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Band 6 Triage Midwife
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: To start as a Triage Midwife for 2 years, after which you will join the hospital rotations
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Shift pattern may include weekends, nights and bank holidays. After 2 years of being Triage Midwife, you will join the normal rotations which can include: Day and Night shifts. Weekends and Bank Holidays. Be part of an on-call system)
Job ref
387-WC-6998-DA
Employer
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Michael's Hospital
Town
Bristol
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/06/2024 23:59

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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 6 Triage Midwife

Band 6

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

Do you enjoy collaborating with the multidisciplinary team? Do you like having variety at work?

We are offering an exciting opportunity to start your rotation working with our multidisciplinary team providing excellent service for Triage, Day Assessment Unit (Bristol and Weston), Antenatal Clinic, and our major tertiary Fetal Medicine Unit for the Southwest which provides specialist care for women and their babies.

This rotation will be fixed for 2 years, after which you will have many exciting opportunities that will enable you to develop your skills in different areas of midwifery.

We are delighted that we can offer rotational posts, giving you the opportunity to work as part of our team on the Ante/Postnatal Ward, Central Delivery Suite, Midwifery Led Units & our Transitional Care Unit.

We have a fabulous co-located Midwifery Led Unit at St Michael’s Hospital and a Midwifery Led Unit at our Weston Hospital. Here, we provide exceptional care for low risk women. In addition, we have a several well established Community Midwifery Teams that support low risk women at home.

In addition, our rotational posts include the opportunity to work within the traditional community midwifery model across University Hospitals Bristol & Weston community settings or within one of our established Continuity of Carer teams.

Main duties of the job

  • Be able to work with the multidisciplinary team to provide care for Triage, Day Assessment Unit, Antenatal Clinic, and Fetal Medicine Unit.
  • Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills 
  • Be flexible with a caring attitude, rotating throughout the maternity departments and to be a part of the on-call service we provide.
  • Have excellent and extended clinical skills
  • Be able to develop their clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional development.
  • Have experience in solving problems and using their initiative.
  • Have the ability to take the lead when caring for women and their babies, identifying any deterioration from normal and escalating appropriately.
  • Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team

In addition, our rotational posts include the opportunity to work within the traditional community midwifery model across University Hospitals Bristol & Weston community settings or within one of our established Continuity of Carer teams.

We are proud to be a forward thinking trust that enthusiastically embraces change. This is your chance to be a part of our flexible & dynamic team, providing women centred care within a number of settings to enable them to achieve their desired birthing experience.

 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and personal specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • Assessors & mentors qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Assessing in Practice Level 2 or Teaching and Assessing in Practice Level 3 or equiv.

Personal Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Motivation and enthusiasm
  • Innovative
  • Flexible approach to duties/shifts

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous Midwifery experience
Desirable criteria
  • Extended clinical midwifery skills
  • Experience of working with Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS)

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Evidence of teaching skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Mobile, with the ability to travel within and around Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to prioritise care/client needs within research based approach
  • Ability to support and act up for Band 7

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDDisability Confident - two yearsVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareTime to changeStep into healthPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jackie Tang
Job title
Retention and Recruitment Midwife
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
United Bristol Healthcare Trust
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough Street
Bristol
Success
BS2 8HW
Telephone
01173425000 (option 1)
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