Labour Ward Coordinator

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

33 days holiday

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Leave and flexible time off

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

York Hospital is seeking an experienced Band 7 Labour Ward Coordinator to join the maternity leadership team. You will provide clinical leadership, oversee labour ward operations, and coordinate staffing, patient flow and capacity to ensure safe, compassionate care.

You will lead outside core hours, support staff development, governance and quality improvement across the maternity unit, working with obstetric, anaesthetic and neonatal colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experienced band 7 midwife with leadership experience.
• Strong clinical governance and escalation skills.
• Able to coordinate labour ward staffing and patient flow.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership on the labour ward.
• Coordinate staffing, capacity and clinical activity shifts.
• Ensure safe delivery of care and adherence to standards.
• Support team development and quality improvement in maternity services.
• Promote compassionate, evidence-based care across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff coordination

Maternity care

Job description

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and inspirational Band 7 Labour Ward Coordinator to join our maternity leadership team at York Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled midwife with a passion for delivering safe, personalised and compassionate care while providing leadership within a busy maternity environment.

As Labour Ward Coordinator, you will provide visible clinical leadership and operational oversight of the labour ward and wider maternity unit, ensuring the safe and effective management of services on a shift-by-shift basis. Acting as the senior midwife outside core hours, you will coordinate staffing, patient flow, capacity and clinical activity, supporting teams to respond effectively to changing demands and priorities.

The role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop leadership and management skills while maintaining a strong clinical presence. Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will support staff development, service excellence and the ongoing improvement of maternity services across the Trust.

We are looking for a confident and experienced midwife who thrives in a leadership role, is passionate about delivering outstanding maternity care, and can support teams to perform at their very best. If you have the clinical expertise, leadership skills and ambition to help shape the future of our maternity services, we would love to hear from you.

As Labour Ward Coordinator, you will provide clinical and operational leadership, ensuring the safe coordination of care, staffing and resources throughout each shift. Acting as the senior midwife outside core hours, you will maintain oversight of patient acuity, capacity, escalation processes and workforce deployment across the maternity unit.

You will deliver expert clinical support to midwives, maternity support workers and the multidisciplinary team, particularly in complex intrapartum and emergency situations. The postholder will lead patient flow, workload allocation and maternity escalation processes to support the safe delivery of care and ensure compliance with local and national standards.

The role includes promoting high-quality, evidence-based practice, supporting quality improvement, audit, incident management and clinical governance activities, and working collaboratively with obstetric, anaesthetic, neonatal and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to provide safe, responsive and compassionate care.

You will support the development, wellbeing and performance of colleagues through coaching, teaching, supervision and role modelling, fostering a positive learning culture. The postholder will also provide compassionate leadership and support to women, families and staff during complex, challenging and emotionally demanding situations.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sophie Keely Job title: Inpatient Maternity Matron Email address: [e-mail]