The East Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC) is looking for women and their partners who have used NHS maternity and neonatal services in the East Midlands, who would be happy to use their experiences to help improve local services.

The role will evolve as the programme develops and could include the following:

• Contribute to service improvement by sharing your experience, views and guidance at strategic meetings, networks, and events.
• Review reports, strategies, plans and material from a parent’s perspective and help produce accessible information for the public.
• Advise and advocate for others on how the programme can better serve groups and communities who experience comparatively poorer health outcomes.
• Advise how to reach wider views and/or advocating the perspectives of people, ensuring diversity of perspectives are heard.

People from all communities and backgrounds are welcome and a small participation payment and out-of-pocket expenses will be offered, including a contribution towards child-care costs.

All meetings and activities are currently online or by phone, so participants will need access to these.

This public involvement invitation is part of the East Midlands PSC Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme which is working to improve the safety and outcomes of maternity and neonatal care, by reducing variation and providing a high-quality healthcare experience for all women, and babies born in the East Midlands.

Working to contribute to the national ambitions set out in Better Births and Safer Maternity Care, the programme will focus on:

• Improving smoke-free pregnancies
• Optimisation and stabilisation of the preterm infant
• Early recognition and management of deterioration of women and babies

If you or someone you know would like to join the team working on improving local services, please download:

Covering letter and role description here

Application form here

For further information, contact Deborah Wilson on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or 07773 610741, or Michaela Thompson on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07811 020061. Applications for the role should be received by Friday 16 July 2021.