Fetal Medicine Midwife

Job overview

This post requires a high level of experience and expertise, due to the high volume of referrals it receives and the unpredictable complexities presented to it.

The role will include both clinical and day to day responsibilities and the job description outlines some of the main areas of responsibility for the post. However, this is not an exhaustive list and is subject to change depending upon departmental requirements.

You will be required to work within the Fetal Medicine Department, which promotes the Trust’s values, objectives, priorities and high performance standards both individually and as a team. Hence, the Trust’s success is dependent on all staff to play an active role to make sure that the existing good practice is universally embedded within the organisation.

Main duties of the job

• Take responsibility for the co-ordination of consultant-led lists, ensuring that the appropriate information is attached to each patient and to assist the lead consultant or midwife in invasive procedures as required.
• To take continuing responsibility with the consultant-led lists and ensure that any antenatal care, referrals, plans of care are completed and sent to the necessary location as required.
• To support women with highly specialist information and counselling when a fetal abnormality is suspected or diagnosed.
• To be involved in the provision of counselling, specialist information and provide continuing support for women considering or undergoing termination of pregnancy for abnormality.
• For those women who are recalled following biochemical screening tests you will have to work closely with the antenatal screening service. Therefore, be able to facilitate their care appropriately within the Fetal Medicine Department.
• Responsible for sharing information of normal and abnormal results to women and their local trusts following an invasive procedure in an expeditious manner.
• To triage referrals and support administration staff in allocating women on to the appropriate lists and ensure that these women are aware of their appointments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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.