Job summary
In this role you will be expected to demonstrate strong clinical and leadership skills. You will work closely with the Clinical Midwifery Manager (Intrapartum Matron) and the existing Band 7 midwives, to ensure that the Maternity Unit is operationally safe, effective and well led. You will have a sound clinical knowledge base, and a passion for promoting team culture which supports and encourages innovators and motivators.
The role will require you to manage a team of passionate midwives, and appreciate the demands of the wider maternity service. You will demonstrate a high level of communication and organizational skills, and be a key stakeholder for the development and management of the individuals within the team. You will ensure high standards of midwifery and obstetric-led care are provided at all times, to maintain the safety of women and their families.
The maternity unit environment is both unpredictable and challenging. The Delivery Suite coordinator will be faced with many competing demands for attention and will be expected to exercise excellent judgement in dealing with both clinical and interpersonal challenges.
30 hours and 37.5 hours are available.
Main duties of the job
*To promote an environment where safety for the mother/woman and baby is paramount.
*The have continuing responsibility for leadership, supervision and management of midwives or nurses, students and clinical support workers ensuring delivery of a professional, efficient and cost-effective service, in the absence of the Matron.
*To assist the Senior Management Team in the safe and effective running of the maternity unit both in and outside of office hours, including appropriate escalation to the on call Midwifery Manager where required.
*To be a professional role model for others, demonstrating competent and accountable clinical practice, forming good relationships with women and their families, and presenting a positive image at all times.
*To share the vision of creating a cross site Band 7 Team, to support patient safety and positive working relationships across site.
*To challenge poor practice, with appropriate channels of support, and ultimately to instigate any necessary competency/disciplinary procedures with the Matron.
*Provide professional midwifery leadership and expert advice to midwives and all other health professionals acting in a manner which promotes midwifery in a positive light
*Ensure effective, safe and responsive day to day management of the labour ward, supervising and managing all staff to maintain high standards of care.
Full JD/PS attached
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered midwife (Diploma/Degree) (E)
- * Teaching/mentorship qualifications (E)
- * Evidence of a minimum of 5 years CPD (E)
- * Well documented and up to date CPD portfolio (E)
- * neonatal life support (E)
- * HDU care
Desirable
- * Diploma/Degree in Health Related subjects and Certificate in Management (D)
- * Hold Newborn Examination Certificate
- * Leadership course
Experience
Essential
- * 3 years' experience as a band 6 midwife
- * Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures pertaining to delivery suite and maternity services (E)
- * Extensive knowledge of all areas of maternity services developed throughout continuing professional development (E)
- * Recent experience in high risk Antenatal/Postnatal Care and expert knowledge of obstetric complications (E)
- * Knowledge and ability to organise and prioritise workload within shift and allocate patients to appropriately skilled team member (E)
- * Well-developed IT skills and presentation
- * Extensive knowledge of UNICEF and BFI and infant feeding (E)
- * Ability to supervise juniors on a day to day basis (E)
Desirable
- * Excellent presentation, teaching, verbal and written skills (D)
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Be able to deal with complex facts and situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options (E)
- * Provide highly specialised advise to both junior midwives and obstetric colleagues (E)
- * Knowledge of child protection, domestic violence, substance misuse and working with women with special needs (E)
- * Knowledge of statutory midwifery supervision (E)
- * Knowledge and ability to recognise abnormalities occurring at any time and refer appropriately to senior medical staff (E)
- * Minimum 5 years as a Band 6 Midwife (E)
- * Knowledge and experience of immediate resuscitation of mother/baby (E)
- * Ability to respond to complaints and fire calls as bleep holder for maternity (E)
- * Up to date knowledge of current maternity issues/literature (E)
- * Has awareness of PREP, midwifery legislation and midwifery educational training programmes (E)
- * Ability to provide a high standard of care within all given situations and monitor practice (E)
- * Aware of Safeguarding (E)
- * Ability to provide clinical experience (E)
- * Ability to prioritise delegate workload and demonstrate decision making skills (E)
- * Good communicator. High level of interpersonal skills (E)
- * Innovative approach to practice (E)
- * Displays ability of leadership qualities (E)
- * Able to work in a team or independently (E)
- * Use appropriate moving and manual handling techniques as part of daily activities assisting women during birth, post operatively and during postnatal period (E)
