Maternity Services Shift Leader | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Colchester seeks an enthusiastic midwife for the position of Maternity Services Shift Leader. This role involves overseeing maternity services, including intrapartum care and Triage, while providing leadership and expert advice in a collaborative environment. The successful candidate will benefit from extensive training opportunities, a generous pension scheme, and flexible working arrangements. Join our mission to improve patient and staff experiences.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in maternity care and team leadership is essential.
• Must be able to provide sensitive and systematic care.
• Knowledge of evidence-based maternity practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Be the Labour Ward Coordinator, ensuring safe clinical care.
• Manage maternity services, focusing on continuous improvement.
• Provide oversight of the maternity unit and team leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Clinical practice expertise

Education

Registered Midwife

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic midwife with a passion and experience to join the team as Maternity Services Shift Leader ( Band 7) cross-site.

The successful applicant will be Bleep Holder, alongside the Labour Wad Coordinator, responsible for the running of maternity services including intrapartum services and Triage, with oversight of all areas of the maternity unit at all times.


• Be the Labour Ward Coordinator, working alongside the bleep holder, responsible for ensuring safe and effective clinical care provision at all times.
• Ensure a sensitive, systematic approach to the management, coordination and governance of core maternity services.
• Ensure equity for the population and, as part of the maternity services display innovative project management skills in developing new services and supporting the Continuity of Carer midwifery model.
• Establish and maintain a level of service which is equitable, evidence based and consistent with the recommendations of national guidance.
• Provide leadership and expert advice on clinical practice related to maternity care, working in collaboration with women, their families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in clinical, audit and monitoring and training and development issues relevant to local and national outcomes and initiatives.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.


We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.


We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.


Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.


Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.


We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bringwhat’swidely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.


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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Thursday 24 Jul 2025