Preterm Birth Specialist Midwife

Main area Specialist Midwife Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 8 months (Secondment until 31.3.2027) Hours Part time - 26 hours per week (monday-friday) Job ref 220-WHT-8080759

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Health Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 08/09/2026 23:59

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to join our Fetal Medicine Unit team as the Preterm Birth Specialist midwife. Only midwives with 3 years post preceptorship experience will be considered. You must have completed a UK preceptorship.

Main duties of the job

The role requires you to:

• ensure that the preterm birth service is offered and delivered appropriately to the cohort of women/birthing people who are at risk of preterm birth.

• Provide clinical midwifery care to women/birthing people at risk of preterm birth. Triage referrals and ensure the allocation of women/birthing persons on to the appropriate care pathways, this may involve autonomous review of some women/birthing people who meet the criteria for review of cervical length images performed and facilitating the appropriate follow up care, including discharge for women/birthing people with measurements within normal limits.
• Provide appropriate counselling and able to cope with highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. on diagnosis of a high risk of having a preterm labour and birth. Guide and support junior staff in this situation. Support the clinical teams and work clinically as required during periods of increased activity. Be visible and accessible in the clinical area to support the multidisciplinary team in undertaking their role. This includes reviewing women/birthing people on the antenatal, labour and postnatal wards and liaising with the relevant professional in the multiprofessional team.
• Act as a resource for colleagues and provide expert knowledge.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. This is a secondment until 31st March 2027.

Education and qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• First level degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
• Professional training/learning which demonstrates highly developed professional knowledge / continuing professional development
• Master’s degree or equivalent level of experience in a highly specialised role
• Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)
• Leadership Qualification or experience

Skills and abilities

• Good time management and ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Strong evidence of excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Ability to manage difficult situations effectively
• Ability to produce clear and concise reports.
• Sonography qualification/ working towards

Knowledge and Experience

• Broad range of clinical midwifery experience acquired through significant practice in a variety of settings.
• Good knowledge of Preterm Birth
• Clinically sound experience and knowledge.
• Awareness of National and local health policy relating to maternity and wider safety ambitions.
• Knowledge of CQC Essential Standard, the Maternity Improvement Scheme (MIS) and Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle V3
• Experience of working in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of risk management and quality assurance
• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
• Able to work to deadlines and under pressure.
• Flexible to meet the needs of the service
• Able to act as an effective role model
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Gillian de La Motte Job title Matron for Maternity Outpatients and Birth Centre Email address gillian.delamotte@nhs.net Telephone number 02072885638

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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