Job summary
There is no better time to be joining team ASPH. We are committed to supporting you with your career development into this unique leadership role. On appointment you will have an individual training needs analysis carried out and have access to our QI academy & Managers Toolkit.

As a supernumerary Labour Ward Coordinator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the Labour Ward, facilitating high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes for our service users. We need the successful candidate to work collaboratively with the MDT, have great organisation skills, have a good understanding of staffing and acuity, be able to set priorities, objectives and goals in line with current maternity agendas.

ASPH are proud to offer a homebirth service, an amazing alongside birthing centre, and a level Neonatal Unit. Our midwives get a range of experience supporting uncomplicated pregnancies to developing care plans for our more complex pregnancies.

We pride ourselves on our working culture and our leadership team strike to improve the wellbeing and satisfaction of our colleagues. ASPH have a well being hub, staff can access our onsite free gym and other wellbeing resources.

So come and join us on our journey to become an outstanding maternity unit.

Let our future be yours!

Main duties of the job
If you think you have the qualities to join our amazing team of leaders and would like further information, please contact Kirstie.England@nhs.net

Please see our recruitment brochure attached or check out our careers website: Apply through our website

As a Labour ward co-ordinator it is essential that you advocate safe and effective clinical practice by maintaining current knowledge, skills, and competencies. You will be a clinical expert, supporting our MDT to work collaboratively, continuously assessing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care to achieving optimum outcomes for our service users.

Please see JD attached for full job description & personal specification.

About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

• Promote high standards of specialist care for patients in all areas of maternity, ensuring a quality experience is received.
• Provide and promote a high standard of clinical excellence whilst coordinating the clinical activities on shift
• Establish effective working relationships with the Maternity team, inpatient and outpatient. Promote positive interpersonal relationships.
• Work autonomously to support staff, facilitating necessary staff redeployment activities whilst fostering sound working relationships and clinical engagement in all areas.
• Coordinate safe staffing and patient flow and have oversight of bed capacity on all Maternity wards to ensure safe, effective patient centred care.
• Ensure an effective learning environment for both students and qualified staff, to provide individualised support and guidance to develop and maintain clinical competencies.
• Ensure effective multidisciplinary working relationships with the maternity unit staff, allied groups within the trust and public and voluntary sectors.
• Promote staff wellbeing, job satisfaction and retention.
• Ensure appropriate escalation when application of restricted access policy is considered, to maximise safe client care.
• Coordinate response to all In utero transfer requests.
• Promote and facilitate the ability for all Daily Ward Safety and equipment checks to be completed to ensure the ward is safe and fit for use.
• Provide pastoral support to all maternity staff and students and promote staff wellbeing.
• Support clinical audit and quality improvement projects and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Actively participate in meetings such as Safety Summit to review clinical incidents and safety concerns raised on Labour Ward and lead on embedding actions and learning.
• Lead on quality improvement initiatives, and implementation of new practices as agreed by the MDT.
• Undertake Individual Appraisals and ensure staff are enabled in their development and supported to maintain wellbeing in the workplace.
• Responsible for safe maintenance and storage of equipment. Also ensure that all team members can use the equipment safely and effectively.
• Foster a proactive approach to handling conflict, grievances and complaints. Will anticipate and manage complaints as they arise and take action to prevent recurrence.
• Lead emergency response, whilst in Clinical or including fire response duties. Support with high risk/unwell patients on the wards e.g. perform blood cultures, ECGs.
• Provide expert clinical support to the workforce is an essential part of this role particularly with our Preceptee Midwives. Your role would support the learning environment leads by facilitating learning opportunities available to students and provide hands on clinical support to encourage midwives to achieve their clinical competencies.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Further Training
Essential

• Registered and Practicing Midwife
• 997/998/ mentor preparation course/ Standards for student supervision and assessment (SSSA) training

Desirable

• Leadership Qualification
• ALSO, NIPE, NLS
• Independent prescriber

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Significant all round midwifery experience
• Evidence of previous ward management experience

Desirable

• Experience of leading change management
• Understanding of ward budgets and dynamics

Skills
Essential

• You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to your role
• Ability to communicate with all staff in a multidisciplinary setting
• Team player & ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability To practice and support changes in practice as a result of clinical auditable to provide a customer focussed service

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).