Fetal Wellbeing Lead Midwife

This role provides clinical leadership and expert oversight in fetal wellbeing and fetal surveillance across maternity services, ensuring the delivery of safe, evidencebased care throughout the antenatal and intrapartum periods. The post holder will lead improvements in practice, education, and assurance aligned with CNST maternity safety actions and national guidance. Communication and Multidisciplinary Collaboration Communicate effectively, compassionately, and professionally with women and their families regarding fetal wellbeing, surveillance, escalation, and care planning. Act as a key clinical liaison within the multidisciplinary team, supporting midwives, obstetricians, neonatologists, anaesthetists, and governance teams in complex fetal wellbeing matters. Communicate sensitive or distressing information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality and supporting shared decisionmaking. Support the local resolution of concerns and complaints related to fetal wellbeing, escalating where appropriate in line with Trust policy. Facilitate safety huddles, briefings, and learning dissemination to ensure key messages and actions are effectively cascaded across the service. Training, Education, and Competency Development Develop, deliver, and oversee education and training programmes relating to fetal surveillance, including CTG interpretation, intermittent auscultation, and escalation pathways. Lead and support competency assessment and assurance processes for midwives and medical staff across all maternity care settings. Organise and facilitate workshops, masterclasses, simulation training, and reflective practice sessions to support staff confidence and competence. Support compliance with mandatory training requirements and contribute to evidence required for CNST submissions. Clinical Leadership, Audit, and Quality Improvement Promote and embed best practice in fetal surveillance, including the Fresh Eyes approach and structured interpretation frameworks. Lead the review and audit of births where fetal wellbeing concerns were identified, including emergency and operative deliveries. Use audit findings to inform teaching, reflection, and service improvement, ensuring learning is shared across the multidisciplinary team. Contribute to reviews of incidents, serious incidents, and adverse outcomes related to fetal wellbeing, supporting the implementation and monitoring of action plans. EvidenceBased Practice and Risk Management Promote and embed evidencebased practice in fetal surveillance and intrapartum care. Support risk assessment, appropriate documentation, and timely escalation to reduce avoidable harm. Participate in clinical audits, service evaluations, and research activities aimed at improving fetal wellbeing and birth outcomes. Work collaboratively with risk, governance, and maternity safety leads to support ongoing assurance and compliance with CNST requirements.