Fetal Surveillance Midwife Sonographer
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Fetal Surveillance Midwife Sonographer
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Responsible for providing holistic women centred midwifery care and promoting midwife led care in partnership with other health professionals. Works independently as a midwife sonographer performing and reporting on third trimester ultrasound scans, informing birthing people of the findings and collaborating to provide follow on care. Act as a lead professional for other midwives and as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team with regard to third trimester ultrasound scanning and growth restriction. Promote and maintain professional standards ensuring midwifery and sonography practices are evidence based. Supervise and facilitate training and practical skills of trainee midwife sonographers and members of the obstetric team who have undergone or are undertaking a formal ultrasound course. To engage with audit and disseminate the findings to the wider MDT. Participate in guideline development, quality improvement projects and service development.
Location: Kettering
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum/pro rata
Contract: Fixed term, 18 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Main duties of the job
The role supports the organisation in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning and delivering a high-quality service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop strong service delivery ensuring effective fetal monitoring during labour. It aims to build on the current practice of achieving healthy birth outcomes for babies who are born in our maternity unit.
About us
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion, Respect, Integrity, Courageous, Accountable.
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
- Registered Midwife
- Postgraduate qualification at Level 7 in third trimester Ultrasound
- Clinical expertise in midwifery practice with evidence of professional development or education
- Experience in third trimester ultrasound practice
- Autonomous practitioner in maternity care
- Experience of change management (Desirable)
- Experience of coordination of multi-disciplinary team (Desirable)
- Counselling course (Desirable)
Knowledge and Experience
- Contemporaneous knowledge of maternity policy and strategy and wider issues affecting maternity services
- Good technical knowledge of ultrasound and screening for fetal growth restriction
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer contact details
Lead Midwife for Pre-term birth Prevention
Victoria Bishop
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Employer details
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Kettering General Hospital
Rothwell Road
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
Employer's website: https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)