Labour Ward Manager

NHS; Ashfield; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a Labour Ward Manager. You will lead the maternity team, ensuring high-quality care for women and families while fostering a supportive work environment. This full-time role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in maternity services.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Strong clinical leadership and influencing skills required.
• Experience in guideline development and implementation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to midwifery team.
• Ensure high standard of evidence-based care for maternity services.
• Work within multidisciplinary team for seamless maternity care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical knowledge

Effective IT skills

Education

Registered Midwife

Degree in midwifery or relevant subject

ENB 997/8 or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Exciting Opportunity: Labour Ward Manager at Sherwood Forest Hospitals

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join us as a Labour Ward Manager at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will be pivotal in supporting and 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 willprovide 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 and maximising job satisfaction for the team.

The successful candidate will work within a multi disciplinary team to ensure women receive seamless maternity care. They will also provide a specialist and advanced contribution to the provision of maternity services ensuring delivery of high calibre care and efficient use of facilities, manpower and other resources.

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.

Details Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-W&C-7256845

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9 th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9 th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Person Specification Knowledge Requirements Essential

• Specialist Clinical knowledge
• Evidence of Professional development.

Desirable

• Computer Literacy
• Risk Management
• Clinical Governance.
• Knowledge of Labour Ward coordinators framework

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Midwife
• ENB 997/8 or equivalent
• Degree in midwifery or relevant subject or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Management /Leadership training

Further Training Essential

• SSSA Training

Desirable

• PROMPT Course trainer
• ALSO course / Trainer

Experience Essential

• Demonstrates strong clinical leadership and influencing skills
• Effective IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively
• Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation
• Experience in guideline development and implementation

Communication skills Essential

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

Desirable

• PMA trained
• FTSU champion

Contractual Requirements Essential

• Adherence to trust policy and guidelines

Desirable

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands

Person Specification Knowledge Requirements Essential

• Specialist Clinical knowledge
• Evidence of Professional development.

Desirable

• Computer Literacy
• Risk Management
• Clinical Governance.
• Knowledge of Labour Ward coordinators framework

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Midwife
• ENB 997/8 or equivalent
• Degree in midwifery or relevant subject or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Management /Leadership training

Further Training Essential

• SSSA Training

Desirable

• PROMPT Course trainer
• ALSO course / Trainer

Experience Essential

• Demonstrates strong clinical leadership and influencing skills
• Effective IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively
• Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation
• Experience in guideline development and implementation

Communication skills Essential

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

Desirable

• PMA trained
• FTSU champion

Contractual Requirements Essential

• Adherence to trust policy and guidelines

Desirable

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)