Lead Midwife for Antenatal Screening and Fetal Medicine

Are you passionate and committed about making a difference to pregnant people and families? Are you eager to drive the quality and safety agenda and are you knowledgeable about the antenatal and newborn screening pathways?, With enhanced training and experience related to complex antenatal care, managing fetal abnormalities and neonatal screening programmes, the lead midwife will ensure a high-quality care is provided for women and families in line with national evidence/recommendations. They will also be responsible for the implementation and oversight of any additional antenatal screening programmes as determined by the National Screening Committee and national programme standard.

They should ensure that they have robust failsafe processes which prompt recognition and investigation of any missed screening opportunity.

Working autonomously, the specialist midwife will lead and coordinate the day-to-day provision of the antenatal screening services. They must be confident to discuss a large range of screening issues with women, their families, and the multi- professional team (MDT), which will inevitably include difficult and sensitive issues whist offering unbiased, impartial support and enabling informed decision making.

The specialist midwife will also work collaboratively with the Newborn screening Lead Midwife to coordinate the day-to-day provision of the complex fetal medicine cases and third trimester monitoring when complications have arisen.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.