Antenatal and Newborn Screening Specialist Midwife

Bolton Nhs Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bolton is seeking an experienced band 6 midwife to join the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Team. The successful candidate will provide support to antenatal services, counsel women on screening results, and act as a link midwife. Emphasis on strong communication skills and experience in midwifery is essential for this role. The trust offers a supportive and inclusive work environment with a wide range of staff benefits.

Benefits

Wide range of staff benefits

Qualifications

• Full midwifery registration with sufficient experience.
• Experience in antenatal and newborn screening.
• Competence in utilizing computer software for data management.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator.
• Counsel women regarding screening results.
• Participate in audits assessing screening programme effectiveness.
• Act as a link midwife for education in screening areas.

Skills

Communication skills

Data management

Expertise in antenatal and newborn screening

Counseling skills

Education

Registered Midwife

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced band 6 midwife to join the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Team. The successful applicant will join our team of specialist midwives to ensure that the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes are delivered safely and efficiently. As a team, we work closely with NHS England's regional screening and immunisation teams and also support the maternal and neonatal immunisation service within our organisation. In addition, this role requires the individual to work with the wider multidisciplinary team including specialist services such as fetal medicine, sexual health, gastroenterology and tertiary Fetal Medicine and Genetic counselling services.

This role is also a link midwife, providing expertise and education in specific areas of antenatal and newborn screening.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support to the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator.
• Counsel women and couples who have received an increased chance screening result, particularly for infectious diseases and suspected fetal abnormalities.
• Participate in audits to assess the effectiveness of screening programmes and contribute to reports for monitoring against national standards.
• Act as a link midwife, providing expertise and education in specific areas of antenatal and newborn screening.
• Assist with managing screening data, using computer literacy to handle statistics, and contribute to business planning for service development.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to normal midwifery practices while managing complex screening results.
• Interact with women, families, and the multidisciplinary team with excellent communication skills.
• Competence in managing data and spreadsheets for audit and service improvement.
• Support women and families with screen positive results.
• Provide professional support to midwives and midwifery support workers in the delivery of screening programmes.
• Participate in regional and local Screening Programme meetings.

Values

• Vision – We have a plan that will deliver excellent health and care for future generations, working with partners to ensure our services are sustainable. We make decisions that are best for long term health and social care outcomes for our communities.
• Openness – We communicate clearly to our patients, families and our staff with transparency and honesty. We encourage feedback from everyone to help drive innovation and improvements.
• Integrity – We demonstrate fairness, respect and empathy in our interactions with people. We take responsibility for our actions, speaking out and learning from our mistakes.
• Compassion – We take a person‑centred approach in all our interactions with patients, families and our staff. We provide compassionate care and demonstrate understanding to everyone.
• Excellence – We put quality and safety at the heart of all our services and processes. We continuously improve our standards of healthcare with the patient in mind.

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture; if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits. Staff benefits – Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk).

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.