Specialist Midwife for Fetal Medicine

NHS; Basildon; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Specialist Midwife for Fetal Medicine in Basildon, UK. You will play a key role in delivering compassionate care for women during complex pregnancies, providing expert support throughout the fetal medicine pathway. The ideal candidate will have proven midwifery experience and previous leadership roles. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of £47,810 per annum, with responsibilities including leading a clinical team and ensuring high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with experience in fetal medicine.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge of NHS Screening Programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care and support to women during complex pregnancies.
• Lead and mentor staff in the Fetal Medicine service.
• Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Registered Midwife with proven experience

Evidence of continuing professional development

Previous leadership experience

Job description

Specialist Midwife for Fetal Medicine

The closing date is 01 January 2026

At Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, we’re looking for a passionate and skilled Specialist Midwife in Fetal Medicine to help us deliver exceptional, family‑centred care.

You’ll play a key role in providing safe, compassionate, and personalised support to women, birthing people, and their families throughout complex pregnancies. Working autonomously within your professional scope, you’ll be a visible clinical role model, ensuring high standards of care and excellence across the Fetal Medicine service.

Collaboration is at the heart of our approach. You’ll work closely with the multidisciplinary team to promote best practice, continuous improvement, and innovation – helping us provide outstanding care in line with our Trust values of Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Midwife for Fetal Medicine will provide expert, evidence-based care and support to women, birthing people, and their families throughout the fetal medicine pathway.

You will deliver compassionate communication of complex and sensitive information, coordinate multidisciplinary care, and provide expert support for procedures such as CVS and amniocentesis.

As a key member of the team, you will lead and mentor staff, contribute to education and training, and play an active role in clinical governance and service development. You will uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and quality, working closely with antenatal and screening teams to ensure safe, timely, and high‑quality care in line with Trust values and national best practice.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation, we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Person Specification

• Registered Midwife with proven experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Previous leadership experience

Development

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of completion of the online NHS Screening Programmes, Antenatal and Newborn Screening e‑learning courses

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)