Band 7 Rotational Labour Ward & Triage Coordinator

Transformation Unit; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 56.000 - 63.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Band 7 Rotational Labour Ward & Triage Coordinator to oversee shifts in the labour ward and triage areas. You will lead clinical teams, assess obstetric acuity, and ensure safe, patient-centred care within a busy maternity service.

The role requires extensive midwifery experience, leadership capabilities, and a commitment to NHS values. NHS careers offer development opportunities and a supportive environment.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Midwife with UK NMC registration.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development.
• Experience in midwifery practice and leadership with demonstrable achievements in changing clinical practice.
• Evidence of innovative practice involving research or audit.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate shifts on the labour ward and triage.
• Assess acuity, prioritise and delegate tasks.
• Lead and supervise junior staff to maintain high standards of care.
• Manage time and workload effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Kenntnisse

Shift coordination

Clinical leadership

CTG interpretation

Time management

Ausbildung

Registered Midwife

Degree level education with ongoing development

Newborn examination training

High dependency course

Jobbeschreibung

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site North Middlesex University Hospital Town london Salary £55,524 - £62,652 per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Band 7 Rotational Labour Ward & Triage Coordinator

NHS AfC: Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants.However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1 .

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.

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North Middlesex Maternity: "A career in Midwifery, not just a job.”

At North Middlesex we have a well equipped Delivery Suite & triage which offers care to women from Enfield and Haringey who come from a diverse range of backgrounds. We care for many women with complex needs which creates a challenging environment and provides a great opportunity for learning and development within a supportive and learning-focused team.

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic midwife to co-ordinate and lead shifts on our Delivery suite & triage, working collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team and management to provide a high-standard of safe, women-centred care.

Here at North Middlesex maternity, we can offer you a career, not just a job. Our midwives are supported in their learning and development to help them to reach their full potential. This includes secondment opportunities within specialist teams, shadowing opportunities with members of the senior team, leadership programmes fellowship

Main duties of the job

The role is multifaceted and will require an ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining safety of women and staff at all times. The postholder will need a high level of clinical experience and must act as a role model and supervisor to junior staff and students and set the tone for a healthy and safe work culture.

The role involves coordinating shifts on the labour ward & triage, assessing acuity, prioritising and delegating appropriately, being mindful of skill mix and other unit pressures, escalating concerns as required.

Working for our organization

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free shared commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

Education and professional qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Educated to degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development
• Examination of the newborn
• High dependency course

Experience

• Evidence of significant experience in midwifery practice and leadership with demonstrable achievements in: changing clinical practice developing staff organisational change leadership teaching
• Evidence of innovative practice that involves research and or audit

Skills and aptitudes

• Expert knowledge of midwifery
• Expert knowledge of caring for women in the acute labour ward and maternity triage
• Expert knowledge of interpretation of CTG readings in all clinical settings.
• Expert knowledge on intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart.
• Demonstrable experience of managing time effectively.
• Work on own initiative and as part of a wider team.
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Ability to influence, motivate and inspire others
• Negotiating and ability to resolve conflict
• Ability to manage change
• Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to network across the organisation and externally
• Knowledge of quality standard setting and audit

Personal qualities and attributes

• Can work under pressure
• Advanced IT Skills
• Able to cope with unpredictable work
• Calm
• Motivated
• Professional
• Ability to communicate effectively both individually and to large groups
• Experience of service planning and managing change
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
• If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Aileen Liddell Job title Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 02088872485 Additional information

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