Labour Ward Co-ordinator

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Sutton-in-Ashfield is seeking a Labour Ward Co-ordinator. In this role, you will coordinate the maternity department, provide clinical leadership, and ensure high standards of care for women and their families. Successful candidates will hold a midwifery qualification and have experience in leadership roles. The position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 per year.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with leadership and management experience.
• Evidence of professional development and clinical governance.
• Computer literacy and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the maternity department and support the team.
• Provide clinical and professional leadership.
• Ensure high standards of care for women and their families.

Skills

Specialist Clinical knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving skills

Leadership

Management

Education

Registered Midwife

Degree level or equivalent

Management and leadership training

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Labour Ward Co-ordinator

The closing date is 23 October 2025

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join us as a Labour Ward Co-ordinator at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will be pivotal in co-ordinating the department and supporting the team in delivering a high standard of evidence-based care for women, birthing people and their families.

You will provide clinical and professional leadership to midwifery, nursing and support workers, maximising job satisfaction for the team. You will be central in providing a specialist and advanced contribution to the provision of maternity services.

The successful candidate will work within a multi disciplinary team to ensure women receive seamless maternity care.

The Sherwood Birthing Unit (SBU) provides intrapartum facilities for all women, birthing people, and their families irrespective of their needs and requirements. SBU also has facilities to care for people requiring complex and high dependency support. Integral to the unit are two obstetric operating theatres. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing high-quality, women-centred care.

If you are ready to take on a rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of mothers and their families.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King\'s Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Specialist Clinical knowledge
• Extended roles
• Evidence of Professional development
• Computer Literacy
• Clinical Governance

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Study at degree level or equivalent
• Management and leadership training

Further Training

• SSSA Training
• PROMPT trainer
• Newborn Life Support
• NIPE trained

Experience

• Leadership
• Civility and respectful behaviour
• Management
• Demonstration of tact and diplomacy
• Able to demonstrate change management and innovation

Communication Skills

• Evidence of excellent communication skills with staff and patients in a variety of settings and situations
• Positive and enthusiastic role model
• FTSU Champion

Contractual Requirements

• Adherence to trust policy and guidelines
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden and unexpected demands

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata