# Central Birth Suite Coordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/central-birth-suite-coordinator/a67a4e61-a004-4889-98be-9a1278662f23 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/central-birth-suite-coordinator/a67a4e61-a004-4889-98be-9a1278662f23.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday, 12hr day shifts 08.00 - 20.30 and 12hr Night shifts 20.00 - 08.30. periodic management time mon-fri 08,00 untill 16.00) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T12:10:10.499Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8043106 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8043106?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Within ELHT Maternity services, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent post as central birth suite coordinator. The post holder will be an experienced Midwife who is dynamic, accessible and a responsive leader, able to provide effective, compassionate leadership, clinical expertise and professional advice to the maternity team they manage. They will be expected to ensure the provision of a high-quality service to women/persons and their families in line with best practice and local, regional and national guidance. The post holder will carry responsibility and accountability on a shift basis, both managerially and professionally, for the management of the Delivery Suite, including the effective development and supervision of staff with regard to skill mix and dependency of care. They will encourage and support midwives to engage with the philosophy and principles of the midwifery agenda, thereby promoting normal birth. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the setting of standards, audit, research, infection prevention and control, and risk management activities. The role enables opportunity for professional development and leadership within a dynamic area of the Maternity services, supporting the provision of safe, personal and effective care for high risk and vulnerable women and babies within the intrapartum period. ### Main duties of the job Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for a detailed overview of the main duties of this post. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will utilise well developed leadership skills, and specialist midwifery knowledge to : - Provide management and leadership for a defined area or ward. - With the Matrons, Deputy Head of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery, maintain adequate and safe staffing levels through safety planning, redeployment of staff and appropriate management of sickness and absence. - Promote and initiate creative project and service developments which ensure optimal use of resources, for example, the use of peer support workers and engagement of service users. - Ensure appropriate use of available resources, through effective use of a defined budget, i.e. - ordering and stock control. - Provide all aspects of clinical midwifery care, with a focus on promoting positive outcomes for women and babies receiving care within the postnatal ward environment, as well as embracing additional duties as outlined within the Job Description and Person Specification. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in leadership - Experience and knowledge of working with Safeguarding Children - Experience of developing services as part of a multidisciplinary team and managing change ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered midwife, active on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register - Evidence of degree level qualification in Midwifery or related subject ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Communication - Motivation and ability to motivate others - Effective multi-disciplinary working - Evidence of leadership skills ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Experience and knowledge of working in partnership with other services and agencies - Effective management of resources - Evidence of organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload - Ability to lead and motivate teams - Understanding of local area and issues - Knowledge of governance framework and risk management processes - Evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development - Experience and knowledge of audit to support evaluation and monitoring of system wide processes ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761) - [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405) - [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 584.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10331736) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.