Triage Core Midwife, Band 6
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
A Band 6 Triage Core Midwife provides expert clinical assessment, prioritisation, and management of women accessing maternity services within the triage setting. This involves assessing maternal and fetal wellbeing using the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) to support risk assessment and clinical decision-making. The role requires identifying risks, initiating interventions, coordinating referrals, and escalating concerns. The midwife works autonomously and collaboratively, delivering evidence-based care, supporting informed decision-making, maintaining documentation, and contributing to leadership and staff development.
Essential criteria
- Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in Midwifery Practice
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
- Current experience and evidence of working as a Band 6 midwife or above
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment, decision-making and risk management skills, including the ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands within a busy triage environment.
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using sound clinical reasoning, escalating concerns appropriately to promote maternal and neonatal safety.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and documentation skills, with the ability to convey complex or sensitive information compassionately and effectively.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of midwifery, maternity triage, safeguarding, governance and professional practice, applying evidence-based care at all times.
- Able to act as a role model, supporting, supervising and developing students, newly qualified midwives and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of clinical standards, guidelines and service improvements within the triage setting.
- Demonstrates resilience, professionalism and adaptability when working within a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Clinical/Experience
- Experience of working within an acute maternity setting, including the assessment and management of women with urgent and unscheduled maternity care needs.
- Experience of coordinating care, prioritising clinical activity and working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of maternity triage and the use of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) is desirable.
- Personal Attributes
- Compassionate, woman-centred and committed to delivering high-quality care.
- Reliable, adaptable and able to remain calm under pressure.
- Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently whilst contributing positively to the wider team.
- Demonstrates integrity, professionalism and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Qualifications and Training
- Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in Midwifery Practice
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
- Current experience and evidence of working as a Band 6 midwife or above
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment, decision-making and risk management skills, including the ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands within a busy triage environment.
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using sound clinical reasoning, escalating concerns appropriately to promote maternal and neonatal safety.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and documentation skills, with the ability to convey complex or sensitive information compassionately and effectively.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of midwifery, maternity triage, safeguarding, governance and professional practice, applying evidence-based care at all times.
- Able to act as a role model, supporting, supervising and developing students, newly qualified midwives and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of clinical standards, guidelines and service improvements within the triage setting.
- Demonstrates resilience, professionalism and adaptability when working within a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Clinical/Experience
- Experience of working within an acute maternity setting, including the assessment and management of women with urgent and unscheduled maternity care needs.
- Experience of coordinating care, prioritising clinical activity and working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of maternity triage and the use of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) is desirable.
- Personal Attributes
- Compassionate, woman-centred and committed to delivering high-quality care.
- Reliable, adaptable and able to remain calm under pressure.
- Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently whilst contributing positively to the wider team.
- Demonstrates integrity, professionalism and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Triage Core Midwife, Band 6
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
A Band 6 Triage Core Midwife is responsible for providing expert clinical assessment, prioritisation and management of women accessing maternity services, ensuring safe, timely and effective care within the maternity triage setting. The post holder assesses maternal and fetal wellbeing using the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) to support risk assessment, clinical decision-making and the appropriate allocation of care pathways. They identify risks and complications, initiate timely interventions, coordinate referrals to the multidisciplinary team as required, and ensure effective escalation of concerns. Working autonomously and collaboratively within the wider maternity team, the Band 6 Triage Midwife delivers evidence-based care, supports women and their families in informed decision-making, maintains accurate documentation, and contributes to clinical leadership, service improvement, and the supervision and development of junior staff and students to ensure the highest standards of patient safety and care.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking experienced and motivated midwives with a strong foundation in evidence-based midwifery practice and a commitment to delivering high-quality, woman-centred care.
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