Job summary We are pleased to be able to offer part time hours fora band 6 midwife to join the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Team at Wexham Park Hospital. The successful applicant will join the team of Specialist Midwives to ensure that the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes are delivered safely and effectively within the service at Frimley Health. We work closely with NHS England's regional screening and immunisation teams and also support the maternal and neonatal immunisation service within our organisation. In addition, this role requires the individual to work with the wider multidisciplinary team including specialist fetal medicine consultants, sexual health services, gastroenterology services and tertiary Fetal Medicine and genetic Services. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as this is a very busy but unique role that will allow the successful applicant to develop skills in the management of service that affects all areas of maternity care. Computer Literacy skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office packages including Word, Publisher, Excel and PowerPoint are essential for this role. Previous applicants need not apply. Main duties of the job The main duties of this role are to support the Antenatal Screening Coordinator and specialist Midwives to deliver the NHSE antenatal and Newborn screening programmes. The team deal with a range of issues including: Supporting women to discuss and make choices during pregnancy when there are additional concerns. Counselling women and couples about high chance screening results Coordinating care for women with positive infectious disease screening results, HIV, Syphilis and hepatitis. Support parents and coordinate multidisciplinary care for babies with known fetal abnormalities and babies with suspected chromosome abnormalities including supporting parents to make choices to continue or terminate the pregnancy. Capture and maintain extensive data which is required to track our population and monitor performance in line with national standards. About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties Date posted 18 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,205 to £47,084 a year pa incl HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 151-SR207-A Job locations Wexham Park Hospital Wexham Street Slough SL2 4HL Job description Job responsibilities The successful applicant will be an experienced Midwife, required to work independently and as part of a close knit team. They will be compassionate and non-judgemental offering a sensitive approach to difficult conversations. The post holder will need to have good computer literacy skills including good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. This is a fantastic opportunity for midwives to extend their expertise, develop specialist knowledge and access further education. Job description Job responsibilities The successful applicant will be an experienced Midwife, required to work independently and as part of a close knit team. They will be compassionate and non-judgemental offering a sensitive approach to difficult conversations. The post holder will need to have good computer literacy skills including good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. This is a fantastic opportunity for midwives to extend their expertise, develop specialist knowledge and access further education. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Midwife Desirable Counselling certificate Mentorship Experience Essential IT literate - experience with MS office experience of teaching and presenting Desirable Experience of assisting with diagnostic tests Experience workng in community and delivering screening programmes Knowledge Essential Knowledge of Antenatal diagnostic testing Desirable Knowledge of antenatal screening programmes Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Midwife Desirable Counselling certificate Mentorship Experience Essential IT literate - experience with MS office experience of teaching and presenting Desirable Experience of assisting with diagnostic tests Experience workng in community and delivering screening programmes Knowledge Essential Knowledge of Antenatal diagnostic testing Desirable Knowledge of antenatal screening programmes 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). 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. 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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Wexham Park Hospital Wexham Street Slough SL2 4HL Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)