Deputy Screening Midwife (Band 6)

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Billingshurst; Presencial; GBP 46.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Midwife to join the Antenatal and Newborn Screening team. You will work with the ANSC and multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure user-centred antenatal and newborn screening services for women accessing care through the trust.

You will support data collection for KPIs and QA, contribute to the annual report, and help ensure national standards are met for screening programmes. UK registration and a current midwifery portfolio are essential.

Formación

• Experience in all aspects of maternity care
• Giving screening results and enabling informed decisions about pregnancy
• Portfolio demonstrating evidence of ongoing professional development

Responsabilidades

• Support the ANSC to ensure national standards for antenatal and newborn screening
• Assist with data collection for KPIs, QA and the annual trust report

Conocimientos

Excellent communication

Initiative

Computer literacy

Numeracy

Multidisciplinary care

Phlebotomy

Holistic midwifery

Educación

Registered Midwife

Portfolio of CPD

Descripción del empleo

Job summary

To work alongside the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Co-ordinator (ANSC) and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the provision and continuing effectiveness of user centered antenatal and newborn screening programmes for all women accessing care through Barts Health NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

To support the ANSC in ensuring that all antenatal and newborn screening programmes meet national standards. To ensure robust antenatal and newborn screening programmes by assisting with collection of data for Key Performances Indicators (KPIs), Quality Assurance (QA) and the Trust annual report for antenatal and newborn screening.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Band: Band 6

Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum inc

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 259-8339079NUH

Closing date: 05 November 2026

Person Specification

Essential experience

• Experience in all aspects of maternity care
• Giving screening results and enabling women to make informed decisions about their pregnancy

Desirable experience

• Participation in research and audits

Essential qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of relevant ongoing professional development

Desirable qualifications

• Mentorship Qualification

Essential knowledge

• Knowledge of all antenatal and newborn screening programmes
• In‑depth knowledge of midwifery pathways, including referrals to other professionals
• Knowledge of national screening service specifications

Desirable knowledge

• Knowledge of recommended failsafe processes for screening programmes

Essential skills

• Excellent communication
• Ability to use initiative
• Computer and numeracy literacy
• Multidisciplinary care planning
• Phlebotomy skills, including newborn bloodspot sampling
• Skilled in providing holistic midwifery care

Desirable skills

• Ability to maintain and present data relating to Screening programmes

Essential other

• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Able to work in a flexible manner
• Commitment to equal opportunities policy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details

Inpatient Areas and High Risk Matron, Mary Dwase, [e-mail], 07795826105