Clinical Risk Senior Charge Midwife

Nhsscotland; Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, St Andrews; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Scotland is seeking a Clinical Risk Midwife for a permanent role. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring patient safety and quality of care by investigating Datix reports and conducting audits. Candidates must be experienced midwives with strong organizational skills and the ability to chair multidisciplinary meetings. This role offers an opportunity to work within a modern healthcare environment dedicated to improving childbirth experiences.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical risk management and patient safety.
• Proven ability to conduct investigations and write detailed reports.
• Must have experience chairing multidisciplinary meetings.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and evaluate Datix reports effectively.
• Conduct audits and ensure quality of care.
• Chair multidisciplinary meetings and write reports.

Skills

Clinical risk management

Investigation skills

Organizational skills

Report writing

Ability to chair meetings

Education

Registered Midwife qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Womens, Childrens and Clinical Services Directorate. The post is for a Clinical Risk Midwife on a permanent contract.

We require a dedicated experienced midwife who has a passion for patient safety and quality of care. The post holder alongside a fulltime Clinical Risk Midwife will be responsible for ensuring all Datix reports are investigated and evaluated appropriately. The post holder must have the ability to chair multidisciplinary meetings, write reports and undertake audits. Excellent organisational skills are required in addition to the ability to investigate incidents in a unbiased manner.

Our unit is modern and progressive with approximately 3000 births per year. We have an inpatient service which consists of a Consultant Led Unit, Alongside Midwife Led Unit, Induction of Labour unit, Maternity Assessment and Maternity ward. Our Outpatient services include Antenatal clinics based in both Victoria Hospital and Queen Margaret Hospital. Our Community midwives are based in Victoria Hospital, Queen Margaret Hospital and Andrews Community Hospital. In addition we have a Birth at Home team, Specialist Midwifery services which include Bereavement, Perinatal, Vulnerable in Pregnancy and Fetal Medicine. Best Start work achieved so far includes one continuity of carer team (Bethune) in addition with progressing with Transitional Care. We are currently focussing on increasing our rates of continuity of carer in the first instance.

Fife is situated on the East coast of Scotland, nestled between Edinburgh and Dundee. Fife has been the ancestral home of Scottish monarchs, world-famous for its golf and some of Scotland's best scenic attractions; the Kingdom of Fife has a distinct identity. The Forth Road and Rail Bridges are the most memorable sights on this stretch of coastline. Fife main towns are Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and St Andrews, Scotland's oldest university town, the home of the world-famous Royal and Ancient golf club. Along the coast there are the fishing villages of the East Neuk, the Fife Coastal Path can be enjoyed by recreational and serious walkers.

For further information please contact Pamela Higgins on 01592 643355 extension 29678 ([e-mail]) or Anne Mackinnon on extension 29399 or [e-mail]

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

Please note as this a part time post salary is pro rata

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Reference: 229308

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 23/12/2025

How To Apply: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/./displayjob.aspx?jobid=229706&source=JobtrainRss