Triage Midwife

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS health trust in Birmingham seeks an experienced Triage Midwife (Band 6) to join their maternity team. This role offers flexible rotations, professional development opportunities, and a commitment to providing high-quality care. Candidates must have a UK NMC Midwife registration and relevant experience. Competitive salary and excellent working conditions are provided.

Benefits

Opportunities for further development

Flexible working approach

Clinical support 24/7

Qualifications

• UK NMC Midwife registration is essential.
• Evidence of completion of band 5 preceptorship programme.
• Evidence of professional progression.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care within the maternity unit as a Rotational Band 6 Midwife.
• Participate in continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Engage in multidisciplinary team working.

Skills

IV drug administration

Epidural Management

CTG interpretation

Cannulation and suturing knowledge

Good written and oral communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree

Job description

Go back Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Triage Midwife

The closing date is 26 September 2025

Are you a Band 6 Midwife looking for an exciting change?

We are looking for experienced midwives to join our expanding maternity family. We are fortunate to be able to offer new and exciting opportunities within our Triage team and it is a fantastic time to be a part of this new journey here with us at Birmingham Women's Hospital. Provision of seamless care and wellbeing for all women and birthing people, is at the forefront of our practice. Our midwives strive to provide holistic care for all and pride ourselves on expertise, knowledge and the delivery of evidence based, personalised midwifery care.

As a Band 6 Midwife at Birmingham Women's Hospital you will have the opportunity to be part of a flexible rotation pattern working in Maternity Triage, it will involve a rotation to Delivery Suite and can also include our inpatient wards if requested too. The amount of time in each area can be tailored to you. We are also able to support newly qualified midwives as part of our Preceptorship Programmeif you have a current NMC pin.

In addition, we have an opportunity to include our triage team as part of the rotation if this is something you would like to consider.

Please ensure that you meet the requirements of the job description. We are unable to support applications if you do not have relevant NMC pin. Please do not apply if you have not completed this already.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Providing clinical care within the maternity unit as a Rotational Band 6 Midwife . Please see job description and personal specification for further detail.

Why should you come and join us at Birmingham Women's Hospital?

• Opportunities to gain further development/qualifications and career progression e.g. NIPE Qualification, Management Matters, Leadership and Management, Aromatherapy etc.
• A flexible working approach - for example, we can offer full or part time hours with a supportive flexible working policy.
• Staff improvement huddles - as a midwife with us you will have a key involvement in continuous service improvement initiatives and driving changes within the department.
• Multi-disciplinary team working.
• Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs) who provide expert clinical supervision, support and guidance when needed.
• Special interest groups - we have team members supporting specifically with safeguarding, audit, student mentorship, infant feeding, infection control, equality and diversity and more.
• Clinical support 24/7 from our Clinical Midwifery Educator team.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

UK NMC PIN and post registration experience is essential for this post.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree
• Evidence of professional progression
• UK NMC Midwife registration

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of completion of band 5 preceptorship programme
• IV drug administration
• Epidural Management
• CTG interpretation
• Cannulation and suturing knowledge and skills

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
• Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
• Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post

PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to work days / nights/ flexible shifts
• Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team.
• Rotation in all areas of the unit including the core and group practice

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.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum/pro rata