Hypertension and Maternal Medicine Lead midwife

Job summary

To manage and coordinate midwifery care for women with hypertension. Set up and establish at home blood pressure monitoring. Work collaboratively with the MDT, to ensure the service delivers high quality clinical care for women with hypertension in the outpatient, inpatient and community setting, assisting with the ongoing development of care pathways in line with national policy. To establish and line manage the maternal medicine team.

Main duties of the job

• Attend the dedicated Antenatal Hypertension Clinic and help with diagnosis, maternal and fetal investigations. Interpret results, communicate these to women and arrange follow-up as required.
• Attend the antenatal ward and co-ordinate care for women admitted with pregnancy related hypertensive complications: examination, maternal and fetal investigations liaising with lead Consultant.
• Attend the postnatal wards and ensure safe postpartum course in hypertensive mothers and advise for appropriate follow-up.
• Undertake full role of a midwife including advanced decision making, using evidenced based practice and highly developed advanced practice skills to contribute to the MDT to ensure delivery of optimum care.
• In partnership with the Lead Consultant Obstetrician, facilitate and have responsibility for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of services for women with pregnancies complicated by hypertension and other medical co morbidities, leading on midwifery aspects. Including ensuring all policy and protocol are up to date and adhered to.
• Ensure appropriate individualized care plans, incorporating antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal elements, are established.
• Provide direct midwifery care for women throughout their episode of care, coordinating their overall care plan where appropriate.
• Line manage and support the maternal medicine midwifery team providing safe, compassionate, evidence based care.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.