Midwifery Ultrasound Practitioner

Job overview

As part of our antenatal pathways improvement programme, our maternity service is looking for a Midwifery Ultrasound Practitioner to join their proactive team.

This role will provide an excellent environment to support you to combine both midwifery practice and your ultrasound skills, providing high quality holistic care to women and birthing people.

Our vision is to deliver the highest standard of care and support for women, birthing people, babies and families across the region.

Main duties of the job

The role will include providing planned antenatal midwifery care alongside third trimester ultrasound scans for women and birthing people who have been identified as having a moderate risk factor for fetal growth restriction.

The role will also involve undertaking third trimester ultrasounds for women and birthing people who require an ultrasound scan following a community midwifery appointment or maternity triage attendance. This may also provide an excellent development opportunity for you to practice midwifery within the triage setting as part of an inspiring and committed team.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role._

Person specification

Registration

Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registered Midwife

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria
- Midwifery Diploma / Degree
- Third Trimester Obstetric Ultrasound Scanning

**Skills**:
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work as an effective member of the MDT
- Ability to independently undertake third trimester ultrasound scans

Desirable criteria
- Audit experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
- Knowledge of antenatal pathways

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

**Applicant requirements**:
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.