Fetal Wellbeing Specialist Midwife

Job overview

The post holder be responsible for personal and professional development of all staff and learners within Maternity team in relation to fetal wellbeing, specifically cardiotocographs (CTGs) and Intelligent Intermittent Auscultation.

Lead and facilitate a programme aimed at equipping both midwives and obstetricians to increase their knowledge and competence in identifying fetal well-being, potential fetal compromise and actual fetal compromise in all clinical settings and to improve timely clinical decision making.

Play a pivotal role in education provision within the department. The Fetal Wellbeing Specialist will be a proficient, approachable role model in addition to an expert clinician, with a proven track record of clinical achievement.

Main duties of the job

To continue embedding and developing the current competency assessment for fetal monitoring, to assess and improve the knowledge and skills of all staff providing intrapartum and antenatal care across all maternity settings

To ensure that all midwives and obstetricians providing antenatal and intrapartum care undertake the competency assessment in assessing fetal wellbeing

Identify learning needs of staff in relation to Fetal Wellbeing. Responsible for addressing identified learning needs through the development of an action plan.

Work clinically with staff in order to facilitate the acquisition and enhancement of clinical skills and assist in the achievement of appropriate levels of competence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Providing direct clinical expertise, advice and support to staff within the clinical area in relation to fetal wellbeing.

In collaboration with other Practice Development Midwives integrate theory and practice and sustain effective partnerships with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Act as a resource for others requiring clinical knowledge and experience, offering advice and support to staff and others in the multi-professional team in clinical decision-making.

Develop management and leadership skills abilities under the direction of the Maternity Matrons and the Lead Practice Development Midwife and produce a strategy for problem solving.

Project Lead the safe implementation of a Centralised CTG system in collaboration with the Intrapartum Lead Consultant Obstetrician, the Fetal Wellbeing Consultant Obstetrician, Maternity Matrons, and Lead Practice Development Midwife. To include staff training, guideline development and implementation.