LABOUR WARD COORDINATOR | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an experienced midwife to join their outstanding maternity team. In this role, you will coordinate the Labour Ward, ensuring high-quality care for women and birthing people. With a strong focus on professional development and support, the position offers flexible working options and benefits such as career development opportunities and staff recognition schemes.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current clinical practice.
• Experience in managing midwifery and support staff.
• Ability to provide high-quality, safe care for women and birthing people.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Labour Ward and oversee delivery of care.
• Ensure effective clinical practice and maintain current skills.
• Manage and support midwifery staff.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Team management

Patient care

Communication skills

Education

Registered Midwife qualification

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
• 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.

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..



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.




This advert closes on Friday 15 Aug 2025