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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration in continuous clinical practice
- Successfully completed a preceptorship programme
- Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register
- Degree/diploma relevant to speciality
- Mentor/assessor training or willing to work towards
Desirable
- NIPE Qualification
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This advert is for Midwife - Core Triage Team with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in West Bromwich, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata/per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Jul 2026.
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