# Band 7 - Delivery Suite Co-ordinator, WACS

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Watford
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £50,008 - £56,908 pa inc. HCA
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Fixed Term contract also available Contract will end 4 May 2027)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T09:22:35.239Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Watford/West_Hertfordshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Womens_Childrens/Womens_Childrens-v8177042
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8177042?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 720.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10479915)

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