Birth Centre coordinator

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated clinical and managerial leader to oversee a midwifery team. This role involves coordinating care for women during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal stages, ensuring high standards of practice and implementing clinical governance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in midwifery, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to providing quality care. Join a supportive environment that values training and development, and make a significant impact on the lives of women and families in the community.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing midwifery teams and delivering clinical care.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance and risk management in maternity services.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise midwifery team in providing antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care.
• Lead change in clinical practice and ensure high-quality midwifery care.

Skills

Team Management

Clinical Leadership

Midwifery Care

Risk Management

Education

Registered Midwife Qualification

Leadership and Management Training

Tools

Clinical Governance Framework

Maternity Care Policies

Job description

Job Description

The post holder has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a midwifery team / clinical and specialist area. This includes the deployment, supervision, and teaching of junior midwives and students.

The overall objective of the post holder is to work as a clinical and managerial leader, taking responsibility for the co-ordination of a team of midwives in a clinical area within the hospital, providing antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care to women with both low and high risk.

This includes homebirth services and midwifery-led care services.

The post holder, in conjunction with the Clinical Midwifery Manager / Modern Matron, is responsible for leading change in clinical practice, providing high-quality twenty-four-hour midwifery care within available resources, and enacting the maternity unit’s risk management policy. They facilitate the implementation of Clinical Governance within the maternity unit and in the community.

Organizational Context

North Mid is part of the North Central London integrated care system – consisting of NHS and Local authority organizations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey. As with other ICSs, we are working increasingly closely with partners, and many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. While all organizations remain standalone statutory bodies, we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing on shared approaches.

Our Commitment

We are proud of our staff and aim to ensure their training enables them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, as well as for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Contact Information

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Aileen Liddell
• Job Title: Matron
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]