Fetal Medicine Midwife / Sonographer

• Provide ultrasound scans and report to the MDT and external agencies
• Maintain effective communication and working relationships within the team, between the team and other Health Care Professional
• Be responsible for the maintenance and development of one's own clinical skills and maintain Revalidation requirements, including attendance at trust mandatory training
• Participate in the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and management guidelines
• Lead in teaching, preceptorship and mentorship of all students and new members of staff who join the team
• Attend regular staff meetings and MDT's as required. To lead in the teaching, preceptorship and mentorship of all students and new members of staff who join the team
• Actively foster strong links within all areas of the Trust, particularly cross working within the maternity service
• Be responsible for the maintenance and development of her/his own clinical skills and CPD
• Facilitate and/or provide specialist advice and training in both midwifery and ultrasound to other clinical staff and support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service
• Participate in clinical incident reporting and facilitate changes to reduce risk
• Lead and participate in clinical audit, acting on findings and re-evaluating.
• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resources/ maintain stock control/safe use of expensive equipment such as scan machine and slave monitor

Essential

• Registered Midwife with the NMC
• Post Graduate Certificate in Obstetric Ultrasound (Fetal Medicine and DAU) Obstetric Ultrasound 1st Trimester focused course/module at post graduate level (level 7)
• Fetal Medicine Accreditation DQASS registration
• Recognized mentorship or teaching qualification

Essential

• Current clinical experience practicing within scanning environment.
• Ability to perform obstetric or gyane ultrasound scans and complete the necessary reporting mechanism
• To hold DQASS accreditation for Nuchal Translucency and Tricuspid regurgitation (Fetal Medicine only)
• Specialist knowledge in clinical specialty
• To be able to take responsibility for a clinical caseload, including decision making, use of initiative and awareness of professional limitations.
• Experience in leadership or management responsibilities
• Participation in clinical research or audit

Essential

• Knowledge of relevant National Standards and guidelines.
• Good knowledge of IT and use of keyboard skills. Able to navigate the necessary clinical systems in relation to ultrasound
• Able to manage own workload
• A positive role model

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role.
• Ability to work within a team working environment.
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
• Respectful of difficult decisions made by women and their families, displaying compassion and empathy.
• Demonstrate a high level of commitment, motivation, innovation and initiative
• Demonstrates compassion and empathy

Essential

• Able to work in a team and autonomously and organize own workload
• Confident to cope with challenging obstetric, gynae medical situations, refer on and work in conjunction with the MDT
• Assess, analyse and interpret deviation from the norm on scan and refer any identified concerns to the relevant team.
• Able to mentor, teach and assess other professionals in sonography -relevant to specialty