Preterm and Multiple Birth Midwife

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Reading is seeking a skilled Midwife to provide specialized care for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies. You will coordinate antenatal care and work closely with both obstetric and neonatal teams to ensure holistic treatment. Requirements include being a registered Band 6 Midwife with a depth of knowledge in relevant care guidelines and significant interpersonal skills. Join a dedicated team focused on improving prenatal care quality and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Band 6 Midwife with at least 2 years of experience.
• Extensive knowledge of the Saving Babies Lives care bundle and BAPM guidelines.
• Experience in Audit and monitoring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support antenatal care for high-risk women and birthing people.
• Work closely with the Obstetric Lead in Preterm and Multiple Pregnancy clinics.
• Conduct outcome audits and present reports for compliance.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise

Good understanding of health inequalities related to preterm birth

Ability to demonstrate motivation

Ability to work autonomously as well as a MDT

Education

Band registered 6 Midwife

Minimum 2 years experience

Tools

Saving Babies Lives care bundle

BAPM guidelines

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Midwife to provide specialised care to women and birthing people that are experiencing a multiple pregnancy, or are at high risk of preterm birth. The role is key to supporting the national goal of reducing preterm births and improving care quality and outcomes when preterm birth is unavoidable.

The role offers exciting opportunities to deliver holistic support and individualised care for these high-risk pregnancies by being part of the dedicated multidisciplinary team that are committed to delivering integrated, high quality care and advancing service development in preterm and multiple birth management.

You will be the point of contact for this cohort of women providing comprehensive antenatal care and education, ensuring timely , coordinated care provision including referrals to and tertiary or specialist centres as required.

You will coordinate the process for cervical cerclage insertion and removal, and provide support for those experiencing Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes

You will work closely with Consultant midwife and Compliance lead to monitor Trust compliance with local and National recommendations to ensure we maintain high quality evidence based care.

You will provide training and share learning on your specialist subject to the wider maternity team

You will participate in the band 6 hospital on call rota providing support across the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a skilled practitioner responsible for providing antenatal midwifery care of those at risk of pre-term birth and/or have a complex multiple pregnancy to enhance the outcomes by providing specialist evidence - based care. They will work act as the key point of contact for this cohort within the Antenatal Clinic under the support of the Midwifery Lead for Antenatal Services.

They will work closely with the Preterm and multiple Birth specialist Obstetric Team to co-ordinate complex care within this cohort of patients by supporting the obstetric-run pre-term Birth clinics as well as independently leading midwifery-led clinics for this cohort. The aim of the service will be to reduce the risk of pre-term birth and improve outcomes for those babies that are born pre-term by providing, overseeing, embedding and monitoring all elements of perinatal optimisation.

The successful applicant will work closely with the Neonatal team to ensure that women, birthing people and families have multidisciplinary involvement in their care and options prior to birth.

They will take the lead on coordinating the process, and supporting the women/birthing people requiring insertion, or removal, of cervical cerclage and those with with preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes.

They will support the ensuring compliance element 2 of Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle by auditing outcomes, presenting reports and identifying areas for improvement.

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Job responsibilities

Responsible for supporting and coordinating antenatal care for women and birthing people who meet the criteria for PTB Care Pathway or those with a multiple pregnancy, providing or coordinating additional care as required. They will work alongside the Obstetric Lead in Preterm and Multiple Pregnancy clinics.

See main job description for further detail

Person Specification

Experience

• Band registered 6 Midwife with at least 2 years experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Extensive knowledge of the Saving Babies Lives care bundle and BAPM guidelines
• Experience in Audit and monitoring outcomes

Skills

• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
• Good understanding of health inequalities related to preterm birth
• Ability to demonstrate motivation
• Ability to work autonomously as well as a MDT

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.