Job summary*Advert may close early if sufficient volume of applications is reached*An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Labour Ward Coordinator on Delivery Suite to lead clinical maternity services here at North Tee's. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed senior midwife with strong leadership skills to join our team. The role involves having continuing responsibility for the shift management and provision of maternity care within the Delivery Suite, ensuring high safe standards are maintained at all times. Show expertise and leadership in Intrapartum care, continuing to develop and manage practice and actively participate in achieving the Maternity Services and Trust's objectives.
Main duties of the jobThe role involves having continuing responsibility for the shift management and provision of maternity care within the Delivery Suite and across the maternity service, ensuring high safe standards are maintained at all times. Show expertise and leadership in Intrapartum care, continuing to develop and manage practice and actively participate in achieving the Maternity Services and Trust's objectives. To ensure that safe competent services are provided on a continuous basis with particular focus on leadership and expertise for each shift, communication effectively with the Delivery Suite Matron, Antenatal/Postnatal Matron, MAU Matron, Community Midwifery Matron and Senior Clinical Matron to ensure that resources utilised are effective and efficient, providing strong leadership at all-times. Demonstrate clinical expertise and leadership at all times, through shift responsibility for the management of intrapartum care in Delivery Suite/ Birthing Centre. Provide midwifery expertise, advice, skills, leadership and support at a senior level to all midwives within the Maternity Services.
About usSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached detailed Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the Labour Ward Coordinator role.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Change management experience/Project lead.
- In depth experience in midwifery practise.
Desirable- Experience dealing with patient concerns or complaints
QualificationsEssential- Registered practising Midwife NMC registered
- Degree in Midwifery
- NLS trained or be willing to work towards
Desirable- Masters in related subject
- Management qualification
- Project management qualification
- Leadership and management experience/ qualification.
KnowledgeEssential- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Demonstrate clinical credibility
- Effective analytical and reflective skills
Desirable- Microsoft office/ Internet/ Teams
- Child protection. policies and procedures
- Government initiatives and public health agenda
Skills and AttributesEssential- Non-judgemental style Motivated and proactive.
- Willing to take ownership and accountability.
- Team player but also able to work autonomously and prioritise own workload.
- Flexible to the needs of the service
- Committed to woman centred approach.
- Able to deal with sensitivity to difficult conversations and situations.
- Assertive and able to escalate concerns within department.
Management/ SupervisionDesirableCommunicationEssential- Ability to work independently and as part of a wider MDT team.
- Excellent Communication skills
Finance and Physical resourcesEssential- Effective time management
- Must be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the 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.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