- * Ability to perform, venepuncture, IV therapies, cannulation, perineal suturing (E)
- * Acceptable health records (E)
- * Use appropriate moving and manual handling techniques as part of daily activities assisting women during birth, post operatively and during postnatal period (E)
- * Ability to perform, venepuncture, IV therapies, cannulation, perineal suturing (E)
- * Acceptable health records (E)
- * Constant application of analytical skills to practice (E)
- * Regular exposure to unpredictable high levels of clinical activity (E)
- * Prolonged periods of concentration for clinical care and documentation of care (E)
- * Constant application of analytical skills to practice (E)
- * Regular exposure to unpredictable high levels of clinical activity (E)
- * Prolonged periods of concentration for clinical care and documentation of care (E)
- * Constant application of analytical skills to practice (E)
- * Regular exposure to unpredictable high levels of clinical activity (E)
- * Prolonged periods of concentration for clinical care and documentation of care (E)
Desirable
- * Knowledge of audit/research/quality and clinical presentation skills (D)
- * Knowledge/experience of change management (D)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered midwife (Diploma/Degree) (E)
- * Teaching/mentorship qualifications (E)
- * Evidence of a minimum of 5 years CPD (E)
- * Well documented and up to date CPD portfolio (E)
- * neonatal life support (E)
- * HDU care
Desirable
- * Diploma/Degree in Health Related subjects and Certificate in Management (D)
- * Hold Newborn Examination Certificate
- * Leadership course
Experience
Essential
- * 3 years' experience as a band 6 midwife
- * Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures pertaining to delivery suite and maternity services (E)
- * Extensive knowledge of all areas of maternity services developed throughout continuing professional development (E)
- * Recent experience in high risk Antenatal/Postnatal Care and expert knowledge of obstetric complications (E)
- * Knowledge and ability to organise and prioritise workload within shift and allocate patients to appropriately skilled team member (E)
- * Well-developed IT skills and presentation
- * Extensive knowledge of UNICEF and BFI and infant feeding (E)
- * Ability to supervise juniors on a day to day basis (E)
Desirable
- * Excellent presentation, teaching, verbal and written skills (D)
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Be able to deal with complex facts and situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options (E)
- * Provide highly specialised advise to both junior midwives and obstetric colleagues (E)
- * Knowledge of child protection, domestic violence, substance misuse and working with women with special needs (E)
- * Knowledge of statutory midwifery supervision (E)
- * Knowledge and ability to recognise abnormalities occurring at any time and refer appropriately to senior medical staff (E)
- * Minimum 5 years as a Band 6 Midwife (E)
- * Knowledge and experience of immediate resuscitation of mother/baby (E)
- * Ability to respond to complaints and fire calls as bleep holder for maternity (E)
- * Up to date knowledge of current maternity issues/literature (E)
- * Has awareness of PREP, midwifery legislation and midwifery educational training programmes (E)
- * Ability to provide a high standard of care within all given situations and monitor practice (E)
- * Aware of Safeguarding (E)
- * Ability to provide clinical experience (E)
- * Ability to prioritise delegate workload and demonstrate decision making skills (E)
- * Good communicator. High level of interpersonal skills (E)
- * Innovative approach to practice (E)
- * Displays ability of leadership qualities (E)
- * Able to work in a team or independently (E)
- * Use appropriate moving and manual handling techniques as part of daily activities assisting women during birth, post operatively and during postnatal period (E)
- * Ability to perform, venepuncture, IV therapies, cannulation, perineal suturing (E)
- * Acceptable health records (E)
- * Use appropriate moving and manual handling techniques as part of daily activities assisting women during birth, post operatively and during postnatal period (E)
- * Ability to perform, venepuncture, IV therapies, cannulation, perineal suturing (E)
- * Acceptable health records (E)
- * Constant application of analytical skills to practice (E)
- * Regular exposure to unpredictable high levels of clinical activity (E)
- * Prolonged periods of concentration for clinical care and documentation of care (E)
- * Constant application of analytical skills to practice (E)
- * Regular exposure to unpredictable high levels of clinical activity (E)
- * Prolonged periods of concentration for clinical care and documentation of care (E)
- * Constant application of analytical skills to practice (E)
- * Regular exposure to unpredictable high levels of clinical activity (E)
- * Prolonged periods of concentration for clinical care and documentation of care (E)
Desirable
- * Knowledge of audit/research/quality and clinical presentation skills (D)
- * Knowledge/experience of change management (D)
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
