Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an experienced midwife with enthusiasm for delivering high quality, women / person centred care, to join our team of delivery suite coordinators.
The successful candidate will need excellent leadership skills and expert clinical midwifery knowledge.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be a member of a team of 8 labour ward coordinators and will be supporting and developing midwives rotating between the antenatal/postnatal ward and delivery suite, supporting families using our services during pregnancy, labour and postpartum. The Labour Ward Coordinator must be able to conduct deliveries on their own and to care for the newborn infant. The care includes preventative measures, the detection of abnormal conditions, calling for medical assistance and undertaking emergency measures in the absence of medical help.
The Labour Ward Coordinator has 24 hour responsibility for a specialised clinical area and is responsible for the organisation of the workload in that area including liaising with community midwives, antenatal/postnatal ward, triage, day assessment unit, and antenatal clinic, and supporting bereavement care.
There is a responsibility for day to day management of the team providing specialist advice, leadership, supervision and coordination of staff within the unit including members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The Labour Ward Coordinator has an individual responsibility to manage a team overseeing appraisals, absence management, and mentoring.
Working Pattern: Monday - Sunday 07:00-19:30 and 19:00-07:30. An on-call commitment is required in the week and at weekends.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
185-1443-9329
Job locations
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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