Labour Ward Manager

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Labour Ward Manager to ensure high standards of care for birthing people and their families. The role involves providing clinical and professional leadership to midwifery and nursing teams while promoting a compassionate environment. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in midwifery practice and a passion for developing both people and services in maternity care.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Commitment to employee well-being

Qualifications

• Experienced in midwifery and management.
• Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to promoting compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to the team.
• Engage and inspire team members to improve care standards.
• Guide and advise on clinical matters as an expert practitioner.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Team management

Clinical expertise

Job description

We are delighted to offer an experienced labour Ward Midwife, with a passion to promote personalised maternity care, provide effective management and leadership, the opportunity to join us as Labour Ward Manager at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. You will be pivotal in supporting and co-ordinating the department in delivering a high standard of evidence-based care for birthing people and their families.

You will provide clinical and professional leadership to midwifery, nursing, admin, and support workers, 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 share our passion, drive and values in ensuring women and birthing people and their families receive quality and compassionate care, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will be a visible and credible clinical leader, promoting compassionate leadership within the labour ward whilst engaging your team to improve standards of care.

You will have excellent communication skills and will inspire your team with your drive and passion for developing people and services.

Lead by example and empower staff in their personal and professional development.

Work alongside and support the labour ward team in a clinical capacity when required, being an expert practitioner to guide and advise the multi-disciplinary team as required.

Take the lead role in ensuring the environmental and ward processes are responsive to the needs of women and birthing individuals, providing assurance through agreed mechanisms.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.