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Job summary

Main area
Women's Services
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Variable weekdays to include Thursday and Friday)
Job ref
196-NM13145
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Thomas' Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£46,419 - £55,046 p.a inc HCA (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
09/09/2025

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Screening Midwife: Infectious diseases

Band 6

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife who wishes to further develop and broaden their knowledge and skills.  You will enjoy providing woman centred care as a vital part of a multidisciplinary team.

The purpose of this role is to lead the Infectious Diseases Screening pathway and to play a key role in the development of the Screening Services. 

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Screening coordinator in delivering the National Infectious Diseases Screening programme across maternity. The role requires extensive knowledge of all antenatal screening programmes with special knowledge on Hepatitis B, HIV and Syphilis in pregnancy.

The infectious diseases screening midwife needs to have the ability to educate and asses others and the ability to initiate change. They need to be an expert in handling complex information and data. The post holder will have to be proficient in managing data and spreadsheets and will be computer literate. 

 

Closing date: Midnight 24th August 2025

Interview Date: 9th September 2025

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated midwife that can incorporate kindness and compassion into their practice.

To be responsible for the provision of high quality screening in the maternity service for the Trust, in line with the national and Trust standards.

To lead on the management of the day to day running the infectious diseases screening programme ensuring that women and families receive care in a timely manner.

To work with the Screening Co-ordinator to continually monitor the screening pathway.

To identify areas for improvement and to take a lead role in designing, implementing and supporting new and existing initiatives e.g. education groups, new clinics, etc… 

To be a role model in the provision of antenatal screening.

To work with a MDT running a weekly clinic at Guy’s hospital.

Working for our organisation

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.  We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

 The post holder will:

  • Work in accordance with the NMC rules and code of conduct for midwives.
  • Maintain and develop their professional knowledge and competence in accordance within the NMC recommendations.
  • Work with the Trust policies and protocols and enable all members of the practice to carry out care within these guidelines.
  • Maintain good standards of care within their designated practice and assist in the implementation of recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
  • Maintain efficient and effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups and staff working within the Trust.
  • Utilise the full skills of a midwife (both integral and extended) in the provision of care to women and their families.  

Person specification

Values and behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Meets the Trust values & behaviours

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • Have completed a preceptorship programme
Desirable criteria
  • Mentorship/SSSA
  • BSc - Midwifery or Public Health
  • Examination of the Newborn
  • NLS
  • HDU course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience at Band 6 or above
  • Experience in Antenatal care
Desirable criteria
  • Confident in teaching and assessing student midwives
  • Able to act up for the Band 7
  • Demonstrate forward planning, problem recognition, pre-emption and resolution
  • Develops action plans and initiatives to improve the service

Skills

Essential criteria
  • A commitment to improving services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
  • Strong written communication skills including report writing and presentation of information
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of taking charge of the ward
  • Experience of midwifery research and audit

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Natalie Volpe
Job title
Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020718 87428
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