Labour Ward Lead Co-Ordinator in Bournemouth

Main area: Midwifery

Grade: Band 7

Contract: Fixed term: 9 months (To cover mat leave beginning Feb - Oct 26)

Hours: Part time, Flexible working, 34.5 hours per week (Part Time Hours Available)

Job ref: 153-SP05424

Employer: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Site: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Town: Bournemouth

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/01/ :59

Interview date: 04/02/2026

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women’s Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview: At University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD), approximately 4000 babies are born across our conurbation each year. The role as labour ward Coordinator midwife is pivotal to the team and this is a perfect opportunity for career development or change. We have staff who are kind, caring and compassionate, and who want to deliver exceptional care together for every person who needs us - and that remains our aspiration.

As a University trust, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we help you to be the best that you can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, and we always want to treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves.

Rota: You will be expected to do unsocial hours as the role requires providing a 24 hour, 365 day service.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth hospital

Interview Date: 4th February 2026

Main duties of the job: We are looking for labour ward Coordinators in addition to our existing team with a focus on the health and wellbeing of our patients and staff, reducing risk and encouraging patient flow. The role will enable 2 coordinators on labour ward, separately defined with a focus on safety, one to oversee the labour ward in the "shift lead" role, the second to oversee the department supporting students and preceptors with cannulation and suturing, encouraging patient flow, reducing "red flags", receiving phone calls at night from staff regarding absence, overseeing breaks, supporting in times of escalation and undertaking midwifery duties where requiring to support patient care.

Working for our organisation: UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview. If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: Registered Midwife with NMC registration, Specialist post-graduate training, Examination of the newborn, Leadership/Management Qualification
• Experience: Band 6 clinical experience – wide and credible clinical background, Working with women with complex needs, Experience in leadership/team leader role, Audit Experience, Experience of research projects
• Skills: Computer literate along with good keyboard skills, Practice Supervisor and assessor training, Up to date mandatory training

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.