Labour Ward Co-ordinator

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff development

NHS pension enrolment

Auto-enrolment to Temporary Workforce

Nurseries access

Staff restaurants

On-site staff accommodation

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a highly motivated midwife to join the Delivery Suite Core Team, providing care to both low and high-risk women. With a minimum of 3 years of experience, you will demonstrate strong clinical and managerial skills, participate in women-centred practice development, and contribute to staffing, on-call duties, audits, teaching, and ongoing professional development.

This role involves line management responsibilities across labour ward, obstetric theatre,

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in midwifery
• Strong leadership skills and clinical excellence
• Evidence of professional development and ongoing education
• Experience within labour ward, obstetric theatre and maternity services
• Ability to participate in staff development and audits of learning areas

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical midwifery management team and oversee daily operations
• Line management responsibilities and on‑call duties as senior manager on call for maternity
• Liaise regularly to assess workload and deploy staff
• Teach clinical skills to junior staff and contribute to audits of learning areas

Skills

Leadership

Clinical management

Teaching

Audits

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative midwife to work as part of the Delivery Suite Core Team, providing care to low and high risk women.

You will have at least 3 years of experience and demonstrate highly developed clinical and managerial skills within the Delivery Suite and acute setting.

You will need to demonstrate evidence of strong leadership skills and the ability to participate in the continuing development of Women Centred Midwifery Practice. Evidence of professional development is essential.

To support the clinical midwifery management team by taking responsibility for the clinical area, including labour ward, obstetric theatre, postnatal/antenatal ward, as well as the assessment unit and triage areas.

You will be expected to liaise on a regular basis to assess workload and staff deployment.

You will be providing a role model for clinical excellence by maintaining own clinical competencies to a high standard.

You should aim to create a dynamic environment conducive to learning and professional development of staff including teaching of clinical skills to junior staff and to participate in audits of approved learning areas.

Undertake line management responsibilities and operational duties, including on call responsibilities as the senior manager on call for maternity.

• staff development
• enrolment in the NHS pension scheme
• auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service
• access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest
• staff restaurants
• on-site staff accommodation
• In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
• Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Xanthe Hayes Job title: Deputy Head of Midwifery Email address: [e-mail]