West Midlands Maternal Medicine Deputy Lead Midwife Band 6 Secondment

Job overview

The WMMMN ensure that women with either pre-existing conditions or those that develop conditions during pregnancy, have access to expert maternal medicine advice and where needed, transferring to a specialist centre for expert care. The Network provides a range of support, advice and guidance, training and education to clinicians across the region to optimise outcomes for both mother and baby.

Main duties of the job

The hub midwife will provide advice & guidance to clinicians across the West Midlands and will support the delivery of tertiary multi-disciplinary team meetings, reviewing women with a range of pre-existing or acute disease/conditions who are, or wish to be pregnant, or have recently given birth. The role will support the training and education to clinicians in both maternity and non-maternity settings across the region in relation to women with the conditions listed below:

cardiac, respiratory, renal, haematological, rheumatological, endocrine, gastro-intestinal and liver, neurological, skin diseases and cancer and including acute illness where the underlying condition is not clear such as: headache, breathlessness, chest pain, abdominal pain, fever/sepsis.

Occasional travel around the WM may be necessary.

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).

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