Maternity Elective Caesarean Section Recovery Nurse

Job overview

To work as part of the Elective Caesarean Midwifery Team delivering safe quality care for women/childbearing people during their perioperative phase of care ·

To support Neonatal care and best infant feeding practices.

To support and assist in the pre-op and post-op clinical care promoting good working relationships and collaborative working with the multi-disciplinary team, both within the department and the rest of the Trust.

This role requires NMC Registration. Base Locations: Royal Bournemouth Hospital Interview date: Tuesday, 3rd November 2026

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

Main duties of the job

• Provision of clinical care during pre-op assessments and to support post-surgical recovery.
• Administration of prescribed medicines.
• After appropriate training, participate in pre-op assessments with the Anaesthetic Team.
• Assisting the midwifery team to provide neonatal care after relevant training.
• Provision and/or support of emergency maternal and neonatal care following appropriate training.
• Supporting best practice around infant feeding.
• Transfer and handover of women/birthing people to the postnatal ward teams.
• Supporting coordination and flow of the operating list, raising and reporting clinical and operational issues.
• Actively support and participate in Newborn Security measures throughout maternity.
• Contribute to Patient First quality improvement and maternity audit cycles.
• Contribute to the effective management of resources.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working as a key member of the elective caesarean section team, the post holder will work alongside the Midwives and Maternity Support Workers, obstetricians, anaesthetists, Neonatal Team and wider Theatre Team.

Daily tasks will include adult observations and documentation, administration of IV and non IV medications, day to day ward management of patient flow, escalating concerns to the midwifery operational coordinator. Supporting the midwives in newborn care, reporting any deterioration. Supporting women and childbearing people in infant feeding in accordance with best infant feeding practice.

Working as part of the Pre-Op assessment team.

In times of high activity, supporting other areas in maternity in recovery of newly birthed women and childbearing people.

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.