Fetal Surveillance Midwife - Prescot, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Prescot, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Part Time 15 hours per week. Fixed Term for 12 months


An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife and clinically credible midwife to join the Quality and Safety Team in the role as Specialist Midwife for Fetal Monitoring and Surveillance.


Applications are invited from existing Band 6 or above Midwives employed by Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for the above post.

Applicants must have substantial post qualification experience as a Midwife.


The role will include supporting staff to enhance their fetal monitoring skills; training; working with the senior team to develop a robust safety culture and acting as a role model demonstrating clinical leadership and midwifery expertise.


The post holder will work closely with the Governance Midwives to provide constructive and positive feedback on a regular basis; identifying and disseminating learning from good outcomes.


Contribute and participate in the senior midwifery bleep rota Monday-Friday between the hours of 7am-9pm (early or late shift, occasional bank holidays).

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.

Act as an advocate for women and their families and make appropriate referral where necessary.
Promote normality whilst providing antenatal, and intrapartum care, which is reflective of research-based evidence in an appropriate setting.
Liaise with other appropriate multidisciplinary and organisations for effective collaborative care as appropriate.

Promote and lead on the introduction of any new initiatives relating to fetal monitoring to ensure staff are assessing fetal wellbeing in the context of the women's individual risk assessment inclusive of her health, pregnancy, gestation and stage of labour.

Develop midwives competence in undertaking intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart in low risk women as per NICE guidelines.
Support staff in enhancing their skills in reducing risk within clinical practice.

Provide midwifery expertise, ensuring all staff both midwifery and medical are supported in their practice, including pre-registration and doctors in training.

Communicate sensitive and complex information effectively and support the care pathway.
Identify and offer appropriate services to women and babies who are high risk.
Attend Divisional meetings and provide a summary report on clinical issues.

Participate in ongoing work into the Stillbirth audit, working collaboratively with the audit leads within maternity to present the audit findings.

Participate and undertake in the development of maternity guidelines.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.


From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.


The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.


The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.


Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

  • CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
  • SAFETY that is of the highest standards
  • COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
  • SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
  • PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:


  • Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

KEY DUTIES
Act as an advocate for women and their families and make appropriate referral where necessary.
Promote normality whilst providing antenatal, and intrapartum care, which is reflective of research-based evidence in an appropriate setting.
Liaise with other appropriate multidisciplinary and organisations for effective collaborative care as appropriate.

Promote and lead on the introduction of any new initiatives relating to fetal monitoring to ensure staff are assessing fetal wellbeing in the context of the women's individual risk assessment inclusive of her health, pregnancy, gestation and stage of labour.

Develop midwives competence in undertaking intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart in low risk women as per NICE guidelines.
Support staff in enhancing their skills in reducing risk within clinical practice.

Provide midwifery expertise, ensuring all staff both midwifery and medical are supported in their practice, including pre-registration and doctors in training.

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