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We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation; however, our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high-quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion, then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.
With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals, and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees, and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic, and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.
Job overview
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 Tees. 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 job
The 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. Ensure that safe competent services are provided on a continuous basis with particular focus on leadership and expertise for each shift, communicating effectively with the Delivery Suite Matron, Antenatal/Postnatal Matron, MAU Matron, Community Midwifery Matron, and Senior Clinical Matron to ensure that resources utilized 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.
Working for our organisation
South 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 recognize 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 behavior change in the promotion of health and well-being of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached detailed Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the Labour Ward Coordinator role.
Person specification
Experience
* In-depth experience in midwifery practice.
* Experience dealing with patient concerns or complaints.
Qualifications
* Registered practicing Midwife NMC registered.
* Degree in Midwifery.
* NLS trained or be willing to work towards.
* Masters in related subject.
* Leadership and management experience/qualification.
Knowledge
* Evidence of ongoing professional development.
* Demonstrate clinical credibility.
* Effective analytical and reflective skills.
* Microsoft Office/Internet/Teams.
* Child protection policies and procedures.
* Government initiatives and public health agenda.
Skills and Attributes
* Non-judgmental style, motivated, and proactive.
* Willing to take ownership and accountability.
* Team player but also able to work autonomously and prioritize own workload.
* Flexible to the needs of the service.
* Committed to a woman-centered approach.
* Able to deal with sensitivity to difficult conversations and situations.
* Assertive and able to escalate concerns within the department.
Management/Supervision
* Managerial experience.
Communication
* Ability to work independently and as part of a wider MDT team.
Finance and Physical resources
* Effective time management.
* Must be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service.
Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received, this vacancy may close early.
Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.
As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening:
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau).
Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust.
Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.
For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6-month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed-term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently partway through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years of employment history. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.
If the hours advertised for the post are up to full-time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this post, please contact a member of our recruitment team on 01642 624023 quoting the vacancy reference.
The details in the Monitoring Information section of your application will be used for monitoring our recruitment process and will not be seen by the interview panel. The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence. To meet its commitment to promoting equality of opportunity, the Trust’s policy is that individuals will be recruited, trained, and promoted according to ability and job requirements only. As such, we welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity, and age.
Disability
The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol, which is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention, and career development of disabled people. If you have a disability that makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.
We recognize that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognized through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.
What does this mean?
We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health. We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defense people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community. We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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