Job summary
We are looking for a compassionate, dynamic, experienced, midwife, who will be committed in promoting and supporting the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle. Alongside the obstetric lead they will lead our fetal wellbeing service by nurturing an everyday culture of high qualityantenatal fetal surveillance, intrapartum risk assessments & fetal monitoring in pregnancy, labour and birth.
With transformational leadership skills and extensive midwifery experience the fetal wellbeing lead will be an integral member of the senior leadership team providing leadership, clinical guidance, and expertise across the multi-professional team. They will be responsible for a outstanding programme of education, competency assessment and service improvements strategies to meet local and national standards.
We are proud to be able to offer a variety of opportunities at ASPH and have a fantastic alongside Birth Centre, a Labour ward with a level 3 NICU, and an established continuity of care team for Complex pregnancies.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.It is a very exciting time to be joining us at ASPH and we would love to hear from you if you would like to join us on our journey in becoming an outstanding maternity service.
For an informal conversation please contact Felitta Burney-Nicoll, Interim Head of Midwifery (felitta.burney-nicol1@nhs.net)
Please see our recruitment brochure attached.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will support the delivery of strong visible clinical leadership, promoting professional advice and guidance to all maternity staff, to ensure the highest standards of woman centered care are delivered in our service.
You will provide expertise to the service and support the implementation of national policy and national guidance/ evidence in relation to fetal monitoring and achieving healthy birth outcomes.
You will work with our Quality & Safety team and lead on quality improvement strategies and assurance processes which underpin the provision of safe, effective, maternity care.
The lead midwife for fetal monitoring will link with the Pre-term birth clinic providing midwifery expertise and care.
You will be able to demonstrate a proven record of sound leadership, communication skills, management skills, courtesy and diplomacy, when dealing with colleagues and the general public.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop and maintain clinical guidelines, policies and practices to all fetal monitoring (including intermittent auscultation, antepartum CTG interpretation, the use of computerised CTGs and intrapartum continuous electronic fetal monitoring) and ensure all relevant assessments and standards are complied with to include NICE 22 guidance, underpinned by fetal physiology.
- Lead on the Implementation and embedding of all elements of SBLCB3
- Provide midwifery expertise and clinical support to the Pre-term birth clinic and clinical areas (inpatient fetal monitoring).
- Participate in the manager on-call rota
- Education, Training and Competency assessment of maternity staff who undertake fetal monitoring.
- Participate in the delivery of Emergency Skills Drills Training Education days (MDOT)
- Implementing and maintaining a system to monitor trends in relation to fetal surveillance.
- Respond to requirements for assurance, evidence submissions, general report for compliance by the LMNS and NHSE/I as required.
- Publishing a regular Fetal wellbeing Newsletter, highlighting pertinent risk management issues to all staff thus providing feedback to staff from incidents and ensuring that any lessons learnt are shared with all appropriate personnel.
Please refer to the full JD and personal specification attached for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop and maintain clinical guidelines, policies and practices to all fetal monitoring (including intermittent auscultation, antepartum CTG interpretation, the use of computerised CTGs and intrapartum continuous electronic fetal monitoring) and ensure all relevant assessments and standards are complied with to include NICE 22 guidance, underpinned by fetal physiology.
- Lead on the Implementation and embedding of all elements of SBLCB3
- Provide midwifery expertise and clinical support to the Pre-term birth clinic and clinical areas (inpatient fetal monitoring).
- Participate in the manager on-call rota
- Education, Training and Competency assessment of maternity staff who undertake fetal monitoring.
- Participate in the delivery of Emergency Skills Drills Training Education days (MDOT)
- Implementing and maintaining a system to monitor trends in relation to fetal surveillance.
- Respond to requirements for assurance, evidence submissions, general report for compliance by the LMNS and NHSE/I as required.
- Publishing a regular Fetal wellbeing Newsletter, highlighting pertinent risk management issues to all staff thus providing feedback to staff from incidents and ensuring that any lessons learnt are shared with all appropriate personnel.
Please refer to the full JD and personal specification attached for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Further Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development.
- Mentorship Qualification / experience.
- Participation in leading practice related changes.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to make decisions and solve complex problems.
- Excellent leadership, Influencing and motivational skills.
- Able to negotiate and influence at an organisational level and externally with a range of stakeholders.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience at band 7.
- Recent and extensive labour ward experience which includes competencies in fetal monitoring.
- Experience of planning, teaching/ delivering core training to multidisciplinary team
- Experience of clinical audit resulting in changes in practice.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a wider team.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Further Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development.
- Mentorship Qualification / experience.
- Participation in leading practice related changes.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to make decisions and solve complex problems.
- Excellent leadership, Influencing and motivational skills.
- Able to negotiate and influence at an organisational level and externally with a range of stakeholders.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience at band 7.
- Recent and extensive labour ward experience which includes competencies in fetal monitoring.
- Experience of planning, teaching/ delivering core training to multidisciplinary team
- Experience of clinical audit resulting in changes in practice.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a wider team.
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).
