Band 7 Fetal Surveillance Midwife
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Fetal Surveillance Midwife to assess fetal wellbeing and provide teaching across maternity settings. The post holder will support the Labour Ward and other maternity areas, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. Key responsibilities include leading teaching and training on fetal wellbeing in accordance with national requirements, and ensuring staff competency in fetal monitoring. The role involves developing training programs and auditing clinical practice to improve birth outcomes.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education and Qualifications
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching accreditation/experience
- Attended a clinical leadership program
- Human Factors Training
- Skills and Abilities
- Expert knowledge of midwifery and the complex birth agenda
- Expert knowledge of caring for women in the acute labour ward.
- Expert knowledge of interpretation of CTG readings in all clinical settings.
- Expert knowledge on facilitation of normal birth.
- Demonstrable experience of managing time effectively.
- Work on own initiative and as part of a wider team.
- Knowledge of quality standard setting and audit.
- Research skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Organisation and management skills
- Ability to influence, motivate and inspire others
- Negotiating and ability to resolve conflict
- Ability to manage change
- Team building skills
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to network across the organisation and externally
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information
- Innovative
- Strategic thinking
- Self-motivated , positive, adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Ability to investigate incidents and complaints to a high standard
- Expert knowledge on intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart
- Evidence of academic published work or research
- Changing clinical practice
- Developing staff
- Organisational change
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Evidence of innovative practice that involves research and or audit
- Evidence of research participation
- Can work under pressure
- Calm
- Supportive
- Motivated
- Professional
- Sufficient to fulfil the post with any reasonable adaptations
- Ability to communicate effectively both individually and to large groups
- Advanced IT Skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practice.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the assessment process for midwives, clinical fellows and consultants.
- Experience with managing performance
- Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education and Qualifications
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development
- Teaching accreditation/experience
- Attended a clinical leadership program
- Human Factors Training
- Skills and Abilities
- Expert knowledge of midwifery and the complex birth agenda
- Expert knowledge of caring for women in the acute labour ward.
- Expert knowledge of interpretation of CTG readings in all clinical settings.
- Expert knowledge on facilitation of normal birth.
- Demonstrable experience of managing time effectively.
- Work on own initiative and as part of a wider team.
- Knowledge of quality standard setting and audit.
- Research skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Organisation and management skills
- Ability to influence, motivate and inspire others
- Negotiating and ability to resolve conflict
- Ability to manage change
- Team building skills
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to network across the organisation and externally
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information
- Innovative
- Strategic thinking
- Self-motivated , positive, adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Ability to investigate incidents and complaints to a high standard
- Expert knowledge on intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart
- Evidence of academic published work or research
- Changing clinical practice
- Developing staff
- Organisational change
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Evidence of innovative practice that involves research and or audit
- Evidence of research participation
- Can work under pressure
- Calm
- Supportive
- Motivated
- Professional
- Sufficient to fulfil the post with any reasonable adaptations
- Ability to communicate effectively both individually and to large groups
- Advanced IT Skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practice.
- Demonstrates an und
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £55,524 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Band 7 Fetal Surveillance Midwife
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an individual who is experienced in assessing fetal wellbeing at the different maternity settings and is skilled and experienced in teaching. The post holder will be expected to support Labour Ward as well as the other maternity areas and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe and efficient service.The role will require the individual to take a lead on teaching and ensuring training targets are met for fetal wellbeing in accordance to the National requirements.
The role will require the post holder to work collaboratively with the matron to ensure the smooth running of the service including training and orientating and updates.The post holder will be required to keep abreast of any changes to process or protocol and will be able to able to educate all necessary staff of these changes.The post holder must be prepared to be part of the team supporting training and assessment for student and preceptorship midwives.
Main duties of the job
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To support and work with the teams across the Maternity department to develop a programme plan to facilitate the implementation of a clinically based teaching and competency based assessment package to aim towards achieving better birth outcomes.
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