Band 7 - Delivery Suite Co-ordinator, WACS

West Herts Hospitals; Watford; Ibrido; GBP 52.000 - 59.000; Tempo pieno

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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Delivery Suite Co-ordinator (Midwife) to lead the labour ward in a dynamic, acute setting. The role focuses on safe, personalised intrapartum care with clinical leadership, workforce co-ordination and escalation management.

You will oversee safe staffing, clinical risk, and governance while supporting families and staff. The post is a 12-month fixed-term with full-time hours, based at Watford General Hospital.

Competenze

• Registered Midwife with substantial post-registration experience.
• Demonstrates strong clinical decision-making skills.
• Confident managing complex and rapidly changing situations.
• Committed to safety, governance and quality improvement.
• Calm under pressure, highly organised and committed to supporting families and staff.

Mansioni

• 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

Conoscenze

Registered Midwife

Leadership

Decision making

Safety governance

Formazione

NMC Pin

Masters level qualification

CPD evidence

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Band 7 - Delivery Suite Co-ordinator, WACS

Band 7

Main area Women's and Children's Services Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (various contract lengths of between 8 to 12 months available) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Part time hours also available) Job ref 360-D-11927

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Watford General Hospital Town Watford Salary £51,657 - £58,785 pa pro rata inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

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

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re‑imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for a midwife who:

• Is a registered Midwife with substantial post‑registration 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

Education

• Registered Midwife with a valid UK NMC Pin
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Masters level qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Knowledge

• Proficient in clinical skills such as cannulation, venepuncture and suturing
• Clinically credible with sound knowledge base
• Experience using electronic patient records

Experience

• Extensive Midwifery experience in all areas of maternity
• Evidence of teaching and mentoring

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Justine Chung Job title Matron - Delivery Suite and Maternity Triage Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07393017101

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Address Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
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