About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 6 Telephone Triage Midwife to join our maternity team located in Bicester on a full-time basis.
This is an important role providing timely, safe and compassionate clinical advice to women and families contacting our maternity service. Working within the Telephone Triage Service, you will use your clinical expertise to assess concerns, identify risk, provide appropriate advice and ensure women are directed to the right care at the right time.
You will need to be a confident and experienced midwife with excellent communication skills, sound clinical judgement and the ability to make safe decisions while working autonomously.
Part-time hours or a job-share can be considered.
Main duties of the job
To work as a midwife and a member of the midwifery team in all areas of the maternity service as required - i.e. Community, Antenatal Ward, Labour Ward, Postnatal Ward, Transitional Care Unit, Birth Centre, Antenatal Clinic, Maternity Assessment Centre, Maternity Triage and the Telephone Triage Service. All midwife practitioners will be Registered Midwives, accountable for their own midwifery practice and will be able to fulfil the following role through the ability to make decisions with current protocols and principles of care in compliance with the NMC's Midwives Rules and Code of Midwifery Practice. This midwife will be experienced and will be able to demonstrate experience in all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. She/he will be expected to continue with post-registration education and development to become a confident midwife able to provide care with the women either in the community or hospital environment. The post holder is required to take responsibility as a prime care provider in either the hospital or community setting.She/he will be confident in providing midwife led care.
About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife Current on the NMC register Mentorship / PSPA / SLIP qualification Evidence of CPD Completed preceptorship.
Desirable
Leadership / management training Audit experience Registered nurse
Experience Essential
Experience of collaborative care/referral with other agencies related to maternity care. Up to date experience within all areas of midwifery, particularly low and high-risk antenatal care. Experience in providing clinical advice over the telephone. Experience of managing a ward area.
Desirable
Experience in guideline development and implementation Able to demonstrate achievement in service improvement. Experience of audit.
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Effective and enhanced internet and IT skills and good understanding of various IT software. Demonstrates competence in dealing with obstetric emergencies in hospital and community setting, both patient facing and via directed guidance over the telephone. Maintains confidentiality and data protection needs Excellent communication skills - ability to listen and respond appropriately to people, especially over the telephone. Demonstrates strong clinical leadership and influencing skills
Desirable
Knowledge of clinical governance processes/ risk management.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS)
Talisman Business Centre, Units 7&8, 7-8 Talisman Rd
Bicester
OX26 6HR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)