Screening and Fetal medicine midwife - #1630765

Closing Date: 07.04.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 08.04.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 22.04.25

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small friendly screening team. This post is ideal for a motivated individual with a specialist interest in fetal medicine and antenatal and newborn screening. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing and supporting the fetal medicine aspect of the service while working closely with the screening coordinator to provide screening services.

You will be working closely with our Fetal Medicine consultants and the screening team, providing a level of continuity of care in conjunction with the wider obstetric team.

1. To work with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical expertise and professional advice and support.


2. To act as an advocate and support for parents.


3. To work with members of the multidisciplinary team to help explain findings and give available information to parents, including prognosis and possible outcomes of pregnancy.


4. Assist fetal medicine consultants to perform invasive testing.


5. To liaise with other specialties to coordinate the management, support, and care of families.


6. To work with others to organize termination of pregnancy including counselling patients and families and giving medication to those patients wishing to interrupt the pregnancy.


7. Liaise closely with ANNB screening team and update appropriate databases for FASP reportable diagnoses.


8. Attending weekly MDT meeting for fetal medicine patients to ensure care pathway is communicated among the team.


9. Work closely with ANNB screening coordinator to provide screening services.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team.

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

1. To work with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical expertise and professional advice and support pertaining to fetal medicine and screening.


2. To develop the current fetal medicine service to provide holistic, patient-centered care.


3. To act as an advocate and support for parents.


4. To work with members of the multidisciplinary team to help explain findings and give available information to parents, including prognosis and possible outcomes of pregnancy.


5. Assist fetal medicine consultants to perform invasive testing.


6. To liaise with other specialties to coordinate the management, support, and care of families.


7. To work with others to organize termination of pregnancy including counselling patients and families and giving medication to those patients wishing to interrupt the pregnancy.


8. Liaise closely with ANNB screening team and update appropriate databases for FASP reportable diagnoses.


9. Attending weekly MDT meeting for fetal medicine patients to ensure care pathway is communicated among the team.


10. Work closely with antenatal and newborn screening coordinator to provide screening services.

• Band 6 Registered Midwife.


• Degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development.


• Champion for midwifery led care.


• Able to practice in a fully integrated maternity service within the multidisciplinary team.


• Experience in rotational midwifery practice.


• Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice, and individual circumstances.


• Experience of discussing sensitive issues with patients and families.


• Previous experience in a similar role.


• Experience of completing audits.


• Training specific to fetal medicine, antenatal and newborn screening or multiple pregnancies.

• Can demonstrate application of theory to practice.


• Able to perform phlebotomy.


• Can prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines.


• Works well independently.


• Excellent presentation skills.


• Has participated in research.


• Can demonstrate evidence of involvement in service improvement.

• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients, and colleagues.

• Degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development.


• Band 6 Midwife.


• CPD in relevant subject.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.