Lynne Cook

Experience

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  Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Jan 1995 - now

  Supervisor of Midwives

  I am responsible for ensuring the safety of the women and babies in our care, by ensuring the correct evidenced based policies and procedures are in place and the midwives have the skills and competences to provide that care. I currently work part time for BTUH and Southend NHS Trust as a Supervisor of Midwives. I have also assisted the LSA with two Supervisory investigations and completed two supervisory investigations for external Trusts in the East of England.In December 2014 I was awarded the East of England Supervisor of the year award. Show less

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  Basildon and Thurrock hospital

  Jan 1998 - Jul 2012

  Head of Midwifery

  I was the professional lead for Midwifery within the Trust. Accountable to the Board of Directors, working strategically with the local Primary Care Trust (PCT) and the East of England Strategic Health Authority (SHA)

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  NHS Mid Essex

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2010

  Commissioner for Maternity Services

  This was a year's secondment from my role as Head of Midwifery and I was responsible for ensuring the implementation of Maternity Matters (DoH 2007) in the local maternity unit and the BAPM Guidelines into the neonatal services

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  Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Apr 2017 - now

  Obstetrics and Gynaecology Risk Manager

  Since October 2012 I started my own business as an Independent Midwifery Advisor and have completed nine pieces of work for seven Trusts in England, one for Derby CCG and one for NHS England.One in Peterborough, Norfolk and Norwich, Daren't Valley, Queen's Hospital, Watford Maternity Unit, Luton & Dunstable and Shrewsbury and Telford and from December 2013 to May 2014 I provided leadership and mentor support to an Interim Head of Midwifery in the East of England and then completed an independent review for NHS Derbyshire CCG at Derby Maternity unit.since April 2017 I have worked for Southend University Hospital Trust, 2 days a week, as a Maternity Risk Manager. Show less