Rotational Midwife

Mid Cheshire Hospitals - NHS Foundation; Crewe; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 45,000

Job description

Main area Midwifery Grade Band 5/6 Contract Permanent: Various hours available Hours

• Full time
• Part time

36 hours per week (various hours available) Job ref 412-W&C-1590

Site Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust Town Crewe Salary £29,970 - £44,962 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced and passionate midwives to join the established team of Triage Midwives at Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust. The applicants should have experience in Maternity Triage and knowledge of the BSOTS framework would be desirable but training will be provided. You would be responsible for the provision of high quality, effective triage of women under the care maternity services midwifery.

The post holder must be flexible, innovative and resourceful with excellent organisational skills, a team player with high personal standards of care.

Please get in touch if this opportunity is for you.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work within the maternity triage department and will provide telephone assessment, initial assessment and ongoing care for women attending with emergencies and unexpected complications during pregnancy and postnatal period. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary clinical team and work within the BSOTS framework for Maternity Triage.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A practicing health care professional who is able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence based care. The post holder will carry out a range of clinical skills in midwifery practice within the team, whilst working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to give individualised, holistic care to meet the needs of women and their families. The midwife will have decision-making autonomy within guidelines and professional codes of practice, and will participate in the leadership, education, development and supervision of the clinical team.

Please see attached job description for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with active NMC PIN
• Mentorship and/or relevant experience mentoring students/junior staff
• NIPE
• PMA

Knowledge

• Knowledge of national drivers
• Knowledge of BSOTS framework
• Knowledge of safety and risk

Experience

• Experience of Maternity Triage

Key Messages

· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.

· All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.

· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.

· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold (usually £38,700 per year for Skilled Worker or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa). You can find more information on the Government website.

· Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.

· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.

· Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.

· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.

· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kristine Reilly Job title Labour Ward Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01270 273438 Additional information

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone [e-mail]