Job summary
An exciting opportunity has come for a Band 7 midwife to join our Band 8 midwife in supporting the service at our Chelsea site to provide a safe, robust and consistent approach to fetal monitoring, including both continuous and intermittent fetal monitoring.
Staff will also support to:
- Develop staff awareness in recognizing factors that could contribute to misinterpretation of cardiotocography (CTGs) and impaired clinical decision making.
- Ensure staff are assessing fetal well-being in the context of the woman`s health, pregnancy, gestational age, stage of labour, intrapartum risk factor.
- To participate in teaching on multi-disciplinary training days and facilitate learning opportunities following interesting case reviews.
- To undertake audits to ensure compliance with fetal monitoring guidelines.
Main duties of the job
- To support staff in providing a safe, robust and consistent approach to fetal monitoring including both continuous and intermittent fetal monitoring.
- Develop staff`s awareness in recognizing factors that could contribute to misinterpretation of cardiotocography (CTGs) and impaired clinical decision making.
- Ensure staff are assessing fetal well-being in the context of the woman`s health, pregnancy, gestational age, stage of labour, intrapartum risk factor.
- To participate in teaching on multi-disciplinary training days and facilitate learning opportunities following interesting case reviews.
- To undertake audits to ensure compliance with fetal monitoring guidelines.
Key working relation relationships
- Fetal Well-Being Lead Midwife
- Intrapartum Matron
- Labour Ward Matron
- Labour Ward Coordinators
- Obstetric Consultants
- Director of Midwifery
- Midwifery colleagues
- Practice Development Team
- Clinical Governance Team
- Women and their families
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be involved in the development and implementation of the physiological CTG interpretation guidelines, as the Trust moves from NICE based approach to physiological CTG interpretation.
- To use every opportunity to facilitate teaching learning and reflection within the clinical area
- To lead by example and empower staff in their personal and professional development in order to maintain safety in fetal monitoring within the Trust
- To work daily on the labour ward alongside clinical staff educating all levels of midwifery and obstetric staff about physiological CTG interpretation.
CLINICAL
- As the lead professional shift lead for the fetal monitoring team, work in partnership with labour ward coordinator, bleep holder, obstetric team, midwifery colleagues and women, ensuring appropriate interpretation of CTGs and appropriate care of plan is made
- To support midwives and obstetricians to ensure implementation of the new intrapartum fetal monitoring guideline
- Using specialist expert knowledge, experience and practice, continually update and develop fetal monitoring within the Trust, embedding Fresh Eyes practise in order to improve compliance
MANAGEMENT
- Ensure that all adverse clinical risks are recorded and reported using the appropriate incident reporting system and forms
- To ensure that optimal use is made of available resources to provide appropriate and effective cover
- To inform the Management team (as appropriate) about conditions within maternity services and staffing levels that may affect safe service provision
- If appropriate to the role and training to line manage staff junior to your role, with the support from the management team.
LEADERSHIP
- To act as an effective role model and demonstrate effective organisational and leadership skills, including motivation of staf
- To maintain a high profile and be seen to be in charge and fulfil management and clinical responsibilities to patients pertinent to the role, whilst promoting and providing a positive, professional leadership
- To promote and provide positive, professional leadership, including leadership of staff.
EDUCATION
- Ensure training needs of students and junior staff are met within maternity services
- Ensure that students receive adequate teaching in fetal monitoring training
- To participate in the teaching of all learners and appropriate members of staff.
- Act as a role model providing mentorship, preceptorship and support for midwives
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be involved in the development and implementation of the physiological CTG interpretation guidelines, as the Trust moves from NICE based approach to physiological CTG interpretation.
- To use every opportunity to facilitate teaching learning and reflection within the clinical area
- To lead by example and empower staff in their personal and professional development in order to maintain safety in fetal monitoring within the Trust
- To work daily on the labour ward alongside clinical staff educating all levels of midwifery and obstetric staff about physiological CTG interpretation.
CLINICAL
- As the lead professional shift lead for the fetal monitoring team, work in partnership with labour ward coordinator, bleep holder, obstetric team, midwifery colleagues and women, ensuring appropriate interpretation of CTGs and appropriate care of plan is made
- To support midwives and obstetricians to ensure implementation of the new intrapartum fetal monitoring guideline
- Using specialist expert knowledge, experience and practice, continually update and develop fetal monitoring within the Trust, embedding Fresh Eyes practise in order to improve compliance
MANAGEMENT
- Ensure that all adverse clinical risks are recorded and reported using the appropriate incident reporting system and forms
- To ensure that optimal use is made of available resources to provide appropriate and effective cover
- To inform the Management team (as appropriate) about conditions within maternity services and staffing levels that may affect safe service provision
- If appropriate to the role and training to line manage staff junior to your role, with the support from the management team.
LEADERSHIP
- To act as an effective role model and demonstrate effective organisational and leadership skills, including motivation of staf
- To maintain a high profile and be seen to be in charge and fulfil management and clinical responsibilities to patients pertinent to the role, whilst promoting and providing a positive, professional leadership
- To promote and provide positive, professional leadership, including leadership of staff.
EDUCATION
- Ensure training needs of students and junior staff are met within maternity services
- Ensure that students receive adequate teaching in fetal monitoring training
- To participate in the teaching of all learners and appropriate members of staff.
- Act as a role model providing mentorship, preceptorship and support for midwives
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous comprehensive midwifery experience
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Effective time management for self and others
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree level or equivalent experience
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Master degree
- Evidence of physiological CTG interpretation masterclass
- NLS
Experience
Essential
- Experience in all areas of midwifery with emphasis on recent intrapartum work
- Facilitate effective team working
- Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit
- Communicating effectively with women, staff and other agencies
Desirable
- Demonstrate an ability to apply research to practice and to support changes in practice as a result of clinical audit
- Experience at Band 7
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous comprehensive midwifery experience
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Effective time management for self and others
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree level or equivalent experience
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Master degree
- Evidence of physiological CTG interpretation masterclass
- NLS
Experience
Essential
- Experience in all areas of midwifery with emphasis on recent intrapartum work
- Facilitate effective team working
- Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit
- Communicating effectively with women, staff and other agencies
Desirable
- Demonstrate an ability to apply research to practice and to support changes in practice as a result of clinical audit
- Experience at Band 7
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).