Labour Ward Coordinator

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater London seeks an experienced midwife to join their outstanding maternity service. You will oversee the Labour Ward and ensure high-quality care while collaborating with a diverse team. This role offers flexible working arrangements and extensive training to support professional development. Ideal candidates have at least 3 years of midwifery experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for enhancing patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development

Well-being programs

Staff recognition scheme

Onsite leisure facilities membership options

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent experience as a registered midwife.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Band 6 midwife.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of high-quality, safe care in the Labour Ward.
• Manage midwifery and support staff in the clinical area.
• Enhance women/birthing people's experience of care.

Skills

Leadership

Midwifery experience

Suturing

Cannulation

Venepuncture

Emergency response

Education

Degree as a registered midwife

NLS

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics

Job description

Are you an experienced midwife seeking a role with a plethora of opportunities within a leading London Trust? Whether you're contemplating your next career move or just fancy a change of scenery, we want to hear from you!

Our maternity service has earned and managed to maintain a 'Outstanding' rating from the CQC! Now, we're ready to invite fresh talents like you to join our team. Working across the delivery suite, antenatal and postnatal ward and with the option to join one of continuity teams working in antenatal clinic too.

You will become part of our diverse, extraordinary team of maternity staff at Imperial. Where you will be working alongside our fantastic staff to deliver outstanding patient care to the women and birthing people that utilise our services.

We understand the importance of investing in our staff and offer extensive training and support programs to enhance your skills and leadership capabilities, all guided by our exceptional leadership team. On top of this, enjoy fantastic perks like flexible working.Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have surrounding our experienced midwifery roles and offerings

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the day to day co-ordination of Labour Ward, overseeing the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for parents, families and carers.
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice in ensuring own knowledge, skills and competencies are current and act as clinical expert to disseminate specialist skills and knowledge to others.
• Manage midwifery and support staff within the clinical area to maintain smooth running of the service.
• Enhance women/birthing people's experience of care and ensure that their needs are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• Contribute to the delivery of the organisations objectives by working to improve clinical outcomes, increase productivity, efficiency and quality in care delivery.
• The post-holder is an autonomous practitioner in normal pregnancy, birth and the post-natal period and in the care of neonates and is able to detect abnormal conditions in mother and baby, refer to other qualified health professionals appropriately and undertake emergency measures when required.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education

• Degree level or equivalent experience as a registered midwife
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
• NLS
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Qualification.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years as a Band 6 midwife
• Recent experience in an intrapartum setting
• Knowledge and experience of risk management
• Understanding complaints and conflict management
• Evidence of previous management experience
• Evidence of initiating and implementing quality Improvement Initiatives

Skills

• Ability to lead a team
• Previous comprehensive midwifery experience including the ability to facilitate both high risk and low risk birth
• Excellence in competencies (suturing, cannulation, venepuncture, emergencies etc)
• Ability to foster a positive learning environment
• Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit

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.