Close Relative Marriage Midwife | Barts Health NHS Trust

The Close Relative Marriage Midwife will work as part of a dynamic team to deliver high-quality care by supporting managers and staff across the maternity service. As set out in Culturally competent genetic services and close relative marriage: Funding criteria for areas of high need available on NHS England’s Future NHS Collaboration Platform, Maternity Local Transformation Hub equity and equality pages).

The Close Relative Marriage Midwife will proactively work with women from Pakistani and other ethnic groups to encourage a greater level of genetic testing/awareness /literacy among families where consanguineous related genetic disorders are present and improve access to genetic services for families thereby enable informed reproductive decision-making.

• Ensure that provision of genetic information is available to all women practicing close relative marriage with a family history of a genetic disorder to enable empowered and timely decision making.
• Ensure timely referrals to the genetic service to ensure women have the opportunity to understand their risks and the options available to them in a pregnancy.
• Empower women to make informed choices in a culturally sensitive way.
• Initiate sensitive, appropriate conversations with families affected with autosomal recessive disorders linked to close relative marriage.
• Establish the role within the midwifery team and be a point of contact and/or referral for other midwives.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

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.

For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description (JD), as it provides a comprehensive outline of the key duties, responsibilities, and expectations associated with the position.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026