Midwifery Sister - Maternity Triage Coordinator

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Bath; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Midwifery Sister at BSW Hospitals Group will coordinate the Maternity Triage Service, providing clinical, operational and professional leadership to ensure timely assessment and safe care for women and birthing people.

You will lead day-to-day triage management, oversee patient flow, staffing, capacity and escalation of care, and act as the BSOTS clinical lead to support NHS England Maternity Triage specifications.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of training and competence in maternity triage assessment and escalation.
• Evidence of leadership development.
• Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor qualification (or willingness to undertake).
• Leadership or Management Qualification
• Quality Improvement qualification or experience.
• Training in BSOTS.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day management of maternity triage and patient flow.
• Provide clinical, operational and professional leadership within the Maternity Triage Service.
• Support implementation of NHS England Maternity Triage Specification.
• Embed learning from national maternity recommendations and drive service transformation.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff supervision

Data analysis

Patient flow management

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

NMC registered Midwife

Tools

BSOTS knowledge

Job description

We are excited to be seeking a Midwifery Sister to coordinate our Maternity Triage service providing clinical, operational and professional leadership. You will will coordinate the day to day management of maternity triage maintaining oversight of clinical activity and escalation of care. As the lead for BSOTS you will support is development and promote a safety critical clinical environment., You will be responsible for providing clinical, operational and professional leadership within the Maternity Triage Service, ensuring the delivery of safe, responsive, equitable and evidence-based care for women and birthing people accessing urgent and unscheduled maternity care. You will coordinate the day-to-day management of maternity triage, maintaining oversight of clinical activity, patient flow, staffing, capacity and risk to ensure timely assessment, prioritisation and escalation of care. Acting as the clinical lead for the Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS), you will support the implementation of the NHS England Maternity Triage Specification and promote maternity triage as a safety-critical clinical environment. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will contribute to governance, audit, quality improvement, workforce development and service transformation activities, embedding learning from national maternity recommendations and supporting the delivery of safe, personalised and compassionate care.

• oSignificant relevant clinical and management experience at band 6 or above in a range of care settings of at least 3 years port registration.
• oExperience in service user feedback including analysing data.
• oExperience of managing patient flow, acuity and clinical prioritisation.

Desirable

• oExperience in complaint investigation and response
• oExperience leading change management projects., oSignificant relevant clinical and management experience at band 6 or above in a range of care settings of at least 3 years port registration.
• oExperience in service user feedback including analysing data.
• oExperience of managing patient flow, acuity and clinical prioritisation.

Desirable

• oExperience in complaint investigation and response
• oExperience leading change management projects.

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.

• oRegistered Midwife with current NMC registration
• oEvidence of training and competence in maternity triage assessment and escalation.
• oEvidence of leadership development.
• oPractice Supervisor and Practice Assessor qualification (or willingness to undertake)., oLeadership or Management Qualification
• oQuality Improvement qualification or experience.
• oTraining in BSOTS.

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners. By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of. We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool! Discover what it's like to live and work in Bath, explore our RUH staff benefits, and learn how we're building healthcare for the future through the Dyson Cancer Centre and our commitment to research.