Lead Midwife- Triage
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust based in Colchester. The advertised salary is £49,387 to £56,515. Applications close on 16 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic Midwife to join our Maternity Triage team, working full time across our two hospital sites. This ...
The postholder will be responsible for the day to day running of the Maternity Triage service at both Colchester and Ipswich Hospital. The postholder has continuing responsibility for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of programs of care, ensuring that safe standards of care are maintained and for the smooth day to day running of the ward within the allocated resources. The role encompasses liaison with other agencies and the management, teaching, support and empowerment of junior and newly qualified midwives and healthcare assistants. The postholder will take Bleep Holding responsibility on a rotational basis with other colleagues where the service requires to ensure safe staffing and safe standards of care within allocated resources.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes.
Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFTs core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, procedures and in its practices and to foster positive work relationships. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values of Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Staff Standards, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
Essential: - Registered Midwife.; - Knowledge of NMC Handbook of midwives Rules, Code of Professional Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice and its application to clinical practice. Meets with the requirements of PREP.; - Has completed the Mentorship course and is a current sign off mentor
Desirable: - Has comprehensive knowledge of current practice in Midwifery.; - N96, NLS and ALSO qualifications.
Essential: - Knowledge of NMC Handbook of midwives Rules, Code of Professional Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice and its application to clinical practice.
Desirable: - Has comprehensive knowledge of current practice in Midwifery.
How this role compares
We hold 783 NHS vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,333. This role pays more than about 69% of them.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,124 of them in East of England.
You have 10 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has 20 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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