Position Overview & Specifications

This is a fantastic development opportunity for a dedicated, passionate and motivated senior midwife to become an Enhanced Practitioner in Fetal Well-Being.

The aim of this role is to build upon and positively influence the current practice of achieving healthy birth outcomes for babies who are born in North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

The post-holder will be expected to lead on improving the standard of fetal wellbeing assessment including antenatal fetal monitoring and intrapartum risk assessment/ fetal monitoring, as per elements 3 and 4 of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle.

The post holder will lead and facilitate a specialised programme aimed at equipping midwives and obstetricians to increase their knowledge and competence in identifying fetal wellbeing, potential fetal compromise, and actual fetal compromise in all clinical settings and to improve clinical decision making.

The post holder will be visible in all patient settings to initiate /or lead discussion regarding fetal assessment and to support staff in assessing fetal wellbeing within the clinical environment, ensuring the appropriate fetal monitoring is undertaken.