Maternity Triage Midwife | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 07 June 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Oriau: | Part time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 July 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP |
| Cwmni: | Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6377907/225-DIV1-5726031-A |
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We are looking for an experienced and passionate Midwife with an enthusiasm for triage, to complement our existing team of triage Midwives at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
You will work within an established maternity triage unit providing high quality, safe, evidence based, holistic care to women attending for unscheduled visits with urgent pregnancy related concerns (either while pregnant or in the immediate postnatal period). The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital has over 5000 births each year and currently sees on average 700 women each month in Maternity Triage.
Women can attend Maternity Triage via self-referral (phone-call to the department, discussion with midwife and advised to attend), referral from other departments within the hospital (Antenatal Clinic, Fetal Assessment Unit), referral from the community midwife or GP and referral from other hospitals.
We are currently implementing the Birmingham Symptom-Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTs) and therefore looking to enhance our triage team. You will be based in triage but there will be an expectation to occasionally rotate to delivery suite for the purpose of upskilling.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so that we can be the best that we can be. As an organisation we aim to recruit the finest and retain staff due to the employment opportunities available within the Trust.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementing and evaluations of Midwifery care for mothers and babies.
Obtaining women’s informed consent throughout the childbirth continuum
To provide support and care for the woman/baby and her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity.
Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any problems in communication.
Develop and maintain Midwifery knowledge and practice by attending and participating in continuing professional development and contribute to the development of others.
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
Contribute to the development of services
Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues. Support people’s equality, diversity and rights.
Assess people’s health and well-being needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.
Plan, deliver and evaluate care pathways to address woman’s complex and changing health and well-being needs.
The Maternity Unit has around 5000 births a year, up to 20% of births will be on our Midwifery Led Unit, a 5-suite unit with 3 birthing pools and a home like feel that women and families value. We have a designated Maternity Induction Unit, offering facilities for women and families to start their birth journey in a more comfortable and supportive environment. Our Maternity Triage Unit offers space to assess women and ensure they receive the best care and are directed to the most appropriate person or department.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We’re delighted to be rated “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Monitor the effectiveness of care delivery and renegotiate the programmes of care where indicated to meet the women’s needs.
Utilise highly developed physical skills where appropriate.
Support patients/carers, encouraging them to promote their own health and well-being and to express their interests and concerns.
Communicate with a wide range of people to explore complex issues and make complex decisions.
Effectively communicate complex and sensitive information.
Competently receive sensitive information concerning women's care pathway and provide information using persuasive, reassuring skills as required, e.g., Breaking Bad news/special needs/dealing with anxious relatives.
To liaise with the multidisciplinary team, coordinating and participating in case discussion as required.
Agree the arrangements for communication with the woman/family/carers and document these in accordance with trust policy and the patients right to confidentiality.
Ensure that essential information on the patient’s condition and progress is recorded by self and team members appropriately according to the NMC guidelines.
Inspire others and encourage them to seek advice and solutions to problems.
Challenge others to take an active part in developing knowledge, ideas, and work practise.
Embrace the public health agenda and support the delivery of local plans e.g., breastfeeding, smoking cessation, teenage pregnancy, midwifery led care.
Keep up to date and act consistently with quality standards and guidelines within their own clinical area and associated areas.
Understand the quality agenda and how standards of care can be maintained.
Ensure own actions promote quality and identify and manage any risks.
Keep up to date with quality standards and guidelines within their own clinical area and associated areas.
Monitor quality of work, raise issues and risks and bring to the attention of others.
Take the immediate and appropriate action in relation to adverse incident reporting utilising hospital incident reporting system.
Management
Contribute to quality improvement
Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas, and work practice
Lead, plan, allocate, assess, and provide feedback to team members
Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and/or financial resources
Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness and make necessary modifications of any Midwifery care pathway
Refer women to other practitioners when needs and risks are beyond one’s own scope of practice or require specialist input
Promote an environment in which excellent clinical care will flourish
Promote and encourage the setting and adherence to good practice standards in the interest of high-quality care
Prioritise workload of self and others, assess performance and provide clear constructive feedback to team members.
Monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people
Plan staff off-duty rota where appropriate.
