Midwifery (Temporary) - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Description

We are looking for Band 6 midwives to join our award winning Maternity Triage team.

We are expanding our team as part of our ongoing service development to support the introduction of a dedicated telephone triage midwife.

You will provide care in the Maternity Triage department following the Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) and promote this to other staff within the Maternity Unit.

You will work as part of a friendly, flexible and dedicated core team fulfilling all roles within Triage (telephone triage, initial triage and ongoing care) in line with BSOTS.

You will work autonomously within departmental/Trust guidelines and professional sphere of practice in line with NMC guidance.

Saint Mary's Managed Clinical Service (MCS) are proud to be the largest maternity service in the country providing care for women and birthing people across Greater Manchester and surrounding areas, supporting around 17,500 births each year, cared for by over 700 whole time equivalent midwives.

You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development and implementation of ongoing care plans for women who attend Maternity Triage in line with BSOTS.

The post holder will be responsible for giving safe, evidence-based advice to all women, families and external agencies who telephone the Maternity Triage department.

Responsibilities also include supporting student midwives, support staff and junior midwives working in the Maternity Triage department.

You will support ongoing and future service development within the department and support junior staff with change.

The maintenance of your own professional development will be key to your success, and look out for every opportunity to increase your own knowledge, skills and expertise.

Supporting other inpatient departments within the Maternity Unit in response to service needs as required.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of 2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts.

We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes.

What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

Graduate level
Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge of the public health agenda
Knowledge of multi-agency working together in child protection

Evidence of multidisciplinary/multi agency working
Experience of clinical audit Experience of research activities

Able to work flexibly rotating on to day and night duty
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Saint Mary's Hospital Managed Wythenshawe Hospital Site