Job overview
This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a confident and compassionate midwife who thrives in an acute setting and is passionate about delivering safe, personalised and high-quality intrapartum care.
As Delivery Suite Coordinator, you will provide visible, clinical leadership across the labour ward, ensuring:
- Safe and effective operational management of the delivery suite
- Real-time workforce coordination and escalation management
- Maintenance of safe staffing levels and skill mix
- Oversight of clinical acuity and risk
- Escalation of concerns in line with maternity safety frameworks
The post holder will be required to work shifts 07:45 – 2015 or 19:45 – 08:15 including weekends.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Coordinate activity across delivery suite and triage.
- Lead emergency responses and clinical escalation.
- Support staff wellbeing and promote a positive safety culture.
- Ensure accurate documentation and incident reporting.
- Contribute to audits, guideline implementation and service development.
- Support compliance with national maternity safety initiatives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a midwife who:
- Is a registered Midwife with substantial post-registration experience
- Has significant intrapartum care experience
- Demonstrates strong clinical decision-making skills
- Is confident managing complex and rapidly changing situations
- Is committed to safety, governance and quality improvement
- Will be calm under pressure, highly organised, and passionate about supporting both families and staff.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership skills, knowledge and experience to enhance effective maternity care
Education
Essential
- Registered Midwife with a valid UK NMC Pin
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Mentorship qualification (SSSA or equivalent)
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Newborn Advanced Life Support trained
Knowledge
Essential
- Proficient in clinical skills such as cannulation, venepuncture and suturing
- Clinically credible with sound knowledge base
- Able to act in a clinical and managerial role to support and advice others in delivering clinical care
Experience
Essential
- Extensive Midwifery experience in all areas of maternity
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring
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This advert is for Band 7 - Delivery Suite Co-ordinator, WACS with West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Watford, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £50,008 - £56,908 pa inc. HCA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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