Midwife - Core Triage Team

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Midwife to join its maternity triage team. The role centers on being the first point of contact for women entering the unit and involves assessing situations and directing them to the correct department.

You may be redeployed to the delivery suite occasionally as needed. The successful candidate will join a team with level 2 Baby Friendly accreditation and a GOOD rating from the CQC, contributing to high-quality care for a diverse

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register.
• Degree/diploma relevant to speciality.
• Mentor/assessor training or willing to work towards.
• NIPE Qualification.
• Post registration in continuous clinical practice.
• Successfully completed a preceptorship programme.
• Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for women entering the unit.
• Assess situations and refer to correct department or give advice.
• May be redeployed to the delivery suite occasionally.
• Work with a team with level 2 Baby friendly accreditation and GOOD CQC.
• Participate in staff development and education training.

Education

Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register

Degree/diploma relevant to speciality

Mentor/assessor training or willing to work towards

NIPE Qualification

Job description

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

Do you enjoy working autonomously?

Would your ideal job be to be the first point of contact for women coming into the unit?

Do you enjoy assessing different situations and referring to the correct department or giving advice?

Do you enjoy variety in your job?

If so, we are looking for an experienced Midwife to complement our existing team of Hospital Based Triage Midwives.

Our Triage department is the first point of call for all women coming or calling into the unit.

We are looking for a dynamic, inspirational midwife to transfer their existing skills and interests to our unit. Midwives that join our triage team are based in triage but may be required to be redeployed very occasionally to the delivery suite.

We have level 2 Baby friendly accreditation and rated “GOOD” at the last CQC inspection in July 2021.

As a trust, we care for approximately 6000 births every year and cover a very diverse population. This is an exciting opportunity for midwives, who are passionate about making a difference to join our team of highly skilled midwives in maternity.

We want to help you develop and enhance your skills and maximise your potential in all aspects of midwifery. We actively encourage staff development and have a fantastic clinical education team to provide our in house, multidisciplinary professional development training. We have excellent links with local universities for post registration development.

Main duties of the job

Our maternity unit includes a Consultant Led Obstetric Unit – consisting of high risk labour and birth rooms (including one fixed birth pool room), High Dependency Care beds, 2 obstetric theatres and recovery areas, bereavement suite and maternity triage area.

Our newly opened Induction of Labour suite caters for all women attending for inpatient induction of labour and includes facilities for complementary therapies including reflexology.

We also have a 21 bedded postnatal ward and 14 bedded antenatal / transitional care ward.

The Serenity Midwife Led Unit, our award winning alongside birth centre, has five birth rooms and a dedicated assessment area to support 1200 births per year.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register
• Degree/diploma relevant to speciality
• Mentor/assessor training or willing to work towards
• NIPE Qualification

Experience

• Post registration in continuous clinical practice
• Successfully completed a preceptorship programme
• Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing

"better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement

Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and

Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly acrossthefour partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining ourGreen Impact programme.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.