Quality and Safety Lead

Company: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Location: Sutton in Ashfield
Job Description:

Overview

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced, motivated and values-driven Quality and Safety Lead to provide senior leadership across perinatal services. This pivotal, trust-wide role will drive improvements in quality, safety, clinical governance and patient experience, empowering multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care for women, babies and families.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Deputy Head of Perinatal Services, you will lead the quality and safety agenda, ensuring robust governance, embedding learning from incidents, and meeting national and local standards.

You will work closely with senior clinical leaders, governance and patient safety teams, and external partners, including MNSI and the Coroner.

You will lead and support senior and specialist teams, oversee incident and risk processes, contribute to complex investigations, and support service improvement, transformation and assurance.

Qualifications

You will be a registered nurse / midwife with strong governance expertise, excellent communication skills and the ability to lead in complex environments. You will be committed to safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Details

Previous applicants need not apply.

Visa Sponsorship

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs – GOV.UK. Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Contact

Name: Lisa ButlerJob title: Deputy Head of MidwiferyEmail address: lisa.butler3@nhs.netTelephone number: 01623 622515

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Posted: June 23rd, 2026