Fetal Monitoring Midwife

Job description

Job responsibilities

To observe the Rules and Code of Conduct as laid down by the NMC.

To work in collaboration with, and support the delivery suite coordinators, the senior midwives on the antenatal wards, community, and MLU, and obstetricians, to ensure safe birth outcomes.

Be a proficient, approachable role model in addition to an expert clinician in the field of Midwifery.

To ensure effective communication has been established with parents, their families and all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality care

Initiate verbal and written reports to colleagues, carers and patients

Ability to use developed interpersonal communication skills when appropriate. Use of empathy is essential.

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.

Provide and receive routine information requiring tact and persuasive skills, or with barriers to understanding e.g. give information to women about the service or planned intervention, offering appropriate support and reassurance.

To communicate with external agencies.

Work in collaboration with the Head of Midwifery, Clinical Matrons, Ward Managers, Obstetricians, Practice Development Midwife, Maternity Risk and Governance Team, and PMAs to report and provide constructive feedback on a regular basis, whilst identifying and disseminating learning from audits, outcomes, practice and teaching sessions

Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post

Ensure the service has a structured process for escalation accordingly when concerns arise, or risks develop which is audited regularly and appropriately and findings shared at Clinical Governance meetings/audit meetings.

Facilitate and support with Practise Development lead/Obstetricians an education 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.

Review and support with current/new training packages and educational resources.

Owing to the changing nature of the service, the duties and responsibilities within posts and the obligations placed upon post holders will inevitably vary and develop. In view of this, the job description will need to be reviewed and subsequently may be altered.

Raise awareness of small for gestational age guideline and monitoring of compliance

Engage in the regional development of physiological CTG interpretation; to undertake teaching of this at Trust level.

Develop midwives' competence and confidence in undertaking intelligent intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart in low risk women as per the Trust and national guidance. Ensure staff can intelligently auscultate the fetal heart in labour and increase confidence in staff in auscultating the fetal heart intermittently.

Be innovative in approach to teaching methods and learning experiences

Provide support for staff where there are individual concerns/issues with regards to fetal surveillance.

To Lead on the implementation of the Savings Babies Lives V3, improving standards of fetal heart monitoring, interpretation, escalation, and appropriate management of care, reporting to the clinical matron for Intrapartum Care.

To identify the development and training needs around fetal monitoring within designated clinical areas according to individual needs and service requirements.

Ensure staff are assessing fetal well-being in the context of the woman's health, pregnancy, gestation and all stages of labour.

Participate in curriculum development and joint professional development activities with other agencies to maximise learning opportunities

Working with the senior midwifery team and multidisciplinary team in taking forward and shaping the future of midwifery practice in the light of the local, national and professional agenda.

Develop staffs awareness in recognising factors that could contribute to misinterpretation of cardiotocography (CTG) and impaired clinical decision making

Facilitate the orientation of fetal monitoring guidelines and practice for new members of staff

To lead the development and continuation of audit tools e.g. ATTAIN/ Fresh eyes audit.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Relevant Midwifery Degree
• Teaching qualifications of experience of mentoring students

Desirable

• Leadership qualification
• Educated to Masters level

Experience

Essential

• Leadership and management skills
• Engaged in the local Quality Improvement process with proven skills, tools and experience.
• Confident and experienced in challenging existing systems/protocols.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Evidence of learning and development in line with the NMC revalidation requirements

Desirable

• Credible inspirational leader with experience of implementing change.
• Knowledge if risk management and clinical governance
• Previous experience coordinating Delivery Suite, or recent completion of Delivery suite coordinator development programme.
• Previous experience in managing/leading change in practice
• Certification of attendance for CTG Masterclass.

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of the professional agenda in relation to the fetal monitoring and fetal monitoring training.
• Understanding of Saving babies lives care bundle V3
• Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Able to demonstrate evidence of multidisciplinary team working
• Ability to work well under pressure and demonstrate resilience
• Competent in the use of IT and computer skills, word processing and report writing
• Evidence of skills in decision making, diplomacy, negotiation and conflict resolution

Desirable

• Competent in the use of databases and spreadsheets.

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE

Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)