Job summary

The Foetal Monitoring Lead Midwife will provide specialist leadership and oversight of foetal surveillance across maternity services, promoting safe, evidence-based and consistent practice. The postholder will work collaboratively with Maternity Matrons, Obstetric Consultants, Education and Governance teams to strengthen CTG practice, staff education and competency, clinical audit, incident learning and continuous quality improvement.

The role will support a strong safety culture, reduce variation in foetal monitoring practice and contribute to improved outcomes for women, babies and families.

Key focus: leadership, education, assurance, governance and continuous improvement in foetal surveillance.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

Provide clinical leadership and expert advice on foetal monitoring and surveillance.

Lead CTG education, competency assessment and multidisciplinary learning.

Undertake audit and monitoring of compliance with foetal surveillance standards.

Work closely with Maternity Matrons, Obstetric Consultants, Education and Governance teams.

Support incident review, learning and quality improvement relating to foetal monitoring.

Promote safe, consistent, evidence-based practice to improve outcomes for mothers and babies.

Details

• Date posted: 27 October 2026
• Closing date: 06 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata For Part Time)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 390-NM-WAC-BR-6880
• Job locations: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires. for some roles i.e. roles for band 2 to 4, inclusive.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife

Desirable

• Managerial/leadership qualifications and/or experience

Skills

Essential

• Experience in working in all aspects of clinical midwifery.
• Demonstrable experience at Band 6

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Employer details

• Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom
• Employer's website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk