Gemma McIntyre

Qualifications 

BSc (Hons) Midwifery, MSc Health Studies

Specialisms 

Experienced in all aspects of midwifery & newborn care in community & hospital settings.

Introduction

I am an experienced midwife, educator and maternity investigator. I qualified as a midwife in 2012 and have continued experience in providing antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and newborn care in all areas of midwifery practice. I have spent time working in the community, antenatal clinic and day unit, antenatal and postnatal wards, labour ward and transitional care. I currently work clinically as a rotational midwife and I am proficient in caring for both low and high risk mothers and babies. I am confident in clinical skills such as risk assessment, monitoring growth, triage, foetal monitoring including interpretation of cardiotocographs (CTGS), use of oxytocin, escalation, obstetric emergencies, perineal repair and newborn resuscitation.  I am passionate about ensuring I facilitate a high quality, inclusive and safe clinical environment for all families accessing maternity care. I am a trained mentor and professional midwifery advocate and have also completed training in advanced clinical practice and examination of the newborn. I have worked as a clinical skills and patient safety midwife and taught skills such as perineal suturing and newborn resuscitation.

I currently work as the Clinical Quality and Safety Manager (Midwifery) for my Local Maternity and Neonatal System. Prior to this I was a maternity investigator for Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations. I consider my communication and report writing skills to be one of my strongest assets, enhanced by my academic studies and skills in analysing and presenting qualitative and quantitative data to a wide audience in a clear and concise manner. I also have experience of giving evidence at inquests and speaking professionally to large groups.
 
Academically I have an MSc in Health Studies and am shortly due to complete a PhD focused on family experiences of safety investigations. I provide guest lecturer sessions focused on record keeping and professional standards at local universities as a part of their midwifery education programme. I also provide training on MNSI reports for Somek & Associates and educational sessions on midwifery related topics to those working within the legal field.

I have undertaken medico-legal training on the NHSR Early Notification Scheme and I am able to assist with casework of this nature. I accept instructions from both claimant and defendant solicitors and insurers. I have undergone formal training in the medico-legal process and am fully aware of my responsibilities under Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) pertaining to expert witnesses.