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Fetal Wellbeing Midwife, Band 7 - C9318-25-0228

Gloucester

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Practice Development team at Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust in the role of Fetal Wellbeing Midwife. This is an innovative and --- role, in which the post-holder will be responsible for educating the midwives of Gloucestershire on fetal wellbeing and fetal monitoring. This will include contributing to, updating, and writing local guidelines and policies, as well as developing and delivering training sessions to the local midwifery workforce.

The role will require a small amount of clinical work (maximum of 7.5hrs/week), this would be carried out on the Delivery Suite. The post-holder therefore needs to be proficient in caring for intrapartum women and competent in clinical skills such as suturing and cannulation.

Main duties of the job

To lead on improving the standard of intrapartum risk assessment and fetal monitoring, in accordance with element 4 of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle (Version 3): Effective fetal monitoring during labour. To include Fresh Eyes and Fresh Ears processes and compliance.

To support and work with the Practice Development Midwife in developing a Programme to achieve better birth outcomes.

To Develop staff's awareness in recognizing factors that could contribute to misinterpretation of cardiotocography (CTGs) and impaired clinical decision making.

To ensure staff are assessing fetal well-being in the context of the woman's health, pregnancy, gestation and stage of labour.

To develop midwives' competence and best practice when undertaking intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart in low risk women as per the Trust guidelines.

To support the current training packages and educational resources and local fetal wellbeing competencies in partnership with the Practice Development Midwives.

To report and provide constructive feedback on a regular basis, whilst identifying and disseminating learning from audits, outcomes, practice and teaching sessions.

To act as a role model demonstrating clinical leadership and midwifery expertise.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 9,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. Maternity Services in Gloucestershire are comprised of The Women's Centre (including Gloucester Birth Unit, Delivery Suite, a mixed antenatal and postnatal ward, and Maternity Triage), Stroud Maternity and Birth Unit, Cheltenham Aveta Birth Centre, plus community midwifery hubs and antenatal clinics spanning across the county. We are proud to be able to offer choice for women and birthing people, and choice for midwives. Caring, listening and excelling are at the heart of everything we do.

Date posted

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

318-25-T0170

Job locations

Gloucester Royal Hospital

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

For further information and to apply, click on the APPLY BUTTON at the bottom of this advert, then click on CONTINUE to view the supporting documents or apply online.

Closing date for applications: 06-03-2025

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809

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