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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
230-32936735-SURG-WCS-A
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/09/2024 23:59

Employer heading

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Fetal Monitoring Specialist Midwife

Band 7

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel. 

 

Job overview

Job Title:  Fetal Monitoring Specialist Midwife

Hours per week: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent

Salary: £43,742-£50,056 per annum

Please note if you commence in post prior to October 2024, you will be paid in line with 2023/2024 agenda for change pay scales.

Closing Date: 23rd September 2024

Interview Date: 9th October 2024

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

#JoinTeamEliot

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

#JoinTeamEliot

Main duties of the job

Act as a clinical role model for effective clinical leadership enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives around fetal monitoring.

Work collaboratively with other professional groups to maximise development opportunities and inter - professional learning opportunities

Maximise opportunities to share good practices and innovations with colleagues locally and nationally

Contribute to the development of a learning organisation, alerting the appropriate parties to resource issues which may affect this

Identify own training and professional development needs to maintain clinical credibility

Influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the teams and wider multidisciplinary team

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’  takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:  On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus  bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Ensure that all midwives and obstetricians providing antenatal care whether on Drayton Ward.

Antenatal Clinic, Delivery Suite, triage, Maternity Assessment Unit and Community undertake the competency test in assessing fetal wellbeing.

Provide teaching and support for staff who need to repeat the competency test.

Lead weekly CTG workshops, maintaining attendance registers to ensure compliance for midwives and medical staff. Disseminate learning which emerges from workshops. 

Take a lead role with the Delivery Suite Obstetric Consultant in developing an audit form for reviewing (on a daily basis) all emergency births i.e.. instrumental and caesarean sections in the previous 24hours to include review of CTGs. Use findings of such cases for reflective practice sessions.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, full details are in the attached job description.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience as Band 6/band7
  • Audit and risk management experience.
  • Previous experience in managing/leading change in practice
  • Proficient and broad understanding of CTG interpretation and multidisciplinary training and education.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Experience in report writing.

Qualification and Professional training

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife – BSc or Degree in Midwifery.
  • ENB 997 or equivalent/mentorship qualification evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Fetal monitoring masterclass attendance (physiological CTG interpretation)
Desirable criteria
  • Masters level study or willing to work towards

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Proven Leadership skills
  • Effective communication skills both verbal and written
  • Recent labour ward experience
  • Able to manage conflict
  • Able to prioritise workload and delegate
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership course (accredited or nationally recognised)

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Team builder and team player
  • Reliable/approachable
  • Confident/assertive

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Becci Mcdermott
Job title
Women’s and Children’s Risk and Governance Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07385424708
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