Delivery Suite Coordinator

You will be responsible

for the day-to-day co-ordination of Labour Ward acting as the key point of

contact for staff, members of the multidisciplinary team and service users, ensuring

the 24hour provision of a high quality, effective midwifery service, providing

leadership to staff and expert clinical midwifery advice and support.

You will promote

high quality care, ensuring individual women's needs and choices are assessed,

care planned, implemented, and evaluated regularly, maintain a safe and clean

environment for staff and service users by ensuring compliance with

legislation, polices, protocols including health and safety.

You should have the

necessary skills to exercise judgement in assessing a wide ranging and complex

pregnancy and labour related issues. Ensure and promote options to enable the

delivery of optimum women centred care.

You should possess

excellent communication skills to be able to communicate effectively with

multi-disciplinary professionals and agencies, ensuring seamless care at a high

standard.

Promotion of a safe

and clean environment for staff and service users by ensuring compliance with

legislation, polices, protocols including health and safety, healthcare

associated infection, risk management and critical incident reporting is of

paramount importance.

Please add your telephone number to your application form so we can contact you quickly if required.

One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,

and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we

may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Essential: - Evidence of leadership qualities.; - Awareness of national health and social care policy.; - Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism.; - Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues.; - Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.; - Able to work without supervision.; - Competent in the use of Microsoft office packages.; - Proven interpersonal skills.; - Practice assessor/ supervision skills.; - Appraisal skills.; - Evidence of competency in relation to midwifery practices appropriate to the post.

Desirable: - Understanding of budget and financial control systems.; - Research skills

Essential: - 3 years post registration experience in Midwifery; - Experience of managing change; - Experience of change management.; - Thorough understanding of contemporary midwifery issues.; - Experience of leading a team.; - Evidence of innovation in practice.

Desirable: - Experience of working at Band 7 and previous team management

Essential: - Highly developed physical skills to perform clinical aspects of the role, such as with deliveries.; - Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy; - Car driver with access to a car.

Essential: - Current NMC Registration (Level 1 Midwifery).; - Degree in Midwifery studies or healthcare related subject.; - Mentorship qualification/equivalent and or Practice Assessor training

Desirable: - Management and leadership training.; - ILM qualification.; - PMA qualification.; - NLS qualification