Labour Ward Coordinator - Maternity in London

Main area: Maternity

Grade: Band 7

Contract: 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (End of Maternity leaver cover - January 2028)

Site: Queen Charlotte's And Chelsea Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 23/11/:59

Job overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced, dynamic midwives to join our Labour Ward Team at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital as a Band 7 Labour Ward Co-Ordinator. It is a fixed term post to cover maternity leave for one year, ideal for those seeking to increase their labour ward management skills. The successful candidate will act as the clinical lead in the day-to-day activity on our busy Labour Ward. They will co-ordinate patient flow, ensuring the efficient running of the service, whilst utilising exceptional interpersonal skills to support junior staff and work collaboratively with all members of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder needs to be clinically excellent and able to positively lead and support midwives to work as autonomous practitioners, placing women/birthing people and their families at the centre of personalised care planning. The postholder will contribute to the delivery of the organisations objectives by working to improve clinical outcomes, increase productivity, efficiency, and quality of patient care. The post holder will be guided to identify their own learning and development needs utilising the new Labour Ward Co-Ordinators Education and Development Framework.

Main duties of the job:

• 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.

Working for our organisation:

• At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
• Career development
• Flexible working and wellbeing
• Staff recognition scheme
• 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.

Environmental sustainability:

Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment.

Education:

• Degree level or equivalent experience as a registered midwife
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
• High Dependency Course
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Qualification

Experience:

• Recent experience in an intrapartum setting
• Knowledge and experience of risk management
• Understanding complaints and conflict management
• Evidence of previous management experience
• Evidence of initiating and implementing quality Improvement Initiatives

Skills:

• Ability to lead a team
• Previous comprehensive midwifery experience including the ability to facilitate both high risk and low risk birth
• Excellence in competencies (suturing, cannulation, venepuncture, emergencies etc)
• Ability to foster a positive learning environment
• Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit

Right to work:

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK.

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Vacancy Closing Date:

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges:

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.