Lead Clinical Risk Coordinator - Maternity and Gynaecology

Nhsscotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Glasgow seeks a registered nurse for a clinical safety role focusing on gynaecology services. The successful candidate will attend crucial meetings, organize reviews, and ensure compliance with safety recommendations. Candidates must have active NMC registration, two years of relevant experience, and IT proficiency. This role promotes flexible working arrangements and offers an inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Live NMC pin required for consideration.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a relevant area.
• Confident in IT and able to write accurate reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for clinical safety meetings with accurate notes.
• Attend gynaecology AEOG meetings to discuss incidents.
• Organize multi-disciplinary review teams for SAER reviews.
• Ensure teams are aware of recommendations from reviews.
• Provide learning sessions about clinical risk themes.
• Develop outcomes dashboard and contribute to audits.

Skills

NMC registration

Clinical risk management

Report writing

IT proficiency

Education

Degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is: Monday - Friday (flexible).

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

Maternity and Gynaecology Services within NHS GGC are provided across three large maternity units with obstetric led labour suites – at Queen Elizabeth University hospital (QEUH), Princess Royal Maternity (PRM) and Royal Alexandra hospital (RAH) in Paisley. The three inpatient gynaecology wards provide both emergency and planned care. We also provide a wide range of gynaecology outpatient services across different sites including Stobhill hospital and the New Victoria Hospital. Maternity and Gynaecology have a shared management and professional leadership structure within the Women and Children’s Directorate of NHS GGC. We are delighted to advertise for this new clinical safety post focusing on gynaecology services. You will be a registered nurse with substantial experience in a relevant area of women’s healthcare. This role is part of a wider supportive Women’s health quality and safety team. The post holder will work closely with clinical safety midwifery colleagues, focusing particularly on gynaecology risk incidents.

Responsibilities

The Post Holder Will

• Prepare for local and GGC wide gynaecology clinical safety meetings, including the preparation of detailed and accurate briefing notes and timelines, and summarising the events to be discussed.
• Attend and contribute to weekly gynaecology and maternity AEOG (Adverse Events Oversight Group) meetings, where Serious Adverse Event Reviews (SAERs) and Local Adverse Event Reviews (LAERs) are commissioned, terms of reference are agreed and recommendations from completed reviews are finalised.
• Assist in the organisation of multi-disciplinary review teams for SAER reviews and support the chair before, during and after the meeting to coordinate the writing up of the report, develop timelines for gynaecology SAERs and LAERs and for local safety meetings.
• Ensure that the gynaecology nursing and medical teams are aware of recommendations from briefing notes, SAERs and LAERs.
• Provide insight and learning sessions for the gynaecology MDT about SAER outcomes and themes from clinical risk reviews.
• Work with the lead nurse for gynaecology, practice development and medical colleagues to devise and deliver appropriate educational responses from clinical risk reviews.
• Develop and support maintenance of the Gynaecology outcomes dashboard and contribute to national and local reporting and audits, including cancer audits.

Organisational Position

The successful candidate will be required to support a culture of continuous improvement through implementation of recommendations from risk review. You will be a registered nurse with live NMC registration and evidence of continuing professional development, educated to degree level. The postholder should have a minimum of two years’ experience in a relevant area. You will be confident and have a good grasp of IT and be able to write accurate professional reports fluently.

The interview will take place on Tuesday 3rd March.

Additional Information

Informal contact: Lead Midwife for quality, risk and governance, Alison Anderson, [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

As from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part-time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

NHSGGC-NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHSGGC recognise the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and the tenure is listed as "various", we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements and this will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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