The post holder is responsible for day-to-day delivery of services relating to fetal medicine and the component parts of the national pregnancy screening programme for Down's Syndrome and Spina Bifida, where results may indicate high risk.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for day-to-day delivery of services relating to fetal medicine and the component parts of the national pregnancy screening programme for Down's Syndrome and Spina Bifida, where results may indicate high risk.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for day-to-day delivery of services relating to fetal medicine and the component parts of the national pregnancy screening programme for Downs Syndrome and Spina Bifida, where results may indicate high risk.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Intravenous accreditation
• Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
• Counselling skills

Desirable

• Ultrasound Qualification
• Counselling Qualification
• Management Qualification

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate/Trust/Organisations both written and verbally and. Effective presentation skills
• The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability to teaching and share knowledge
• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
• Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs and evidence of facilitation skills
• Demonstrate good leadership and organisation skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of fetal medicine and procedures.
• Aware of Saving babies lives care bundle 3 and the correlation to fetal medicine.
• Knowledge and understanding of Preterm and twin pregnancies.
• Works Autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Experience with working with women who need support with infant feeding, with relation to pre-term and twin pregnancies.

Other

Essential

• Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements

People Management

Essential

• Ability to plan allocate and supervise the work of a team
• Ability to support staff during the NHS KSF development review process
• Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance

Desirable

• Ability to delegate authority to people and monitor them against required outcomes

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

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