Job summaryAn exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to undertake the role of
Maternity Coordinator and Bleep Holder. This post is 34.5 hours per week, consisting of 3 x 11.5-hour shifts, working a combination of days and nights until 21st March 2027.
You must have previously completed the Labour Ward Coordinator Development Pack to undertake the full coordinator role. Candidates who have not completed the development pack will be restricted to bleep-holding duties only until this requirement has been met.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and organised midwife to develop leadership and operational management skills while supporting the safe delivery of high-quality maternity care.
Main duties of the job- Working collaboratively with Ward Leads, Senior Midwifery Leads and the Obstetric team to ensure safe and effective patient flow across Maternity Services.
- Holding the maternity bleep and responding to internal, external and emergency calls.
- Leading the daily morning safety huddle and the cross-site Consultant safety huddle.
- Coordinating admissions for Induction of Labour (IOL).
- Ensuring daily staffing sheets are accurate and HealthRoster is updated.
- Completing Return to Work discussions following sickness absence, undertaking staff appraisals, and supporting Datix investigations.
About usWe 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 that Time Matters to 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 bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
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Job responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Midwife
- Degree / Diploma in Midwifery and evidence of Continued Professional Development
- SSSA Practice Assessor/ Mentorship qualification
- NIPE qualification
Desirable- PSIRF trained
- Managerial Training Courses
- Prompt Trainer/NLS trainer
ExperienceEssential- Proven clinical experience as a band 6 midwife
- Experience of implementing change in service provision
- Experience of managing employee relations issues
- Experience of guideline development and review
- Experience of participation in clinical audit
- Knowledge and experience of risk management including experience in incident investigations
Desirable- Completion of the Labour Ward Coordinator Package
- Experience at Bleep Holding
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). 
