Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic professional to join our maternity education team. 

The role involves cross site working across both Basingstoke and Winchester acute sites and can include an element of home working upon request. 

The successful candidate should be experienced in both fetal monitoring, including physiological CTG interpretation, and teaching and coaching all members of maternity and obstetric staff. The role includes continuing our current training programme and implementing all aspects of element 4 of Saving Babies Lives element 4. 

We can offer a number of development opportunities for an existing band 7 looking for a change or an experienced band 6 midwife. 

Happy to talk flexible working. 

Main duties of the job

• Raise the profile of fetal wellbeing monitoring both in Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and Intermittent auscultation (IA) and ensure that colleagues engaged in fetal wellbeing monitoring are adequately supported.
• Maintain visibility cross site as the fetal monitoring expert to embed element 4 of Saving Babies Lives care bundle (version 3)
• Be responsible for improving the practice of monitoring fetal wellbeing and consolidating existing knowledge of monitoring fetal wellbeing
• Interface with external units and agencies to learn about and keep abreast of developments in the field, and to track and introduce best practice and share the learning across the Trust and within SHIP.
• Be responsible for co-ordinating the implementation of actions and provision of evidence to support service improvement and compliance with organisational standards
• Work collaboratively with the Practice Development Team and the Quality, Safety and Risk Management Team within the Maternity Service.
• Support the Practice Development Team in planning and delivery of the fetal monitoring teaching and learning agenda.
• Attend weekly review meetings with line manager and provide 3 monthly projective action plans
• Provide monthly and quarterly performance reports to the Director of midwifery in the desired time frame and quarterly updates for governance meetings

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Using AI in Your Application

We support the use of technology to help manage time and improve efficiency, but it is your responsibility to ensure your application is personalised and accurately reflects your own skills, experience and values.

AI tools can be useful when drafting an application, but they should only be used to assist you. The content submitted must be your own work and an authentic representation of your knowledge, abilities and experiences.

Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may be rejected. For example, we may receive multiple applications containing identical or generic wording that does not reflect the individual applicant.

The use of AI during assessments, including interviews, is not permitted unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. For virtual interviews, you may be asked to provide a 360-degree view of the room and confirm that no additional devices are being used. If AI use is suspected during an interview, we may pause the interview, ask questions regarding its use, or adapt our assessment approach.

Working in healthcare requires integrity, honesty and accountability. We expect all applications and assessments to be a genuine reflection of your own experience, knowledge and values.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both the delivery of our services and the recruitment and management of our staff.

We welcome applications from everyone who has the skills, experience and values required for the role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and will consider all requests for flexible and part-time working wherever service needs allow.

Important Information About Your Application

Recruitment Process

Applications are submitted through our recruitment system, Trac. Following submission, all correspondence relating to your application will be sent from apps.trac.jobs. Please regularly check your inbox, including your junk or spam folders.

Shortlisted candidates will normally be contacted at least five working days before their interview date.

Vacancy Closing Dates

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

English Language Requirement

In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate effectively in spoken and written English. This will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Pre-Employment Checks and Probation

Keeping Patients Safe

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, patient safety is our highest priority. We recommend that staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and understand that we continue to care for patients who are COVID-19 positive within our services.

Probationary Period

All new employees will be required to complete a six-month probationary period as part of their employment with the Trust.