Responsible for day-to-day supervision, allocation and co-ordination of clinically based teams making best use of their abilities.
Lead a team whilst assuming responsibility and control of ward/unit management in absence of the ward/unit manager.
Participate in the appraisal process for self and others.
Identify, report, and address poor performance issues.
Diffuse challenging behavior, ensuring that the situation is managed in a sensitive way.
Report any incident/complaints or accidents to the clinical lead and assist/support in the investigation and resolution of the same.
Ensure good customer relationships are developed and maintained.
Participate in the recruitment and selection process.
Participate in the identification of future workforce requirements.
Assist in the process of implementing disciplinary and grievance procedures if required with support.
Ensure efficient and effective use of material resources/supplies within the ward/unit.
Ensure patients’ valuables and belongings are documented and managed according to Trust policy.
Monitor, control, and store resources/supplies according to the requirements and specifications of the clinical environment.
Identify any problems with resource use/availability and make recommendations for corrective action.
Maintain accurate records of resource use
Identify outcomes of evaluation and offer constructive views on how the service should change as a result.
Evaluate with others the effectiveness of any changes and how these have improved services.
Lead in setting and maintaining optimal standards of care on the ward/unit.
Evaluate the quality of own and others’ work and, where necessary, make the appropriate improvements.
Re-evaluate following any change to ensure that improvements have been made.
Recognise the importance of people’s rights and interpret them in a way that is consistent with Trust Procedures, policies, and legislation.
Challenge behavior that infringes the rights of other
Identify and take action where necessary to address discrimination and oppression.
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of elf and others in own work area.
Identify and assess potential risks in work activities and how to manage these risks appropriately.
Work within legislations and Trust procedures on risk management.
To act as a role model and support professional development of all students and junior staff.
Ensure the ward department is a positive learning environment for all students.
To be aware of the emerging Nursing and Midwifery agenda.
To promote the Midwifery profession.
To participate in audit/benchmarking within the clinical area supporting the induction of a change in practice if indicated.
To contribute effectively to evaluation studies e.g., patient satisfaction surveys
To undertake all duties having regard to the NMC ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ for nurse, midwife and health visitor and their professional contribution to Clinical governance.
Is guided by the Trusts protocols and codes of conduct
Professional Development
Undertake Midwifery care consistent with evidence-based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meet woman’s/families’ needs,
Prioritise and participate in developing care pathways to reflect women’s health and well-being related to needs following risk assessment.
Contribute to the development of a positive learning environment.
Identify the wider benefits, and influence and prioritise the developments of knowledge, ideas and work practice in self and others.
Maintain a high clinical profile and facilitate the application of theory to practice.
Challenge tradition and take risk accepting joint responsibility for any arising problems and tensions and use these to inform the future.
Assess and identify own development needs in relation to midwifery knowledge and skills required to meet demands of the role.
Understand own role and scope, identify own development needs, and take responsibility for their continuing professional development and performance whilst maintaining a personal development plan/portfolio in accordance with registration requirements.
Make effective use of appropriate learning opportunities for self and others and apply learning to practice.
Undertake annual mandatory training updates and other relevant courses in line with Trust and local policies.
Act as a role model and support professional development if all students and junior staff.
Act as a mentor and assessor to assigned learners and teach and support them through their competency assessment as required.
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures relating to own workplace to contribute to service development.
Evaluate current policies and procedures and identify the impact they have within their clinical environment.
Take and active role in the implementation of the emerging Nursing and Midwifery agenda
Promote the profession of Midwifery
Implement and propose changes to policies/practices in own area.
Lead others in understanding how their practice should change to improve quality.
Lead in audit/benchmarking within the clinical area supporting the introduction of a change in practice if indicated.
Contribute effectively to evaluation studies (e.g. patient satisfaction surveys).
Undertake all duties having regard to the NMC ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ for the nurse, midwife and health visitor and their professional contribution to Clinical Governance.
Undertaken a wide range of midwifery procedure while being guided by Trust protocols and codes of conduct.
Accountable for own professional actions undertaking all duties having regard to the NMC ‘Code of Conduct’ for nurses, midwives and health visitors and their professional contribution to Clinical Governance.
This advert closes on Friday 21 Jun 2024