Job summary
Employer heading
Band 6 Senior Midwife - Maternity Triage/DAU
Band 6
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Recent awards:
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019
- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support – 2023
- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative – 2023
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job overview
Maternity Triage Band 6 Senior Midwives
Maternity Triage have an exciting opportunity for Senior Band 6 Midwives who thrive on fast paced, mixed risk with excellent organisational and communication skills our team.
Kingston Maternity is a popular service with approximately 5000 births per annum. The NHS Maternity Services Survey 2023 rated Kingston in the top 3 performing maternity services within London. Leadership is strong and well respected and there is a culture of learning and a desire to improve the service.
Kingston is proud of its strong multi-disciplinary (MDT) culture. We provide a well evaluated, in-house MDT programme and staff can attend external study days or enrol for academic modules at our local higher education institutes.
Kingston Maternity Triage began the implementation of BSOTS, a systematic process for effective triaging in 2020. The Maternity Helpline has successfully been in use since 2022, with a designated midwife answering calls on day shifts, run by the Triage core team of midwives. This year we have built a new Maternity Triage in line with the BSOTS/RCOG guidelines for maternity triaging, and therefore need to expand our core team. The core team for Triage will also cover the Maternity helpline and the Day Assessment Unit during the month. This provides a variety to the role, whilst remaining on the frontline.
Main duties of the job
Some of the main duties of the job are to provide women and babies with high quality, safe midwifery care. The care will be evidence based and holistic. In the absence of a Band 7 Team Leader, lead the team and manage the workload in the unit.
All candidates will need to demonstrate sound leadership and excellent communication skills, act as a role model to colleagues, practice a culture of safety through excellent cross boundary respect and working conditions, provide clinical support for Birth Centre, work closely with all Team Leaders, Delivery suite Co-ordinators and Senior Midwives.
Please be aware that this post requires you to work a mixture of day and night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.
Working for our organisation
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance.
-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring
- Safe
- Responsible
- Value Each Other
-Inspiring
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and essential criteria before making your application.
If you are a passionate midwife with excellent communication skills and a drive to provide high quality midwife-led care to women, please apply to join our multi professional maternity team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with NMC
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ongoing education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in all areas of maternity services, particularly birthing areas.
Desirable criteria
- Special interest in triage
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate evidence based knowledge
- Demonstrates understanding of role boundaries and able to recognise when to escalate
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of Unit Leader/Bleep holder role
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of current policies and drivers affecting maternity services e.g. Midwifery Continuity of Carer
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sam Frewin
- Job title
- Birth Centre & Better Births Lead Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 934 6149
- Additional information
For further details contact: Sam Frewin Birth Centre & Better Births Lead Midwife at [email protected] or Becky Culliford Triage Team Leader at [email protected]
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