Maternity Triage Midwife

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Midwife with an enthusiasm for triage, to complement our existing team of triage Midwives at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

You will work within an established maternity triage unit providing high quality, safe, evidence based, holistic care to women attending for unscheduled visits with urgent pregnancy related concerns (either while pregnant or in the immediate postnatal period). The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital has over 5000 births each year and currently sees on average 700 women each month in Maternity Triage.

Women can attend Maternity Triage via self-referral (phone-call to the department, discussion with midwife and advised to attend), referral from other departments within the hospital (Antenatal Clinic, Fetal Assessment Unit), referral from the community midwife or GP and referral from other hospitals.

We are currently implementing the Birmingham Symptom-Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTs) and therefore looking to enhance our triage team. You will be based in triage but there will be an expectation to occasionally rotate to delivery suite for the purpose of upskilling.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so that we can be the best that we can be. As an organisation we aim to recruit the finest and retain staff due to the employment opportunities available within the Trust.

To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementing and evaluations of Midwifery care for mothers and babies.

Obtaining women’s informed consent throughout the childbirth continuum

To provide support and care for the woman/baby and her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity.

Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any problems in communication.

Develop and maintain Midwifery knowledge and practice by attending and participating in continuing professional development and contribute to the development of others.

Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.

Contribute to the development of services

Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues. Support people’s equality, diversity and rights.

Assess people’s health and well-being needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.

Plan, deliver and evaluate care pathways to address woman’s complex and changing health and well-being needs.

The Maternity Unit has around 5000 births a year, up to 20% of births will be on our Midwifery Led Unit, a 5-suite unit with 3 birthing pools and a home like feel that women and families value. We have a designated Maternity Induction Unit, offering facilities for women and families to start their birth journey in a more comfortable and supportive environment. Our Maternity Triage Unit offers space to assess women and ensure they receive the best care and are directed to the most appropriate person or department.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We’re delighted to be rated “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Monitor the effectiveness of care delivery and renegotiate the programmes of care where indicated to meet the women’s needs.

Utilise highly developed physical skills where appropriate.

Support patients/carers, encouraging them to promote their own health and well-being and to express their interests and concerns.

Communicate with a wide range of people to explore complex issues and make complex decisions.

Effectively communicate complex and sensitive information.

Competently receive sensitive information concerning women's care pathway and provide information using persuasive, reassuring skills as required, e.g., Breaking Bad news/special needs/dealing with anxious relatives.

To liaise with the multidisciplinary team, coordinating and participating in case discussion as required.

Agree the arrangements for communication with the woman/family/carers and document these in accordance with trust policy and the patients right to confidentiality.

Ensure that essential information on the pati