Job summary
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.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person Specification
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
Experience
Essential
- Post registration in continuous clinical practice
- Successfully completed a preceptorship programme
- Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWB NHS Trust
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH