Overview
Thank you for considering East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust as your choice of employer. The Trust is in an area with good transport links to London and the continent, and is set in beautiful countryside with easy access to many Kentish beaches and towns. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Midwife with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills to lead on improving the standard of risk assessment and fetal monitoring in line with element 4 of the Saving Babies' Lives 2 Care Bundle and safety action 8 of CNST. You will join a well-established team dedicated to the ongoing promotion of women-centred personalised care in line with Better Births. The post holder will be a highly visible champion for safe and effective fetal heart rate interpretation through demonstration of expert clinical knowledge and practice.
The Education and training of maternity staff is a fundamental element of this post. The role will support our physiological approach to fetal monitoring applied to intelligent intermittent auscultation and continuous electronic fetal monitoring. The Fetal Monitoring Midwife will be a member of our Maternity Faculty for Multiprofessional Education. They will be mentored by a consultant obstetrician and midwife with advanced expert skills in fetal monitoring and will work in partnership with the Labour Suite Lead Midwives and Consultants to ensure that care provided to mothers and babies is both safe and effective.
Responsibilities
* Lead on improving the standard of risk assessment and fetal monitoring in line with Saving Babies' Lives 2 Care Bundle element 4 and CNST safety action 8.
* Act as a highly visible champion for safe and effective fetal heart rate interpretation through expert knowledge and practice.
* Provide education and training of maternity staff in fetal monitoring and related practices.
* Support a physiological approach to fetal monitoring, including intelligent intermittent auscultation and continuous electronic fetal monitoring.
* Be a member of the Maternity Faculty for Multiprofessional Education and collaborate with the Labour Suite Lead Midwives and Consultants to ensure safe, effective care for mothers and babies.
Qualifications and Experience
* Midwife with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills and a commitment to women-centred care.
* Experience or demonstrated capability in fetal monitoring and risk assessment improvements.
About East Kent Hospitals
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is "great healthcare from great people" and our values are that people feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference. We are adopting a new way of working called "We care", which empowers frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day.
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