In addition to the job purpose for a community midwife this post holder will also take responsibility for the coordination and effective management of mainstreaming genomic medicine into community midwifery services including referral pathways to Genomic Medicine and delivering education and training across the region.
Work alongside Genetic Counsellors and Clinical Geneticists to improve and develop referral pathways from Community Midwifery to Genomic Medicine. Deliver training and education sessions to Community Midwives. Work as part of the Genomic Medicine clinical team to ensure pregnant patients receive the best possible care. Provide update sessions to Genomic Medicine clinical team on relevant maternity processes and procedures.
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part ofNHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG)in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
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Please refer to the job description and person specification for a detailed description of the key responsibilities of this post.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Feb 2025