This post is only open to internal applicants.
Band 7
Main area: Fetal Monitoring Lead Midwife Grade Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref: 387-WC5142-HN
Site: St Michael's Hospital
Town: Bristol
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/04/2025 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
The Fetal Monitoring Lead Midwife, alongside the obstetric lead for fetal monitoring, is responsible for developing, implementing and delivering a programme of education, a competency assessment, and a culture of ongoing risk assessment and support, in relation to fetal wellbeing assessment and clinical management in pregnancy, labour, and birth.
Main duties of the job
* Develop (in line with national standards) and deliver mandatory annual fetal monitoring and Saving Babies Lives Training to all Midwives and Obstetricians practicing fetal monitoring.
* Ensure that all midwives and obstetricians providing antenatal and intrapartum care undertake the Trust approved CTG competency assessment.
* Provide enhanced teaching and additional support to staff who need to repeat the competency test to achieve and demonstrate the expected levels of knowledge, or who are identified as requiring further support through the risk management process.
* Support staff in clinical practice to consolidate clinical skills relating to fetal heart rate monitoring. Lead weekly CTG meetings maintaining an electronic database to evidence attendance registers and ensure compliance with the mandatory requirement for midwives and obstetric staff.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details of the role and responsibilities, please see the job description and personal specification document attached to this advert.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
* Communication/Interpersonal
* Ability to work as part of as well as lead a team
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Ability to prioritise and appropriately delegate
* Ability to initiate change
* Ability to facilitate development in others
* Evidence of teaching skills
* Case conference report writing
* Mobile, with the ability to travel within and around the Trust catchment area
Qualifications and Training
* Registered Midwife
* SSSA or mentorship qualification or equivalent
* Continued Professional Development course in facilitating learning in practice
* Motivation and enthusiasm
* Flexible approach to duties/shifts
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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