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4 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Scarborough, United Kingdom

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting time to join our maternity services at York and Scarborough. Following our recent CQC inspection, maternity services at both sites were rated Good across all five domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. This reflects the commitment, professionalism and compassion of our workforce, and our focus on listening to women, families and colleagues to continually improve care.

You will join a forward-looking service committed to continuous learning, innovation and collaboration, helping to shape the future of maternity care across our Trust.

To find out more about our Maternity department please visit the following link:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/dpfhpfi/1

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered midwife
  • Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent

Desirable

  • Leadership qualification
  • Examination of the Newborn qualification

Skills and attributes

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department, Division, Trust
  • Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
  • Mentorship skills
  • Ability to manage conflict constructively

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

  • Taking charge and motivating a team at periods of peak capacity and working under pressure
  • Recent experience of coordinating maternity services or taking charge of a busy clinical area.
  • Experience of supporting staff development, supervision and clinical learning
  • Experience of safeguarding adults and children
  • Knowledge of national maternity safety initiatives, professional standards and current evidence-based practice

Desirable

  • Experience in ensuring safe staffing and skill mix at all times through the Trust rostering process

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

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)