Job overview
Please Note:
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK independently, with a visa or immigration status that allows them to fulfil the full duration and type of contract offered. The Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
The Fetal Monitoring Midwife provides expert clinical leadership in fetal surveillance and assessment to improve birth outcomes and reduce avoidable harm. The role focuses on embedding safe, evidence-based practice in antenatal and intrapartum fetal monitoring across all maternity settings.
The post holder will spend approximately 80% of their time in clinical practice, providing visible leadership, real time support, education, and assurance. As part of the senior midwifery team, the post holder will contribute to service development, safety culture, and CNST maternity safety action compliance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work daily on the antenatal, labour ward, maternity assessment unit (MAU) and the birth centre alongside clinical staff educating all levels of midwifery, obstetric staff and students about physiological CTG interpretation and intermittent auscultation.
They will contribute to the ongoing implementation and development of physiological cardiotocography (CTGs) interpretation working to develop staff awareness in recognising factors that could contribute to misinterpretation of CTGs and impair clinical decision making.
They will ensure staff are continually assessing fetal well-being in the context of the woman`s health, pregnancy, gestational age, stage of labour, intrapartum risk factor and providing a safe, robust and consistent approach to fetal monitoring.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will support the delivery, monitoring, and improvement of CNST compliance, including:
Supporting staff education and competency in fetal surveillance and CTG interpretation Contributing to audit, review, and learning from incidents, themes, and outcomes relating to fetal wellbeing Supporting assurance processes by contributing to evidence required for CNST submissions Promoting adherence to mandatory training requirements and escalation pathways
The post holder will act as a clinical resource and role model, supporting staff confidence and competence, and working collaboratively with obstetric, anaesthetic, neonatal, and risk teams to improve safety and outcomes.
Please see attached job description for further information
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant comprehensive midwifery experience
- Recent labour/antenatal ward/ triage experience
- Experience in all areas of midwifery with emphasis on recent intrapartum work
Desirable
- Ability to apply research to practice and to support changes in practice
- IT skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Effective time management for self and others
- Knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit
- Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Able to work autonomously or as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work calmly under pressure
Desirable
- CQI foundation skills
- CQI Practitioner
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Degree level or equivalent experience
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Master degree
- Evidence of physiological CTG interpretation masterclass
- NLS
- Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Qualification.
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This advert is for Fetal Monitoring Midwife with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust in Dartford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £51,657 - £58,785 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Jul 2026.
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