Job overview

Are you an experienced midwife with an interest in education and training?  Do you want to contribute to, and support the interpretation of fetal wellbeing in the clinical environment?  

The aim of this role is to build upon and further positively influence the current practice of achieving healthy birth outcomes for babies who are born at UCLH. The post holder will work in collaboration with the Obstetric Lead for fetal wellbeing to maintain a safe learning environment for the MDT. 

The post holder will be expected to work flexibly including unsocial hours and within the clinical environment supporting staff to further develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence in assessing holistic fetal wellbeing.

Candidates should note that clinical and educational experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will:

•  Lead and facilitate a programme aimed at equipping both midwives and obstetricians to increase their knowledge and competence in identifying fetal well-being, potential fetal compromise and actual fetal compromise in all clinical settings and to improve clinical decision making.
•  Lead and support the uptake of the RCOG Escalation Toolkit within the clinical environment to promote safety. 
•  Lead on audits in line with local and National agenda and compile appropriate action plans in relation to the holistic assessment of fetal wellbeing in labour.
•  In conjunction with the Fetal Wellbeing Team, to provide enhanced teaching and additional support to staff who need to repeat the competency test to achieve and demonstrate the expected levels of knowledge.
• To use every opportunity to facilitate teaching, learning and reflection within the clinical area.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.    

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:    

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)  
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine  
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre  
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases  

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street   

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.    

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.