Labour Ward Co-ordinator

Job overview

Working Full time 37.5 hours per week

Have you got 5 years post registration experience? Do you feel ready for a new challenge? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking and motivated midwife who can help us to develop our Maternity Services. We are looking for dynamic, experienced midwives to join our Band 7 team of Labour Ward Coordinators.

The successful candidate will already be working at an advanced level with a wide range of clinical skills and experience in various departments providing high quality care whilst support junior staff members. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and carry overall responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a team of midwives, support worker and students within the obstetric led unit, MLU and triage.

In this key role you will work closely with both the Labour Ward Manager, and Midwifery Matron to ensure that high standards of care and quality assurance is maintained.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a driving passion and determination to support the senior midwifery team in line with the exciting national picture of care and compassion, as well as a local picture of quality improvement. You will need to have good knowledge and skill base of both midwifery clinical practice and local leadership. You will coordinate a team of midwives and develop practice as a midwifery expert; providing advice to colleagues in the organisation and working in partnership with a range of other agencies. Leading by example is crucial in collaborative working within the multidisciplinary team to maintain the Trust s values and maternity s philosophy of care. We are very proud of the maternity services that we provide and are looking for influential midwifery leaders to continue raising the standard of clinical practice.

You will be resilient and able to manage complex situations as well as being well organised and innovative. A proven track record of supporting change processes, coupled with good influencing and negotiation skills are key attributes required for these posts in order to provide an integrated and effective service focusing on the delivery and assurance of safe, high quality patient care across our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.​