies Lives etc

Main duties of the job

The post holder has a key role within the perinatal services in supporting the delivery of National and Regional safety and quality requirements including the provision of evidence and continuous monitoring of governance and quality improvements within the service.

To act as the divisional lead within the Perinatal Service to ensure an integrated approach to patient safety and embedding a safety culture and early escalation of risks and issues.

Support the Divisional Director of Midwifery and Divisional deputy Directors of Midwifery and nursing across the W+C Division to provide assurance that perinatal services meet its statutory requirements and clinical governance objectives by overseeing, monitoring and reporting on progress of national and local drivers.

Drive sustainable improvement in learning and practice.

Deliver improvements in quality and safety within maternity and neonatal services ensuring compliance with Trust, National / regional policies, guidelines and legislation.

Collaborate with the senior leadership team to enable a positive safety culture within the division, working with clinical teams to agree and ensure the maintenance of high standards of practice and behaviours.

Job description

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 10th November 2026

Closing date: 18th November 2026

Shortlisting date: 19th November 2026

Proposed Interview date: 26th November 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.