Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust
Fetal Monitoring Midwife
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This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK independently, with a visa or immigration status that allows them to fulfil the full duration and type of contract offered. The Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Role Overview
The Fetal Monitoring Midwife provides expert clinical leadership in fetal surveillance and assessment to improve birth outcomes and reduce avoidable harm. The role focuses on embedding safe, evidence-based practice in antenatal and intrapartum fetal monitoring across all maternity settings.
Key Responsibilities
- Spend approximately 80% of their time in clinical practice, providing visible leadership, real-time support, education, and assurance.
- Work daily on the antenatal, labour ward, maternity assessment unit (MAU), and the birth centre alongside clinical staff.
- Educate all levels of midwifery, obstetric staff, and students about physiological CTG interpretation and intermittent auscultation.
- Contribute to the ongoing implementation and development of physiological cardiotocography (CTGs) interpretation.
- Work to develop staff awareness in recognising factors that could contribute to misinterpretation of CTGs and impair clinical decision making.
- Ensure staff are continually assessing fetal well-being in the context of the woman’s health, pregnancy, gestational age, stage of labour, intrapartum risk factor and providing a safe, robust, and consistent approach to fetal monitoring.
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We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential.
- Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere.
- We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work.
- We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints, and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities.
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Important Information
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients.
Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sharon Burke
- Job title: Recruitment & Retention Lead Midwife
- Email address: sharonburke@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01322428100
- Extension: 8769
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