Job summary
The role of the Fetal Medicine Midwife is to co-ordinate the continuity of care and support of women (their partners and families) during screening for/diagnosis of fetal anomaly and/or high-risk pregnancy.
The aim of the role is to enhance the quality and safety of care for our women, families and babies ensuring a woman/birthing person/baby centred approach to delivery of care. Work collaboratively with the lead consultants for fetal medicine and others within the multidisciplinary team to ensure women are allocated to the appropriate care pathway based on local and national guidelines. A key role for the post holder will be to support the development of the fetal medicine service and deliver training/support to the multidisciplinary team
Main duties of the job
Develop good working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team and other health care professionals.
Lead and develop services and clinical pathways working with Consultants and other MDT members to ensure continuity and consistency of care
Liaise with local and regional fetal medicine consultants and other specialist services including genetics, cardiology, oral-facial, paediatricians and blood transfusion services
Provide first line and ongoing counselling for women/birthing people and their families diagnosis of fetal anomaly.
Advise midwives on the screening options for multiple pregnancies and first trimester nuchal translucency screening and 2nd trimester screening and NIPT
Provide pre and post-screening counselling. To counsel women/birthing people following diagnosis of an abnormality and managing their care appropriately
To provide information and advice to parents related to health education to improve health outcomes
Provide education to women/birthing people, relatives and significant others e.g. writing and editing patient information literature
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- oEvidence of significant recent clinical experience in midwifery practice.
- oExperience in senior leadership at band 6 and above
- oDemonstrable achievements in developing staff, changing clinical practice and pathways of care, organisational change, quality improvement, leadership and teaching
- oIn depth knowledge relating to management of suspected anomalies detected by the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, high risk results and maternal medicine including the impact on fetal well-being
- oIn depth knowledge of national maternity challenges
- oKnowledge of quality standard setting and audit oIn-depth knowledge of midwifery policy and standards
- oRegistered Midwife
Desirable
- oExperience of leading and implementing change
- oEvidence of participation in regional and national networks
- oGenetic Counselling Qualification
- oEvidence of contribution to original research
Knowledge
Essential
- oUpholds and models the Trust values
Desirable
- oPresentation at local regional and national events
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- oEvidence of significant recent clinical experience in midwifery practice.
- oExperience in senior leadership at band 6 and above
- oDemonstrable achievements in developing staff, changing clinical practice and pathways of care, organisational change, quality improvement, leadership and teaching
- oIn depth knowledge relating to management of suspected anomalies detected by the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, high risk results and maternal medicine including the impact on fetal well-being
- oIn depth knowledge of national maternity challenges
- oKnowledge of quality standard setting and audit oIn-depth knowledge of midwifery policy and standards
- oRegistered Midwife
Desirable
- oExperience of leading and implementing change
- oEvidence of participation in regional and national networks
- oGenetic Counselling Qualification
- oEvidence of contribution to original research
Knowledge
Essential
- oUpholds and models the Trust values
Desirable
- oPresentation at local regional and national events
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
