Job summary
Employer heading
Triage Midwife
Band 6
Job overview
The Northern Care Alliance are delighted to offer posts to join our friendly, welcoming and compassionate Midwifery Team as one of our Triage Midwives.
As one of our Triage Midwives you'll provide high quality care outpatient care, in alignment with the BSOTS framework, to women and birthing people. To thrive in this role you'll need to have excellent communication skills, a robust knowledge of midwifery practice and enjoy working in a busy environment.
Main duties of the job
Undertake clinical assessment of maternal and fetal wellbeing over the telephone and in person.
Provide immediate clinical care to women and birthing people.
Plan, implement and evaluate immediate and ongoing care plans to promote the wellbeing of women, birthing people and babies.
Provide advice to women, birthing people and families as required
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Person specification
Qualifications / Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Good Communication Skills
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Degree or Diploma in Midwifery
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates sound understanding of triage care
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Cartmill
- Job title
- Maternity Triage Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07966201827
- Additional information
Janine Mellor
Lead Midwife for Antenatal Services
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