Fetal Medicine Midwife

This post requires a high level of experience and expertise, due to the high volume of referrals it receives and the unpredictable complexities presented to it.

The role will include both clinical and day to day responsibilities and the job description outlines some of the main areas of responsibility for the post. However, this is not an exhaustive list and is subject to change depending upon departmental requirements.

• Work within the Fetal Medicine Department, which promotes the Trust’s values, objectives, priorities and high performance standards both individually and as a team.
• Take responsibility for the co-ordination of consultant-led lists, ensuring that the appropriate information is attached to each patient and to assist the lead consultant or midwife in invasive procedures as required.
• Take continuing responsibility with the consultant-led lists and ensure that any antenatal care, referrals, plans of care are completed and sent to the necessary location as required.
• Support women with highly specialist information and counselling when a fetal abnormality is suspected or diagnosed.
• Be involved in the provision of counselling, specialist information and provide continuing support for women considering or undergoing termination of pregnancy for abnormality.
• For those women who are recalled following biochemical screening tests you will have to work closely with the antenatal screening service. Therefore, be able to facilitate their care appropriately within the Fetal Medicine Department.
• Responsible for sharing information of normal and abnormal results to women and their local trusts following an invasive procedure in an expeditious manner.
• To triage referrals and support administration staff in allocating women on to the appropriate lists and ensure that these women are aware of their appointments.