Fetal Monitoring Midwife | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A large hospital trust in England is seeking a committed Midwife to lead improvements in risk assessment and fetal monitoring. This role involves educating and training staff to ensure safe practices. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical leadership skills and a passion for patient care. Join our team at an exciting time to contribute to improving healthcare for mothers and babies.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills.
• Expert knowledge in fetal heart rate interpretation.
• Experience in educating and training maternity staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead on improving risk assessment and fetal monitoring.
• Champion for safe fetal heart rate interpretation.
• Work with maternity faculty for multiprofessional education.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Fetal monitoring

Patient care

Job description

Thank you for considering East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust as your choice of employer. The Trust is in an area that has great transport access to London & the continent but is also set in beautiful countryside with easy access to many great Kentish beaches and towns.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Midwife with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills, who will lead on improving the standard of risk assessment and fetal monitoring in line with element 4 of the Saving Babies' Lives 2 Care Bundle and safety action 8 of CNST.

You will be joining a well-established team dedicated to the ongoing promotion of women centred personalised care in line with Better Births.

If you feel you have these qualities and want to join our teams at a very exciting time we look forward to hearing from you.

The post holder will be a highly visible champion for safe and effective fetal heart rate interpretation through demonstration of expert clinical knowledge and practice. Education and training of maternity staff is a fundamental element of this post. The role will support our physiological approach to fetal monitoring applied to intelligent intermittent auscultation and continuous electronic fetal monitoring.

The Fetal Monitoring Midwife will be a member of our Maternity Faculty for Multiprofessional Education. They will be mentored by a consultant obstetrician and midwife with advanced expert skills in fetal monitoring and work in partnership with the Labour Suite Lead Midwives and Consultants in ensuring that care provided to mother’s and babies is both safe and effective.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and abo



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This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Aug 2025