# Delivery Suite Coordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/delivery-suite-coordinator/c013bbec-d100-4004-9088-cb13e3dc9c43 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/delivery-suite-coordinator/c013bbec-d100-4004-9088-cb13e3dc9c43.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Coordinator (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns and out of hours cover) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T11:45:49.720Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maternity/Maternity-v8291489 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8291489?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic midwife to work within our coordinator leadership team on a fixed term/ secondment basis. As a delivery suite coordinator you will work in partnership with other band 7 coordinators and matrons for Complex Midwifery Care and Midwife led care, delivering a high standard of care that is evidence based and meets local and national guidelines. You will work closely with obstetric colleagues and members of the maternity team delivering a quality service to meet the needs of women and birthing people with complex needs. You will be located on the Delivery Suite providing leadership, guidance, support and advice to other members of the team, over a 24 hour period. ### Main duties of the job In this role you will be expected to demonstrate strong clinical and leadership skills . You will work closely with the ward managers and the existing Band 7 coordinators, to ensure that the Maternity Unit is operationally safe, effective and well led. You must be able to demonstrate that you have sound clinical knowledge base, expertise and a passion for promoting normality within the complex care setting. We are looking for someone who understands the role of managing a shift and can delegate and lead the demands of the wider maternity service. You will demonstrate a high level of communication and organisational skills and work both under pressure and as part of a high performing clinical multi professional team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that there are good lines of communication between hospital and community based teams. Acknowledging the increasing proportion of women requiring consultant led care. The team are all committed to collaborative working between women, birthing people, obstetricians and midwives. We are continuously working to improve the Delivery Suite in order to enhance the environment for women with complex needs. Working in partnership as a member of the Senior Midwifery Team the successful applicant will help to drive forward and deliver the Better Births vision of Continuity of Carer for all women. This is an ideal opportunity for career progression and to develop your leadership skills. Duties to include, but not be limited to: - 🌟 Ensure a high standard of midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence-based guidelines. - 📈 Set, monitor, and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care. - ⚠️ Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety, and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines. - 🗣️ Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care. - 👥 Staff Management and 📚 education and training of junior staff. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Evidence of sound knowledge base in relation to normal birth and complexities in childbirth - Ability to implement changes within practice - Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures - Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance and the relevance to practice - Recent Delivery Suite experience **Desirable** - Experience of managing a team - Evidence of experience undertaking management responsibilities - Evidence of multi-agency working ### Qualifications and Education **Essential** - Registered Midwife - Degree in Midwifery - NMC recognised Mentorship qualification **Desirable** - Working towards a Master’s Degree ## Documents - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) - [delivery suite coordinator 2022 (pdf, 460.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609536) ## 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.