Fetal Surveillance Midwife Sonographer

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a dedicated midwife sonographer to deliver holistic women-centred care. The role includes performing third trimester ultrasound scans and leading midwifery practices among a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have experience in midwifery and be capable of supervising trainee sonographers. This position offers a chance to significantly impact women's health services while promoting professional standards and quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Holistic women centred midwifery care experience.
• Ability to perform third trimester ultrasound scans.
• Supervisory skills for trainee midwife sonographers.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate midwife-led Growth scan clinic.
• Conduct appraisals and quality audits.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Job description

Overview

Responsible for providing holistic women centred midwifery care and promoting midwife led care in partnership with other health professionals. Works independently as a midwife sonographer performing and reporting on third trimester ultrasound scans, informing birthing people of the findings and collaborating to provide follow on care. Act as a lead professional for other midwives and as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team with regard to third trimester ultrasound scanning and growth restriction. Promote and maintain professional standards ensuring midwifery and sonography practices are evidence based. Supervise and facilitate training and practical skills of trainee midwife sonographers and members of the obstetric team who have undergone or are undertaking a formal ultrasound course. To engage with audit and disseminate the findings to the wider MDT. Participate in guideline development, quality improvement projects and service development.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinating an off-duty rota to ensure a self-sufficient midwife-led Growth scan clinic based on clinical workload
• Undertake appraisals
• Peer review scan quality assurance as per BMUS guidance for whole sonography team
• Maintain regular service quality audit and implement results
• Report data to the management and the wider team
• Undertake quality improvement projects where necessary in order to improve the service

Employer information

• Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications
• Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance.
• We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHSTrust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
• We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
• The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
• We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.