Systemic Examination of the Newborn (SEN) Lead Midwife

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife who will provide clinical and managerial midwifery leadership with the maternity unit. The post holder will be a registered Midwife who will co-ordinate the Systematic Examination of the Newborn (SEN) service at Royal London Maternity services in line with the National Screening standards.

The SEN Practitioner will be responsible for the management and delivery of the SEN programme and will provide leadership, clinical expertise, and support within all Maternity clinical areas where SEN is carried out.

The SEN Lead will monitor day-to-day compliance with the SEN programme standards including monitoring the S4N failsafe for all babies born at this unit or returning to our catchment area to ensure the SEN is undertaken within 72 hours of birth. They will be based in clinical practice, responsible for ensuring that standards of care are always upheld.

The purpose of this role is to be a Midwifery Lead in the team carrying out Examination of the Newborn (EON) and Neonatal and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) Screening assessments, and to play a key role in the achievement of screening standards and quality of care.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Screening Coordinator in delivering the NIPE Screening programme across maternity. The role requires extensive knowledge on this programme and requires the postholder to be an Examination of the Newborn (EON) trained Midwife.

The NIPE Lead Midwife will be expected to initiate and lead on quality improvement projects and will have the ability to educate and assess others.

They will work collaboratively with the Maternity Safety and Quality team to review any clinical incidents or to identify areas of good practice.

The post holder will have to be computer literate and have experience of accurate updating of databases and understand data quality issues.

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

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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 further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alice Kyei Job title: High Risk Matron Email address: a.kyei@nhs.net