Fetal Medicine Midwife | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Winchester, SO22 5DG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	21 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated specialist midwife to join the Fetal Medicine Team.

The postholder will provide specialist support and care coordination for women and families affected by confirmed or suspected fetal abnormalities, multiple pregnancies, and pregnancies at increased risk of pre-term birth. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, they will play a key role in ensuring women receive timely access to specialist fetal medicine services, appropriate referrals to tertiary centres, and coordinated care throughout pregnancy.

The successful candidate will provide expert information, support and counselling to families facing complex and often challenging diagnoses, acting as an advocate throughout their care journey. They will work closely with obstetric, neonatal, screening and allied health professionals to ensure seamless communication, effective care planning and delivery of agreed care pathways.

The role also includes managing referrals, coordinating multidisciplinary team meetings, supporting antenatal and postnatal counselling, and ensuring compliance with national screening and reporting requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a compassionate and skilled practitioner who is committed to delivering high-quality, family-centred care within a specialist maternity setting.

• To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical expertise and professional advice and support.

• To act as an advocate and support parents dealing with challenging diagnosis.

• To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to help explain findings and give available information to parents, including prognosis and possible outcomes of pregnancy.

• Counselling parents through the process of making difficult decisions in their pregnancy including termination of pregnancy, and MDT liaison to facilitate their wishes.

• To liaise with other specialties to coordinate the management, support, and care of families.

• To participate in antenatal and postnatal counselling as part of the wider team.

• Liaise closely with ANNB screening team and update appropriate databases for FASP reportable diagnoses.

• Responsible for organising monthly MDT meeting for the fetal medicine team to ensure care pathways for patients are discussed and communicated amongst the team.

• To participate in hospital on-calls (currently 6 per year)

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the job Description and Person Specification document attached.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Nov 2026

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