Central Birth Suite Coordinator

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Burnley; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Burnley invites applications for a permanent post as central birth suite coordinator within Maternity services. The post holder will be an experienced midwife who provides effective leadership, clinical expertise and professional advice to the maternity team, ensuring a high-quality service to women and families.

The role involves managing the Delivery Suite on a shift basis, developing staff, promoting safe practice, and contributing to governance, audit

Qualifications

• Registered midwife and active on the NMC register.
• Degree-level qualification in Midwifery or related subject.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and leadership for a defined area or ward.
• Maintain adequate and safe staffing levels through safety planning and redeployment.
• Promote and initiate service developments to optimise resources and outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate use of resources, including budget, stock control.
• Provide clinical midwifery care with focus on positive outcomes for women and babies.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding Children

Partnership working

Staff management

Communication

Education

Registered midwife

Midwifery degree

Job description

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Main area Family and Community Care Group Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday, 12hr day shifts 08.00 - 20.30 and 12hr Night shifts 20.00 - 08.30. periodic management time mon-fri 08,00 untill 16.00) Job ref 435-F094-26-A

Site East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust Town Burnley Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/08/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally recognised and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

Within ELHT Maternity services, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent post as central birth suite coordinator.

The post holder will be an experienced Midwife who is dynamic, accessible and a responsive leader, able to provide effective, compassionate leadership, clinical expertise and professional advice to the maternity team they manage. They will be expected to ensure the provision of a high-quality service to women/persons and their families in line with best practice and local, regional and national guidance.

The post holder will carry responsibility and accountability on a shift basis, both managerially and professionally, for the management of the Delivery Suite, including the effective development and supervision of staff with regard to skill mix and dependency of care. They will encourage and support midwives to engage with the philosophy and principles of the midwifery agenda, thereby promoting normal birth.

The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the setting of standards, audit, research, infection prevention and control, and risk management activities.

The role enables opportunity for professional development and leadership within a dynamic area of the Maternity services, supporting the provision of safe, personal and effective care for high risk and vulnerable women and babies within the intrapartum period.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for a detailed overview of the main duties of this post.

Working for our organisation

Thank you for considering East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust as your choice of employer. The aim of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is to provide safe, personal and effective care for patients who access our services. Within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, we are a forward thinking Maternity service managing over 6 000 births per year with four different birth locations and the provision of services across the East Lancashire footprint. We are currently in progress with a variety of ongoing exciting quality improvement projects in line with the Maternity transformation programme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will utilise well developed leadership skills, and specialist midwifery knowledge to :

• Provide management and leadership for a defined area or ward.
• With the Matrons, Deputy Head of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery, maintain adequate and safe staffing levels through safety planning, redeployment of staff and appropriate management of sickness and absence.
• Promote and initiate creative project and service developments which ensure optimal use of resources, for example, the use of peer support workers and engagement of service users.
• Ensure appropriate use of available resources, through effective use of a defined budget, i.e. - ordering and stock control.
• Provide all aspects of clinical midwifery care, with a focus on promoting positive outcomes for women and babies receiving care within the postnatal ward environment, as well as embracing additional duties as outlined within the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered midwife, active on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register
• Evidence of degree level qualification in Midwifery or related subject

Experience

• Experience in leadership
• Experience and knowledge of working with Safeguarding Children
• Experience of developing services as part of a multidisciplinary team and managing change

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience and knowledge of working in partnership with other services and agencies
• Effective management of resources
• Evidence of organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to lead and motivate teams
• Understanding of local area and issues
• Knowledge of governance framework and risk management processes
• Evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development
• Experience and knowledge of audit to support evaluation and monitoring of system wide processes

Personal Attributes

• Communication
• Motivation and ability to motivate others
• Effective multi-disciplinary working
• Evidence of leadership skills

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date i f the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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