Job overview
Are you passionate and committed about making a difference to pregnant people and families? Are you eager to drive the quality and safety agenda and are you knowledgeable about the antenatal and newborn screening pathways?
We are seeking a highly skilled midwife with experience of complex antenatal care who is motivated to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver exceptional screening and fetal medicine services to join the team as the deputy antenatal and newborn screening and fetal medicine midwife. This is a band 6 role for 22.5 hours per week.
The role of the deputy specialist midwife for the Antenatal (AN)and newborn screening and Fetal Medicine service is to support the screening programme and fetal medicine service at Lancashire Teaching Hospital. If you think this might be the challenge that you are looking for then apply today.
Main duties of the job
With experience related to complex antenatal care, managing fetal abnormalities and neonatal screening programmes, the deputy lead midwife will ensure a high-quality care is provided for women and families in line with national evidence/recommendations. They will also support the implementation and oversight of any additional antenatal screening programmes as determined by the National Screening Committee and national programme standard.
They should ensure that they have a working knowledge of the failsafe processes which prompt recognition and investigation of any missed screening opportunity.
Working autonomously, the deputy specialist midwife will support the day-to-day provision of the antenatal screening services. They must be confident to discuss a large range of screening issues with women, their families, and the multi- professional team (MDT), which will inevitably include difficult and sensitive issues whist offering unbiased, impartial support and enabling informed decision making.
The deputy specialist midwife will also work collaboratively to coordinate the day-to-day provision of the complex fetal medicine cases and third trimester monitoring when complications have arisen.
Working for our organisation
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Support the delivery of a level of service which is equitable, evidence based and consistent with the recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) for Antenatal Screening.
You will utilise your midwifery expertise and enhanced experience and clinical skill in relation to antenatal pathways and to contribute to the multidisciplinary care pathway in ensuring delivery of safe care with compassion.
Act as a resource for other healthcare staff in relation to all issues related to the antenatal screening offering specialist advice.
Continuously monitor quality and effectiveness of the screening programmes, taking effective action to address issues and promote safety and quality and implement changes as appropriate. In addition the role includes:
Support the coordination of the fetal medicine service and the screening programme.
To provide high quality evidence-based care to women with complex pregnancies or whose fetus has a confirmed or suspected abnormality.
To support women with highly specialist information and counselling when a fetal abnormality is suspected or diagnosed.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
1. Registered Midwife
2. Degree in Midwifery
3. Evidence of continuing professional development
4. e-LfH Antenatal and Newborn Screening e-learning Module
Desirable criteria
5. Understanding of theories of antenatal and newborn screening
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
6. Evidence of working in complex antenatal and postnatal care
7. Understand the significance of partnership and multiagency working with women and families.
8. Experience of liaison with outside agency and partnership working
9. Ability to implement changes within practice.
10. Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance and the relevance to practice
11. Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
12. Knowledge of ethical issues
Desirable criteria
13. Experience working within a screening team or complex antenatal clinic.
14. Experience working within a fetal medicine service.
15. Haemoglobinopathy counselling
16. ARC training
17. Evidence of multi-agency working