Job overview
You will join a committed and experienced team of midwives who work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team within Triage. You will provide care in the Maternity Triage department, following the Birmingham Symptom-Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) system and promoting this to other staff within Maternity.
Within this Trust we deliver maternity care to 6000 women.
There is an opportunity to be actively involved in numerous projects which are shaping our services for the future, as one of the pilot sites for the ‘Better Births’ choice agenda.
Main duties of the job
It is an exciting time for our service and we would love you to join our team of Triage Midwives and help us to shape our services to support women’s choice in place of birth. We offer a comprehensive orientation package, covering all aspects of our service. You will have support from our excellent team of Midwives throughout this period.
You will need to have completed a preceptorship programme and achieved midwifery competencies such as cannulation, water birth and suturing. We have opportunities for Rotational Obstetric Unit Midwives and Community Midwives.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
1. At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
2. Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
3. Blue Light card eligibility
4. And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced levelnow includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
5. RM and eligible to practice.
6. Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills.
Desirable criteria
7. To have obtained or be studying at diploma level.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Sound knowledge of recent Government/Professional documents with awareness of implications to service provision.
9. Able to demonstrate motivation to maintain professional development.
10. Ability to work within acute and primary health care settings.
Desirable criteria
11. Previous community and hospital experience.
12. Ability to use flexible innovative approaches to practice tailored to meet the clients’ individual needs.
13. Knowledge of change management theories and their impact.
Skills
Essential criteria
14. Able to recognise own limitations in order to seek advice appropriately.
15. Ability to act effectively within a multi-disciplinary team. Ensuring collaboration across professional boundaries.
16. Ability to exercise professional accountability and autonomy.
17. Act as mentor to both qualified midwives and students encouraging evidence based practice.
18. Computer Literate
Desirable criteria
19. Be able to prioritise one’s workload.
20. A working knowledge of quality assurance.