Deputy Antenatal and Newborn Screening Midwife

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Coventry is seeking a Deputy Antenatal and Newborn Screening Midwife. The role involves providing clinical leadership, maintaining screening services, and supporting patients and staff. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential. This is an opportunity to work within a reputable institution with a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Modern healthcare facilities

Qualifications

• Experience in antenatal or newborn screening is preferable.
• Strong leadership and clinical skills required.
• Ability to work collaboratively with healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop antenatal screening services.
• Formulate policies in line with national guidance.
• Communicate effectively with patients and multi-professional teams.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Patient support

Job description

Deputy Antenatal and Newborn Screening Midwife

The closing date is 10 October 2025

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Midwife to undertake the role of Deputy to the Lead Antenatal Screening Midwife. The post holder will have a key role working within Antenatal and Newborn Screening team, promoting and maintaining services in line with current national recommendations. To provide clinical leadership and management support, developing and evaluating best practice within the service. The post-holder will deputise for the department manager as required.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain and develop screening services within the hospital and community supported by the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Lead.
• To assist in formulating policies / protocols guidelines in line with National Screening Committee Guidance.
• To ensure that antenatal screening test results are acted upon appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Respond to patient and staff enquiries and requests for screening information. Provide specialist advice and support for students, midwives and medical staff regarding screening issues.
• Effectively communicate, counsel and support families prior to, during and following their screening choices.
• Assist the antenatal screening coordinator in the audit and monitoring of the screening programmes.
• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
• A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited.
• Responsible for the maintenance and development of her/his clinical skills
• Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource, and bleep-holder responsibilities as appropriate.
• Act up for antenatal screening midwife in his/her absence
• Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.
• Develop and educate staff, participating in mentorship and appraisal as required.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to trust standards of cleanliness
• Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• To participate in teaching and preparation for parenthood sessions.
• Develop a knowledge of the Child Protection strategy and its implementation
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• To form part of the maternity escalation policy and participate in hospital on calls within the unit.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

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