Triage Midwife

Job overview

Band 6 Triage Midwife

📞 Join Our Maternity Triage Team as a Band 6 Telephone Triage Midwife!

We’re excited to welcome a Band 6 Telephone Triage Midwife to our friendly and supportive maternity triage team here at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH).

In this vital role, you’ll work closely with the Maternity Assessment Unit Manager, Clinical Midwifery Matron, and the Obstetric Team to ensure safe, compassionate, and high-quality care for women and their families.

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• A genuine passion for midwifery practice
• A strong focus on clinical safety
• Excellent organisational and communication skills

🩺 What you can expect from the role:

While your core duties will centre around telephone triage, you’ll also have the chance to provide face-to-face clinical care—so you can keep your clinical skills sharp and continue to build your confidence.

💡 Why join us?

• A role with real purpose and flexibility
• A supportive, multi-professional team who value collaboration
• A strong commitment to staff development and wellbeing

If you're ready to make a meaningful difference every day while working in a team that truly cares, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The core role within the Maternity Assessment team will provide clinical advice, support, and guidance to all individuals contacting the Maternity Assessment Unit (MAU). This will include providing real-time clinical advice to women, undertaking comprehensive risk assessments, and identifying the most appropriate care pathways to ensure safe, effective, and timely outcomes.

The Telephone Triage Midwife will be responsible for liaising with relevant departments and healthcare professionals to facilitate timely access to appropriate care and ensure that women are assessed and managed in the most suitable clinical setting.

Clinical advice will be informed by a rapid yet thorough assessment of the symptoms and concerns described during the telephone consultation. This assessment will take into consideration any previous telephone calls or attendances at the Maternity Assessment Unit, identified risk factors, and relevant medical, obstetric, or psychological history. The midwife will use professional judgement and clinical expertise to determine the appropriate level of care and escalation required.

The role will also provide opportunities for the Telephone Triage Midwife to work clinically within the Maternity Assessment Unit, undertaking face-to-face assessments and contributing to the delivery of high-quality, holistic maternity care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for further information.

Shift patterns will include days, nights and weekends. The triage service runs shifts that are 0730-2000 and 1000-2230.

Please note: This role is for midwives currently working as a Band 6/has experience as a Band 6 midwife. Those who are new to UK midwifery are not eligible and will be excluded during shortlisting.

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.