# NIPE Lead Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nipe-lead-midwife/d317aba6-8c3a-4130-912e-291ce350c1ce - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nipe-lead-midwife/d317aba6-8c3a-4130-912e-291ce350c1ce.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Peter's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 pa inc. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T11:40:49.343Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Chertsey/Ashford_St_Peters_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Womens_Health_Paediatrics/Womens_Health_Paediatrics-v8288102 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8288102?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for providing a service that ensures that all babies born at Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust or at home have a Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) undertaken within 72 hours of birth and that we are compliant with national Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).The postholder will carry out daily NIPE clinics within the hospital setting and record the outcomes as per local requirements. The post holder will undertake NIPE clinics and roster the gaps to ensure a 7 days a week service is in operation (including bank holidays). The post holder will facilitate the development of all staff through teaching, update days and empowerment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to JD attached for full job description. The post holder will be a registered Midwife who will be required to co-ordinate the NIPE service at Ashford & St Peters NHS Trust in line with the National Screening standards. The NIPE lead midwife will be responsible for the management and delivery of the NIPE programme and will provide clinical expertise and support in all clinical areas. The NIPE lead will oversee all NIPE qualified midwives in relation to the NIPE screening programme. The NIPE midwife will monitor the overall performance against the S4N NIPE programme and will maintain an oversight of the programme, ensuring a failsafe is in place for all babies born at this unit or returning to our catchment area. The NIPE lead midwife will ensure that appropriate monitoring and reporting of KPI data is maintained to inform and update the National Screening Programme database as required identifying gaps and creating appropriate action plans. The midwife will be required to participate in all relevant screening meetings held within the division and across the MDT. The post holder may be asked to work throughout the maternity unit in areas other than the Postnatal ward/NIPE clinic as required to support staff and service delivery. Develop an orientation programmes with CPE which familiarise new members of staff with the organisational and clinical demands of the unit and teams. Organise and facilitate NIPE refresher and update study days for Midwives and ANNPs, with support from the CPE team and a named Paediatric Consultant. Maintain a register of competence to ensure all staff undertaking NIPE examinations remain compliant with required training and competency standards.. Monitor mandatory training requirements of NIPE trained midwives including any E-learning packages. Ensure the trust is maintaining the national standards/frameworks in relation to the NIPE examination & referrals. The lead midwife will be responsible for all standards of NIPE screening set by the National Screening committee and will ensure it is adhered to and maintained. Facilitate the development of all staff including junior medical staff and Midwives undertaking the NIPE course through teaching, assessing and empowerment. Ensure that all staff undertaking NIPE have access to the SN4 system, updating access and passwords as required. Maintain and utilise stores and equipment appropriately alongside communicating when equipment faults or the lack of available resources may compromise the quality of care. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to influence clinical practice and achieve organisational change through effective stakeholder engagement. - Analytical and problem solving skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of patient safety, incident investigation and quality improvement methodologies - Knowledge of NHS England screening assurance processes and quality assurance requirements ### Essential Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal settings including NIPE practice - Experience of communicating complex information to multi-disciplinary teams, governance forums and senior stakeholders. **Desirable** - Evidence of leading service improvement and audits and implementing change ### Attitude, Behaviour and Values **Essential** - Puts patients first and delivers excellent customer focused care - Takes responsibility, takes pride in work and strives for excellence and improvement - Promotes learning, development, equality and diversity ### Qualifications and Further Training **Essential** - NMC Registered Midwife - NIPE Qualification - Evidence of post registration professional development - Leadership or specialist skills training **Desirable** - Masters level study or equalivent experience - NLS Qualification ## Documents - [nipe lead midwife - job description (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615079) ## 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.