Labour Ward Co-ordinator

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a midwife, where your passion for intrapartum care and leadership will shine. This role places you at the forefront of maternity services, ensuring high-quality care while maintaining safety for both staff and families. You will lead shifts, coordinate teams, and serve as a vital source of knowledge and support. With a commitment to staff wellbeing, this organization values its employees and recognizes their contributions to patient care. If you're ready to make a difference in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Passion for intrapartum care and clinical leadership.
• Strong leadership qualities and excellent clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift and coordinate workload effectively.
• Provide clinical midwifery expertise and guidance.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Clinical Skills

Decision Making

Communication Skills

Education

Registered Midwife Qualification

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced midwife who has a passion for intrapartum care and clinical leadership to join our team of coordinators. You must possess strong leadership qualities, excellent clinical skills and decision making, and the courage to drive forward future development. You will be at the forefront of intrapartum care, providing a high-quality service and maintaining the safety of staff and families under our care will be the focus of your role. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to challenge when appropriate to ensure competence and compassion is embraced by all.

The role will include but not be limited to:

1. Leading the shift and coordinating workload
2. Providing clinical midwifery expertise, advice and guidance
3. Maintaining the safety of staff and service users
4. Role modelling and being an expert source of knowledge
5. Contributing to the management of the labour ward team

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. It was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff and provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Kris Reilly
Job title: Labour Ward Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01270 273438

Name: Claire Cope
Job title: Maternity Matron
Email address: [e-mail]