Fetal Monitoring Midwife
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Job summary
- The aim of this role is to build on the current practice of achieving healthy birth outcomes for babies who are born at Kingston Maternity Unit.
- We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Midwife with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills, who will work as, part of a multi-disciplinary fetal monitoring team, leading on improving the standard of risk assessment and fetal monitoring in line with element 4 of the Saving Babies' Lives 3 Care Bundle.
Main duties of the job
- The postholder will be a highly visible champion for safe and effective fetal heart rate interpretation through demonstration of expert clinical knowledge and practice.Education and training of maternity staff is a fundamental element of this post
- The role will support embedding our physiological approach to fetal monitoring applied to intelligent intermittent auscultation, cardiotocograph and Fetal ECG (STAN monitoring)
- There will be a strong focus on workplace learning through supporting the multi-professional team to ensure they can accurately and confidently interpret fetal monitoring. This workplace-based learning would take place in all clinical settings
- The role will involve working with the education lead for maternity to embed the knowledge and skills staff gain from our comprehensive fetal monitoring course and competency framework, into the workplace.
- The post holder will lead and facilitate a programme aimed at equipping midwives and obstetricians to increase their knowledge and competence in identifying fetal well-being, potential fetal compromise and actual fetal compromise in all clinical settings and improve clinical decision making.
- You will be joining a well-established team dedicated to the ongoing promotion of women centred personalised care in line with Better Births.
About us
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring- Safe - Responsible - Value Each Other - Inspiring
Details
Date posted
24 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,178 to £55,492 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
396-6501011-MA-SMB
Job locations
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer's website
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