Band 6 Fetal Medicine Midwife

• Promote maternal and neonatal health by providing evidence-based education, early intervention, and personalised advice that supports a healthy pregnancy, childbirth and post-natal wellbeing.
• Act as advocate for service users within the areas, to ensure a service user focused approach to the delivery of care
• Ensure service users receive high quality clinical care and a positive service user experience, having regard to their customs, beliefs and ethnicity
• Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, service users and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation /policies and procedures, health care associated infection prevention, governance including risk management and incident reporting and act without delay in the reporting and escalating of any areas of concern
• Undertake a range of physical observations appropriate to the individual's scope of practice using a range of equipment, recording, reporting and escalating findings and concerns
• Monitor service users progress, ensuring accurate records of all relevant observations and clinical assessments are kept and take appropriate action as indicated
• The named midwife and takes responsibility for providing safe and continuous delivery of care to their women and families when on duty
• Be aware of and take appropriate action in regard of deteriorating conditions, clinical emergencies, cardiac arrest, fire and major or internal incidents which affect business continuity

Essential

• *Registered Midwife on the NMC register
• *Diploma/BSc Degree in Midwifery Studies
• *Evidence of successful completion of Band 5 Preceptorship Programme and midwifery competency documentation

Desirable

• *Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) qualification
• *Mentor/Practice Assessor or Supervisor preparation (or willingness to undertake)
• *Newborn Life Support (NLS) training

Essential

• *Demonstrable post-registration experience across a range of midwifery settings (e.g. antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, community or triage)
• *Experience of delivering holistic, woman-centred care using evidence-based practice
• *Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures, with ability to recognise and escalate concerns appropriately
• *Understanding of current national and local maternity priorities, clinical guidelines and best practice
• *Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for women with a range of clinical and social needs
• *Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and contributing to coordinated care delivery
• *Awareness of risk management, incident reporting and patient safety processes

Desirable

• *Experience of attending Home Births
• *Experience of supporting women with complex needs and/or from vulnerable or socially excluded groups
• *Involvement in audit, quality improvement or service development initiatives

Essential

• *Ability to work flexibly across a 24-hour service, including weekends, bank holidays and on-call where required
• *Commitment to maintaining clinical competence and continuous professional development
• Demonstrates behaviours aligned with Trust values (Kind, Connected, Bold)