Job summary
Band 6 Midwife - Fetal Medicine Midwife, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester
Part Time: 22.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised midwife to join our Antenatal Clinic team and Fetal Medicine Consultant. The post holder should be passionate about caring for those with complex and multiple pregnancies, be aware of national recommendations and screening programmes, and be able to foster an excellent working relationship with those who input into the care for these mothers and babies.
- To provide support for women with confirmed or suspected fetal abnormalities.
- To streamline care for women needing fetal medicine input e.g. fetal abnormalities, multiple pregnancies, those at risk of pre-term birth.
- Responsible for managing referrals to tertiary units and ensuring care pathways are followed.
Main duties of the job
What we look for:
- Experienced midwives to join our enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking team
- Someone to assist the antenatal screening team in the running of the screening programmes. This will involve supporting women who have received high chance results, were a fetal anomaly is found or are attending for termination of pregnancy
- Promote and maintain a culture of woman-centred care within the maternity service
- Help to foster a holistic multidisciplinary approach to women's care and communication
About us
Who we are: A highly motivated midwifery team, committed to providing a high standard of care, and constantly striving to deliver a memorable patient experience whilst supporting women and their families in the provision and support of the antenatal screening service, based within the maternity unit and community, including counselling women and their partners with high chance results.
About the trust:
The vision at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to provide outstanding care for every patient. We serve a population of nearly 600,000 people across Hampshire and West Berkshire as well as some people who access our specialist services from across the country.
Four core values (CARE) Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Encourage. These are in place to support of four clear objectives, provide outstanding care of patients, empowering all members of staff, sustainable growth and innovating for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical expertise and professional advice and support.
- To act as an advocate and support for parents.
- To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to help explain findings and give available information to parents, including prognosis and possible outcomes of pregnancy.
- To liaise with other specialties to coordinate the management, support, and care of families.
- To work with others to organise termination of pregnancy for those parents wishing to interrupt the pregnancy.
- To participate in prenatal and postnatal counselling as part of the wider team.
- Liaise closely with ANNB screening team and update appropriate databases for FASP reportable diagnoses.
- Responsible for organising monthly MDT meeting for fetal medicine patients to ensure care pathway is communicated among the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical expertise and professional advice and support.
- To act as an advocate and support for parents.
- To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to help explain findings and give available information to parents, including prognosis and possible outcomes of pregnancy.
- To liaise with other specialties to coordinate the management, support, and care of families.
- To work with others to organise termination of pregnancy for those parents wishing to interrupt the pregnancy.
- To participate in prenatal and postnatal counselling as part of the wider team.
- Liaise closely with ANNB screening team and update appropriate databases for FASP reportable diagnoses.
- Responsible for organising monthly MDT meeting for fetal medicine patients to ensure care pathway is communicated among the team.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife.
- Degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development.
- Provide evidence of personal and professional development.
- Champion for midwifery led care
Desirable
- Practice supervisor status.
- Training specific to fetal medicine, antenatal and newborn screening or multiple pregnancies.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice, and individual circumstances.
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of working within all areas of maternity including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care in both the acute and community settings
Desirable
- Experience within similar role
- Experience working within the Antenatal clinic environment.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the mentoring of students and induction of new staff.
- Demonstrate competence in: perineal suturing, cannulation, homebirth, epidural top ups, caring for women birthing their babies in water and in the home/birth centre setting.
- Able to demonstrate team leadership and associate ward management competencies
Desirable
- Has participated in research and audit.
- Can demonstrate evidence of involvement in service improvement.
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to understand and then convey complex information.
- Demonstrate ability to be IT literate, use of word, excel, powerpoint and NHS IT systems
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife.
- Degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development.
- Provide evidence of personal and professional development.
- Champion for midwifery led care
Desirable
- Practice supervisor status.
- Training specific to fetal medicine, antenatal and newborn screening or multiple pregnancies.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice, and individual circumstances.
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of working within all areas of maternity including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care in both the acute and community settings
Desirable
- Experience within similar role
- Experience working within the Antenatal clinic environment.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the mentoring of students and induction of new staff.
- Demonstrate competence in: perineal suturing, cannulation, homebirth, epidural top ups, caring for women birthing their babies in water and in the home/birth centre setting.
- Able to demonstrate team leadership and associate ward management competencies
Desirable
- Has participated in research and audit.
- Can demonstrate evidence of involvement in service improvement.
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to understand and then convey complex information.
- Demonstrate ability to be IT literate, use of word, excel, powerpoint and NHS IT systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
