An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 midwife to work within the Antenatal and Newborn Screening service.
The post holder will work closely with the Specialist Midwife ensuring that the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening programme is delivered effectively within the service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. In addition to this the role requires the individual to work with the wider multidisciplinary team including GUM services, gastroenterology services, Tertiary Fetal Medicine Services and the Manchester Sickle Cell and Thalassemia centre.
Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as this is a very busy but unique role that will allow the successful applicant to develop skills in the management of service that affects all areas of maternity care at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role is to support the Antenatal Screening Coordinator to deliver the NHSE antenatal and newborn screening programmes . In Collaboration with the screening coordinator and the midwifery and neonatal team deal with a range of issues including:
Support women to discuss and make choices during pregnancy when there are additional concerns.
counselling women and couples about high risk screening results
follow-up plans for babies born to women who have positive infectious diseases screening results mainly HIV and hepatitis
babies with known or undiagnosed anomalies
babies with suspected chromosome abnormalities
About us
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and highest performing trusts in the country, providing district hospital services to 390,000 in Preston and Chorley, and specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
The Maternity Unit supports around 4,500 births each year across 2 sites. We offer 4 places of birth and are working towards continuity of carer models.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-Supports and promotes equality, diversity and the rights of women, the public and colleagues within the health care environment.
-Acts as an advocate for women.
-Effectively manages own time.
-Promote collaborative working partnerships and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
-Ensure professional and clinical standards are maintained and developed in response to new evidence.
-To be aware and identify concerns relating to safeguarding, liaising with the named midwife for safeguarding, named midwife, matrons and the multi- disciplinary team.
-Work clinically to ensure own competencies and abilities and maintain credibility.
-Communicate with women and their families about complex matters or difficult situations in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding.
-Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the wider MDT. eg obstetricians, sonographers, and neonatal team.
-Ensure that all screen positive results are fed back to women in a timely way in line with National recommendations and standards.
-Under the guidance of the antenatal and newborn screening coordinator - report outcomes of all screen positive results to the appropriate national body.
-Assist with data collection for the quarterly and annual KPIs.
-Contribute to the development and delivery of training within the maternity service. Including the induction of new starters.
-To be able to support staff in all areas of the service with issues related to antenatal and newborn screening.
-Access all Trust and Maternity Unit Mandatory training in line with Maternity Unit and the wider Trust Training Policy and maintain own essential training requirements and continuing professional development needs.
-Assist with the management of failsafe procedures to give assurance that the screening service adheres to National standards and recommendations.
-Identify quality improvement and development opportunities within the screening service.
-Assess complex individual patient care needs and develop an effective care plan.
-Offer women with complex screening issues continuity of care.
-Manage the screening service in the absence of the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Evidence of clinical competence
Awareness of changes within Midwifery practice
Able to manage /treat obstetric emergencies
Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
Maintains own reflective practice
Demonstrates effective listening skills and communication skills
Experience at Band 6 level
Experience of working with people at all levels in an organisation.
Knowledge of the Antenatal and New-born Screening Programmes.
Desirable
Teaching experience
Audit experience
Knowledge of ethical issues
Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality
Knowledge of Research and Development
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Registered midwife
Mentorship or assessor status
Evidence of continuing professional development
e-LfH Antenatal and Newborn Screening e-learning Module
Desirable
Counselling Certificate
Degree
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
