Band 7 Labour Ward Coordinator

University College London Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced midwife to join the leadership team as a Labour Ward Coordinator, overseeing the Labour Ward, theatres and triage to ensure safe, compassionate care for women, babies and families.

As a Band 7 clinical and operational leader, you will manage staffing, patient flow and workforce development, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to drive quality, governance and service improvement across the maternity service.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife and educated to degree level or higher
• Experience in acute maternity care and leadership roles
• Demonstrable neonatal experience or qualifications

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Labour Ward, obstetric theatres and triage to ensure safe patient care
• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership and staff support
• Oversee staffing, patient flow and resource allocation
• Lead quality improvement, governance and workforce initiatives

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision-making

Team coordination

Clinical leadership

Education

Degree in midwifery

NHS leadership qualification

Neonatal qualification

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic midwife to join our leadership team as a Labour Ward Coordinator within one of London's leading maternity services. This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in coordinating our busy Labour Ward and obstetric theatres, ensuring the delivery of safe, compassionate and high-quality care for women, babies and their families. As a visible clinical leader, you will oversee the day-to-day operational management of the service, support patient flow, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to maintain excellent standards of care in a complex and fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for providing leadership and support to midwives, doctors and maternity support workers, fostering a positive and inclusive culture where staff feel valued and empowered to deliver their best. In addition to your clinical leadership responsibilities, you will contribute to workforce development, governance, quality improvement and service transformation initiatives.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated registered midwife with substantial experience in acute maternity care, excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure. You will be passionate about improving women's experiences, supporting colleagues and driving high standards of care.

In return, UCLH offers a supportive and forward-thinking working environment, commitment to staff wellbeing, excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to be part of a world-class maternity service at the forefront of innovation and excellence in maternity care.

As a Band 7 Labour Ward Coordinator, you will provide visible clinical and operational leadership within our busy maternity service, coordinating activity across Labour Ward, obstetric theatres and maternity triage to ensure the safe and effective delivery of care. You will oversee patient flow, staffing and resource allocation, making timely decisions and escalating concerns appropriately to support positive outcomes for women and babies.

Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will support and develop midwives and maternity support workers, promoting a culture of compassion, learning and continuous improvement. You will contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical governance and workforce initiatives, including staff support, recruitment, rostering and wellbeing.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street.

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Details

Date posted: 28 August 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 309-UCLH-8257779

Job locations: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospital, 25 Grafton Way, London, WC1E 6DB, United Kingdom

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and motivated midwife with excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering high-quality, woman-centred care. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound clinical judgement, resilience under pressure and a passion for improving both patient and staff experience.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Educated to degree level or working towards a Master's degree
• Relevant neonatal qualification or demonstrable neonatal experience

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• Practice Education, PMA or equivalent relevant qualification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-registration midwifery experience, including significant experience within a labour ward setting
• Demonstrable operational management experience within an acute hospital setting
• Substantial experience of teaching, supporting and mentoring junior staff and students
• Experience of undertaking the role of Shift Coordinator
• SSSA or equivalent

Desirable

• Experience of participating in or undertaking audit, research, service evaluation or quality improvement

Communication

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively within multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to build effective relationships and meaningfully engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent negotiation, influencing and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to communicate sensitively, professionally and appropriately in complex and challenging situations
• Ability to constructively challenge clinical decisions and practice where necessary, advocating for the safety and best interests of women, babies and families
• Demonstrable understanding of maternity clinical governance, including risk management, incident reporting, learning from incidents, audit and quality improvement

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Ability to lead and manage a large and diverse staffing group, including complex staffing, performance and workforce issues
• Demonstrable organisational, planning and workforce management skills
• Ability to make timely, safe and effective decisions under pressure and in complex clinical situations
• Demonstrable up-to-date knowledge of professional, clinical and workforce issues affecting nursing and midwifery practice
• Excellent time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing and complex demands
• Ability to adapt priorities effectively in response to changing clinical acuity, staffing levels and operational pressures
• Ability to effectively manage, support and develop a range of staff groups within a busy clinical environment
• Ability to act as a visible, credible and compassionate clinical leader within the labour ward
• Ability to develop and maintain effective professional networks both within the organisation and with external partners and professional groups

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Demonstrable understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles, with the ability to promote an inclusive, respectful and equitable environment for women, babies, families and colleagues, and to recognise and appropriately challenge discrimination and inequality

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the clinical and operational demands of the labour ward, including weekends and periods of increased activity
• Ability to adapt to changing workload, clinical acuity and staffing requirements to support the safe and effective running of the unit
• IT literate, with the ability to use electronic patient records, maternity information systems and relevant workforce and administrative systems

Desirable

• Ability to work 37.5 hours per week in accordance with service requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.