# Fetal Medicine Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fetal-medicine-midwife/a5899142-c543-4547-b012-9a783585bde7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fetal-medicine-midwife/a5899142-c543-4547-b012-9a783585bde7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Birmingham Women's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum / pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Full time or part time hours will be considered - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T11:32:00.091Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maternity/Maternity-v8175054 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8175054?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bwc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Midwife **Desirable** - Minimum 3 years as Band 6 Midwife - Teaching and presentation skills ### KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Excellent knowledge of medical conditions affecting pregnancy - Experience of working within a wide range of professional groups - To be able to take responsibility for a clinical caseload, including decision making, use of initiative and awareness of professional limitations **Desirable** - To possess a basic knowledge/understanding of fetal medicine. E.g. Common fetal abnormalities , Screening/diagnostic tests , Invasive procedures/treatments, Chromosomes & genetics - Possess any knowledge/experience that will complement the fetal medicine service ### PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Good knowledge of IT and use of keyboard skills - Good hand to eye co-ordination essential for assisting in pre-natal interventions **Desirable** - Knowledge of Viewpoint 6 system - Knowledge of Badger net system - Knowledge of EPIC system - Excellent phlebotomy skills and knowledge of bloods tests performed within fetal medicine ### Possess any knowledge/experience that will complement the fetal medicine service **Essential** - Knowledge of relevant National Standards and guidelines - Awareness of Government and political influences - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Excellent problem solving and decision making skills and to be able to make appropriate decisions in an emergency - Be able to present information to a multidisciplinary team - Perform daily checklists and display good organisational skills required in the day to day running of a department - Ability to deal with difficult situations/people and reduce conflict **Desirable** - Participate in research and clinical audit Contribute to local, national guidelines and policies involved with the strategic planning of the fetal medicine service ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 864.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481232) - [ps (pdf, 808.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481233) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.