Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) Midwife

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife with special interest in maternity services to cover Maternity Leave for part time hours of 18.5hrs. The successful candidate will work with midwifery, obstetric, and neonatal colleagues to lead on the continued implementation and monitoring of GAP Grow 2.0 in line with the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle v3. You will be required to have excellent communication skills and be able to manage own workload.
We are working continuously towards improving and developing our services to provide care which is inline with the Maternity transformation agenda and key to this is facilitating the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle v3 (SBLCB V3). You will be part of the specialist midwifery team who are pivotal to the delivery of these changes and will support the quality and safety of our maternity service., The post holder will work alongside the fetal medicine team and sonographers including competency in fetal growth assessment as this is essential to ensure clinical alertness and ability to make the expectant mother aware that her baby is at increased risk because of suboptimal fetal growth.
The post holder is expected to have an awareness and understanding of risk factors for SGA/FGR and perinatal mortality, including medical, social, and obstetric history. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring and use of customised Growth charts, standardised fundal height measurement and correct recording on the GROW chart. They will also ensure that staff understand clinical implications and referral pathways. They will also be responsible for auditing all aspects of the GAP grow pathways.
In line with the SBLCB version 3, GAP GROW encompasses the Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) and Gestation-Related Optimal Weight (GROW). The role encompasses working closely with the perinatal Institute and carrying out GAP/GROW audits, facilitating training, quality improvement and educational activities to ensure that practice is regularly monitored and identify learning needs at RLH.

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.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage., 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., 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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.