Delivery Suite Coordinator

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Midwife to lead delivery suite care and collaborate with obstetricians and midwives to deliver the Better Births Continuity of Carer vision. The role offers opportunities for leadership development and career progression.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality midwifery care, drive standards of care, and actively participate in staff development and training to enhance patient safety and outcomes.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Midwife with valid registration and current practicing status.
• Degree in Midwifery from an approved program.
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or equivalent.
• Desirable: Working towards a Master's Degree.

Aufgaben

• Ensure a high standard of midwifery care is delivered based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve patient experience and outcomes.
• Proactively manage risk and patient safety, complying with health and safety policies.
• Communicate relevant information to the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless care.
• Staff management and education and training of junior staff.

Ausbildung

Registered Midwife

Degree in Midwifery

NMC recognised Mentorship qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that there are good lines of communication between hospital and community based teams.

Acknowledging the increasing proportion of women requiring consultant led care. The team are all committed to collaborative working between women, birthing people, obstetricians and midwives. We are continuously working to improve the Delivery Suite in order to enhance the environment for women with complex needs.

Working in partnership as a member of the Senior Midwifery Team the successful applicant will help to drive forward and deliver the Better Births vision of Continuity of Carer for all women. This is an ideal opportunity for career progression and to develop your leadership skills.

Duties to include, but not be limited to:

• Ensure a high standard of midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care to meet patients' needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence-based guidelines.
• Set, monitor, and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety, and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
• Staff Management and education and training of junior staff.

Person specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife
• Degree in Midwifery
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification

Desirable criteria

• Working towards a Master's Degree

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of sound knowledge base in relation to normal birth and complexities in childbirth
• Ability to implement changes within practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and proceduresKnowledge of risk management and clinical governance and the relevance to practice
• Recent Delivery Suite experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing a team
• Evidence of experience undertaking management responsibilities
• Evidence of multi-agency working

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available