Lead Fetal Medicine and Antenatal Screening Midwife

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a registered midwife to work with the Maternity team to be our joint-lead Band 7 Midwife for Fetal Medicine and Antenatal/Newborn screening and provide the midwifery leadership of the screening teams. It is a part-time role 22.5 hrs/week

They will work in partnership to ensure that the Trust provides an exemplary screening and fetal medicine service ensuring that the National screening KPI, workign closely with the MDT.

They will provide expect knowledge and teaching to the midwifery team on all aspects of screening and fetal medicine.

They will provide direct line management of the teams, be the point of contact and support for women and birthing people with abnormal screening results. They will provide counselling and guidance to help the people under their care make informed decisions and assist in the formulation of individualised, specialist care plans

Main duties of the job

Providing midwifery support in the combined clinic, as part of the MDT including Fetal medicine doctor, neonatal consultant
Providing midwifery support at planned appointments with women attending fetal medicine appointments with known felt abnormality.
Direct line management of Newborn hearing, team, Antenatal screening and fetal medicine team
Ensuring adequate staffing so that a member of the screening/fetal medicine midwifery team is available for immediate referrals from the fetal medicine scan clinics for women with new diagnosis, provide individual support and advice to the women and their families, and make any referrals to other internal/external agencies that are required to enhance care.
Reporting notifiable abnormalities to the appropriate bodies in a prompt time-frame.
Coordinating plans of care where women are receiving care from multiple specialties/agencies and ensure all plans for woman/neonate are clearly documented and communicated with the wider maternity team as appropriate
Ensure all guidelines/policies related to this service are maintained in line with latest Local and Nationalrecommendations.
Ensuring the service in in line with KPI expectations
Collate and cleanse data, create and ensure completion of effective action plans, create reports for local and national reporting.
Present reports and chair quarterly meeting with NHS England and associated parties.

About us

Our Maternity Vision is 'Working together with women, birthing people and families to offer compassionate, supportive care and informed choice; striving for equity and excellence in our maternity service.'

The Maternity unit deliver just under 5000 babies a year. We provide care for a diverse population across West Berkshire. Part of our maternity strategy is equity in access and outcomes tackling the multiple dimensions that affect local healthcare inequalities.

The unit comprises of a delivery suite, midwife led birth centre, postnatal and antenatal wards, outpatients and Day Assessment Unit. We have a very successful home birth service, specialist teams to support vulnerable women and continuity of care teams.

We have developed a 'seeking sanctuary ' service which is a mutidisciplinary approach to providing care to pregnant women seeking sanctuary in the UK and their families. This service was presented as good practice in the NHS three year delivery plan.

We have an established joint led services for rainbow, bereavement, diabetes, fetal medicine, pre term birth.

We are strongly committed to developing our services and ensuring the those that work with us are given support and development opportunities.

Date posted

03 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

193-6883344UCGB7-LFMASM

Job locations

Ward - Maternity - Midwives

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description is included which provides more details for the role and specification.

Main Duties

To act as a midwifery specialist in the field of fetal medicine and provide clinical midwifery support in the antenatal and newborn screening programmes. Assist and advise other healthcare professionals in the care of women and children undergoing testing and diagnosis.
To actively engage and communicate with families, helping them to understand complex results of investigations and diagnosis using appropriate terminology and providing relevant written information.
Line management of Newborn/Antenatal Screening and Fetal medicine teams

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description is included which provides more details for the role and specification.

Main Duties

To act as a midwifery specialist in the field of fetal medicine and provide clinical midwifery support in the antenatal and newborn screening programmes. Assist and advise other healthcare professionals in the care of women and children undergoing testing and diagnosis.
To actively engage and communicate with families, helping them to understand complex results of investigations and diagnosis using appropriate terminology and providing relevant written information.
Line management of Newborn/Antenatal Screening and Fetal medicine teams

Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

Registered Midwife
EducatedMentorship qualification/ENB997/or equivalent to a minimum of 1st degree level/able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level/commenced degree pathway

Desirable

Leadership/management qualification

Experience

Essential

Recent experience working as a Midwife with at least 2 years experience
Significant experience of working within screening/Fetal medicine
Demonstrates experience in service development and implementation

Desirable

Previous experience of clinical audit/report preparation
Previous management/leadship experience

Skills

Essential

Enthusiasm for role
Ability to work flexible hours to meet service needs
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written

Desirable

Advanced IT skills to extract, compile and analyse complex data

Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

Registered Midwife
EducatedMentorship qualification/ENB997/or equivalent to a minimum of 1st degree level/able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level/commenced degree pathway

Desirable

Leadership/management qualification

Experience

Essential

Recent experience working as a Midwife with at least 2 years experience
Significant experience of working within screening/Fetal medicine
Demonstrates experience in service development and implementation

Desirable

Previous experience of clinical audit/report preparation
Previous management/leadship experience

Skills

Essential

Enthusiasm for role
Ability to work flexible hours to meet service needs
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written

Desirable

Advanced IT skills to extract, compile and analyse complex data

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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