Midwife - Core Triage Team

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Midwife to complement our existing team of Hospital Based Triage Midwives.

• 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?

• Serve as the first point of call for all women coming or calling into the unit.
• Assess different situations and refer to the correct department or give advice.
• May be redeployed very occasionally to the delivery suite.

Our Triage department is the first point of call for all women coming or calling into the unit. We have level 2 Baby friendly accreditation and were 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 passionate about making a difference to join our team of highly skilled midwives in maternity. We actively encourage staff development and have a fantastic clinical education team to provide in‑house, multidisciplinary professional development training. We have excellent links with local universities for post‑registration development.

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.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. We mean it when we say we’re ‘with you all the way.’

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Michaelene Cole,

Job title:

Lead Midwife for Maternity Triage, Email address: , Telephone number:

Additional Contact:
Zulekha Samsodien –