Telephone Triage Midwife | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity to join the developing maternity triage team at ESHT. The role will consist of mainly night work, answering the telephone to triage calls from antenatal and postnatal women, making rapid assessments and appropriate referrals for ongoing care if needed.

• Answering he maternity triage line to antenatal and postnatal women in the ESHT area.
• Reviewing Badgernotes for history taking and documentation of call details and referral pathways.
• Liaising with the labour ward co-ordinator and wider maternity care team to arrange appropriate care for women.
• Giving advice to those who call the triage line or common complications of pregnancy or early labour, or signposting to other services as required.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation. In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

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