Specialist Midwife

3 weeks ago


Warrington, United Kingdom Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT Full time

To lead on the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives care bundle v3 for improving standards of fetal heart monitoring, interpretation, escalation, and appropriate management of care. To support and work with teams across Maternity to develop a programme to facilitate the implementation of clinically based teaching to support birth outcomes. To develop staff awareness in recognising pathophysiological factors that could contribute to the misinterpretation of the fetal heart pattern. This will be relevant when using both intermittent auscultation plotted on a partogram and electronic monitoring using a cardiotocograph (CTG).

To develop and expand midwives competence in undertaking intermittent fetal heart auscultation when caring for midwifery led care women. Ensure all staff can intelligently auscultate the fetal heart reflective in the documentation using either a pinard or handheld Doppler sonicaid To support staff in enhancing their fetal monitoring skills aiming to work towards reducing, identifying and escalating risk within clinical practice. To work with our senior midwifery team in the development of a safety culture, including the education team, the clinical midwifery leaders, matrons, obstetricians and across the other providers within the Cheshire & Mersey LMNS and develop creative new ways of learning. Provide on a regular basis both constructive and positive feedback and identify and disseminate learning from good outcomes.

To work in collaboration with, and support the birth suite co-ordinators, the midwives on thematernity ward, community, MLU, and obstetricians, to ensure safe birth outcomes. Act as a role model demonstrating clinical leadership and midwifery expertise. The post holder will be required to provide support within a 24/7 shift work system including to team members working day and night duty. The role will be based predominantly in the clinical environment.

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