Fetal Medicine Midwife / Sonographer

Transformation Unit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is offering a part-time specialist role for an experienced Fetal Medicine Midwife / Sonographer in Birmingham. You will deliver expert fetal ultrasound services within a quaternary Fetal Medicine unit, including fetal cardiology, while supporting complex assessments and procedures.

Hours are 17 hours per week, mainly Thursdays and Fridays, with potential to increase.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with the NMC.
• Post Graduate Certificate in Obstetric Ultrasound (Fetal Medicine and DAU) Obstetric Ultrasound 1st Trimester course/module at post graduate level (level 7)
• Recognized mentorship or teaching qualification

Responsibilities

• Provide ultrasound scans and report to the MDT and external agencies
• Maintain effective communication and working relationships within the team, between the team and other Health Care Professional
• Be responsible for the maintenance and development of one’s own clinical skills and maintain Revalidation requirements, including attendance at trust mandatory training
• Participate in the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and management guidelines
• Lead in teaching, preceptorship and mentorship of all students and new members of staff who join the team
• Attend regular staff meetings and MDT's as required.
• To lead in the teaching, preceptorship and mentorship of all students and new members of staff who join the team
• Actively foster strong links within all areas of the Trust, particularly cross working within the maternity service
• Be responsible for the maintenance and development of her/his own clinical skills and CPD
• Facilitate and/or provide specialist advice and training in both midwifery and ultrasound to other clinical staff and support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service
• Participate in clinical incident reporting and facilitate changes to reduce risk
• Lead and participate in clinical audit, acting on findings and re-evaluating.
• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resources/ maintain stock control/safe use of expensive equipment such as scan machine and slave monitor

Skills

Fetal ultrasound

Fetal cardiology

Clinical judgement

Compassionate care

Team teaching

Education

Post Graduate Certificate in Obstetric Ultrasound (Fetal Medicine)

NMC Registered Midwife

Mentorship or teaching qualification

Job description

Employer Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Birmingham Women's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 23/11/2026

NHS AfC: Band 7

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

Take the next step in your specialist career in Fetal Medicine.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fetal Medicine Midwife / Sonographer to join the Fetal Medicine team at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Working within a highly specialised multidisciplinary environment, you will provide expert sonography as part of our quaternary Fetal Medicine service, including fetal cardiology, supporting women and families through complex fetal assessment, diagnosis, procedures and therapies.

You will bring significant expertise in fetal ultrasound and fetal cardiology, alongside excellent clinical judgement, communication skills and a compassionate approach to care.

This specialist role offers the opportunity to use your advanced skills within a rewarding area of practice, supporting families through some of the most complex and emotional stages of their care.

Hours of work are 17 hours per week, predominately working on a thursday and friday with flexibility across the rest of the week based on service needs. with a potential to increase these hours further.

If you are passionate about specialist fetal care and want to make a meaningful difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide ultrasound scans and report to the MDT and external agencies
• Maintain effective communication and working relationships within the team, between the team and other Health Care Professional
• Be responsible for the maintenance and development of one’s own clinical skills and maintain Revalidation requirements, including attendance at trust mandatory training
• Participate in the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and management guidelines
• Lead in teaching, preceptorship and mentorship of all students and new members of staff who join the team
• Attend regular staff meetings and MDT's as required. To lead in the teaching, preceptorship and mentorship of all students and new members of staff who join the team
• Actively foster strong links within all areas of the Trust, particularly cross working within the maternity service
• Be responsible for the maintenance and development of her/his own clinical skills and CPD
• Facilitate and/or provide specialist advice and training in both midwifery and ultrasound to other clinical staff and support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service
• Participate in clinical incident reporting and facilitate changes to reduce risk
• Lead and participate in clinical audit, acting on findings and re-evaluating.
• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resources/ maintain stock control/safe use of expensive equipment such as scan machine and slave monitor

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with the NMC
• Post Graduate Certificate in Obstetric Ultrasound (Fetal Medicine and DAU) Obstetric Ultrasound 1st Trimester focused course/module at post graduate level (level 7)
• Recognized mentorship or teaching qualification

Knowledge and experience

• Current clinical experience practicing within scanning environment.
• Ability to perform obstetric or gyane ultrasound scans and complete the necessary reporting mechanism
• To hold DQASS accreditation for Nuchal Translucency and Tricuspid regurgitation (Fetal Medicine only)
• Specialist knowledge in clinical specialty
• To be able to take responsibility for a clinical caseload, including decision making, use of initiative and awareness of professional limitations.
• Experience in leadership or management responsibilities
• Participation in clinical research or audit
• Any skills which may compliment or enhance the service

Professional / Specialist Knowledge

• Knowledge of relevant National Standards and guidelines.
• Good knowledge of IT and use of keyboard skills. Able to navigate the necessary clinical systems in relation to ultrasound
• Able to manage own workload

Personal Skills / Abilities and Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role.
• Ability to work within a team working environment.
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
• Respectful of difficult decisions made by women and their families, displaying compassion and empathy.
• Demonstrate a high level of commitment, motivation, innovation and initiative
• Demonstrates compassion and empathy

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS

• Able to work in a team and autonomously and organize own workload
• Confident to cope with challenging obstetric, gynae medical situations, refer on and work in conjunction with the MDT
• Assess, analyse and interpret deviation from the norm on scan and refer any identified concerns to the relevant team.
• Able to mentor, teach and assess other professionals in sonography -relevant to specialty

Sponsorship:

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.