Fetal Wellbeing Midwife

Job summary

Band 7 - Fetal Wellbeing Midwife

Full Time - 37.5 Hours (Part Time will be considered)

Are you looking for a development opportunity?

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated, sensitive, forward-thinking midwife with a broad range of experience to become our Fetal Wellbeing Midwife at The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services.

The post holder will provide training and clinical support to our maternity team in fetal surveillance including fetal growth and fetal heart rate monitoring. The post holder will work closely with the Obstetric lead for fetal monitoring, and the clinical governance team to support ongoing improvement in services, driving change within practice. This role is to build on current fetal surveillance practice to achieve healthy birth outcomes for babies and mothers/birthing people and to ensure that colleagues engaged in fetal monitoring, in all clinical settings, are adequately supported via regular teaching and a regular, accessible, expert fetal well-being presence within these settings.

Closing date: 9th August 2024

Interview date: 16th August 2024

Main duties of the job

The postholder will lead on element 4 of 'Saving Babies Lives, version 3 (SBLv3) and will undertake, enforce, and audit compliance with guidelines concerning 'Fresh Eyes' (both cardiotocography (CTG) and intermittent auscultation (IA)). The post holder will also work with the wider maternity team to review, develop and maintain elements 2 and 3 of SBLv3 through guideline review, teaching and supporting colleagues, to improve outcomes for women/birthing people and babies.

The post holder will inspire confidence and innovation amongst our incredible workforce who together, ensure the women/birthing people and staff are safe, cared for and listened too. They will work collaboratively with the lead obstetrician for fetal monitoring and the senior maternity teams to provide seamless pathways of care and ensure a positive safety and team culture.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.