Fetal Monitoring Midwife | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Fetal Monitoring Midwife for a permanent position. The role focuses on supporting staff in antenatal and intrapartum fetal monitoring, enhancing educational practices, and ensuring compliance with national standards. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with clinical teams, utilizing expert knowledge to improve monitoring practices. This role offers an opportunity to shape best practices in a top-performing NHS trust. The application deadline is Thursday, 11 December 2025.

Qualifications

• Expertise in antenatal and intrapartum fetal monitoring.
• Ability to educate clinical staff on monitoring guidelines.
• Experience in conducting audits and ensuring compliance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on care plans.
• Support effective implementation of fetal monitoring guidelines.
• Update and develop fetal monitoring practices within the Trust.

Job description

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a fetal monitoring midwife in permanent position. The role will be to:

• Support staff in providing a safe, robust and consistent approach to antenatal and intrapartum fetal monitoring, including both continuous and intermittent fetal monitoring.
• Develop staff’s awareness in recognising factors that could contribute to misinterpretation of cardiotocography (CTGs) and impaired clinical decision making.
• Ensure staff are assessing fetal well‑being in the context of the woman’s health, pregnancy, gestational age, stage of labour, intrapartum risk factor.
• Participate in teaching on multi‑disciplinary training days and facilitate learning opportunities following interesting case reviews.
• Undertake audits to ensure compliance with fetal monitoring guidelines and national requirements relating to fetal monitoring.

See attached job description for full information:

• The post holder will be involved in continuing to embed the principles of physiological CTG interpretation for intrapartum CTGs as the Trust has recently transitioned from a NICE based approach.
• To use every opportunity to enhance teaching, learning, and reflection within clinical settings that involve intrapartum or antenatal fetal monitoring.
• To work daily alongside clinical staff, educating and supporting with all elements of antenatal and intrapartum fetal monitoring, including physiological CTG interpretation, antenatal CTG/cCTG interpretation, and promoting safe intermittent auscultation practice.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award‑winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

• To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure that appropriate intrapartum and antenatal fetal monitoring care plans are made. Maintaining a focus on individualised care and considering the whole clinical picture at all times.
• To support midwives and obstetricians to ensure effective implementation of the intrapartum and antenatal fetal monitoring guidelines.
• To work flexibly to support best fetal monitoring practice in both antenatal and intrapartum areas including maternity triage, day assessment unit, antenatal ward, labour ward and low risk birth settings.
• Using specialist expert knowledge, experience and practice, continually update and develop fetal monitoring within the Trust, embedding the latest evidence‑based practice, in line with national requirements.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025