Lead Midwife-Triage

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Full time
Location: Colchester
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Job offered by: NHS
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic midwife with a passion and experience within the triage setting as Lead Midwife for Triage (Band 7). The successful applicant will support and develop changes within the Triage setting in particular the oversight of BSOTS and triage. The role will be supported to develop leadership skills and responsible for delivering safe, efficient and high quality service that is woman focused and meets the needs of the individual. This is a full-time post cross site but we will consider job share 18.75hpw for Ipswich Hospital and 18.75hpw for Colchester Hospital. Main Duties of the Job

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of Maternity Triage. You have continuing responsibility for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of programs of care, ensuring that safe standards of care are maintained and for the smooth day-to-day running of the ward within the allocated resources. The role encompasses liaison with other agencies and the management, teaching, support and empowerment of junior and newly qualified midwives and healthcare assistants. You will also take 'Bleep Holding' responsibility on a rotational basis with other colleagues, ensuring safe staffing and safe standards of care within allocated resources, including acting as Delivery Suite Coordinator if required. About Us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. Job Responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification

Qualifications

Registered Midwife Degree in Midwifery Practice Meets with the requirements of PREP. Has completed the Mentorship course and is a current sign off mentor N96, NLS and ALSO qualifications Experience

Proven post-registration experiences as clinical midwife. Evidence of advanced decision-making skills. Knowledge of NMC Handbook of midwives Rules, Code of Professional Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice and its application to clinical practice. 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.

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