Job overview

We are delighted to be a position to expand our existing Antenatal and Newborn Screening team and we are looking for a highly motivated band 7 midwife who can demonstrate a knowledge of screening and has a particular intertest in haemoglobinopathies and newborn screening.

In this role you will bring your knowledge and understanding of antenatal and newborn screening to the forefront. Working closely with the Antenatal screening and newborn screening coordinator, you will contribute to delivering exceptional care and support for woman and play a key part in ensuring the quality of these vital services.

If you are a passionate and dedicated midwife with a high level of organisational and communication skills looking to make a real difference in the lives of women and their families, we would love to hear from you.

There will be an expectation that you will apply and attend this year’s genetic risk assessment and counselling course at King’s College London. The course will take place over four days 1 - 2 May 2025 and 5 - 6 June 2025.

Main duties of the job

Support the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator in delivering the Antenatal Screening programmes to Women & Babies, in particular the Sickle cell and Thalassemia programme and newborn screening programmes.

In the absence of the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator, co-ordinates the programmes and team.

 Provide direct clinical advice and support to meet the needs of pregnant women.

Attend and participate in meetings as required, including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate initiate and advise directly on referrals to other specialties.

 Participates in the supervision and the teaching of pre-post registration students, new staff members and junior medical staff.

 Assist in the development and delivery of training resources for maternity staff..

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.