Job requirements
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant post registration experience
- Experience
Experience of working within Fetal Medicine
- Experience
Experience in clinical procedures specific to Fetal Medicine Unit
- Personal Qualities
Excellent communication / Interpersonal skills
- Personal Qualities
Motivated and enthusiastic
- Personal Qualities
Sympathetic and supportive attitude
- Personal Qualities
Flexibility to meet the daily needs of the job
- Personal Qualities
Supportive
- Personal Qualities
Collaborative
- Personal Qualities
Respectful
- Personal Qualities
Innovative
- Qualifications and Training
Registered Midwife
- Qualifications and Training
Degree qualification or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
Teaching/Mentoring qualification and evidence of teaching skills
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
- Qualifications and Training
Child protection training
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Can build effective working relationships with staff at all levels across different teams in the hospital and across the region (including neonatal, gynaecology, fetal medicine, delivery suite, patient safety and psychology) to co-ordinate patient care
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to work across a variety of digital platforms, and collate and analyse data for pregnancy outcomes
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Can work independently as an autonomous practitioner as well as part of the MDT and be organised in the practice environment.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Be actively engaged in service development, commissioning, and provision of complex care pathways.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Can demonstrate leadership / management Skills
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to initiate change
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to facilitate development in others
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Extended clinical midwifery skills
- Experience - Desirable
Experience in operating laser and assisting with fetoscopic laser photocoagulation and other procedures required within FMU
- Experience - Desirable
Ability to perform and interpret basic ultrasound assessment
Job overview
Do you have experience in Fetal Medicine? Are you ready to progress your leadership and management skills?
This advert is for a part time (0.8WTE) Band 7 Lead Midwife for Fetal Medicine at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be an experienced Midwife responsible for the delivery of Fetal Medicine services at St Michael's Hospital. Applicants will be existing Band 6/7 practising Midwives who will lead and work as members of the multidisciplinary team within the maternity service across Bristol and Weston. They will act as an expert resource and role model for the multi-disciplinary team, maternity service, division and trust.
Main duties of the job
- Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; administration of invasive tests and procedures.
- To have on-going responsibility for the clinical area, recognising changing priorities and implementing corrective actions to accommodate changing service needs, planning, implementing and evaluating the specialist care for antenatal clients. Along with ensuring adequate, safe staffing levels.
- Be visible, assertive, coordinating all aspects of patient care and staff management.
- To participate in the maternity Flow rota.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy
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.
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This advert is for Lead Midwife for Fetal Medicine with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.
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