University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Delivery Suite coordinator

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Job summary

*To hold 24 hour professional accountability for the managing of a team of staff on the maternity ward, delivering high quality, caring and compassionate patient centred care through effective leadership and management and in partnership with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

*To take overall responsibility for a specific clinical area, assess, plan, co-ordinate implementation and evaluate the workload in the clinical area of responsibility.

*Maintain health and safety of clients and colleagues at all times by complying with all relevant Trust policies, facilitate the implementation of the policies and procedures in the area of responsibility.

*Promote multi-disciplinary team working, leading/liaising, communicating as necessary and supporting junior staff.

*Take a lead role in ensuring all students/novice practitioners receive appropriate practice facilitation and mentorship/preceptorship.

*Working in partnership with colleagues across the Directorate to provide both clinical leadership and develop standards to promote high quality practice.

Main duties of the job

Undertake clinical activity to satisfy the NMC requirements for registration, act as a role model by maintaining clinical competency and credibility through evidence based clinical practice, while being aware of the needs of the team.

*To provide leadership in the clinical area of responsibility co-ordinate all staff efforts to ensure the provision of high quality care, promotion of normality and choice for women.

*Promote health for women and their families including parenting skills and health education, facilitating the achievement of national targets and initiatives.

*Maintain and develop a high level of clinical and managerial skills and knowledge, and work towards competencies as agreed in personal development plan.

*Comply with requirements for mandatory training and develop and contribute towards training in key pertinent skills

*Be aware of Local Safeguarding Children's Board and national policies and procedures and take appropriate action to safeguard women.

*Undertake clinical skills as per the competencies for the role.

*Comply with the Trust infection Control Policy. Attend Infection Control training as required with the department and directed by manager.

*Endeavour to achieve a high standard of morale by effective organisation and leadership and promote team working facilitating a culture of professional respect and co-operation.

For a full list of the main duties please refer to the job description.

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.

Details

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-56727GB

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Registered midwife (Diploma/Degree)
  • * Teaching/mentorship qualifications
  • * Evidence of a minimum of 5 years CPD
  • * Well documented and up to date CPD portfolio
  • * neonatal life support
  • * HDU care

Experience

Essential

  • * 3 years' experience as a band 6 midwife
  • * Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures pertaining to delivery suite and maternity services
  • * Extensive knowledge of all areas of maternity services developed throughout continuing professional development
  • * Recent experience in high risk Antenatal/Postnatal Care and expert knowledge of obstetric complications
  • * Knowledge and ability to organise and prioritise workload within shift and allocate patients to appropriately skilled team member
  • * Well-developed IT skills and presentation
  • * Extensive knowledge of UNICEF and BFI and infant feeding
  • * Ability to supervise juniors on a day to day basis
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Registered midwife (Diploma/Degree)
  • * Teaching/mentorship qualifications
  • * Evidence of a minimum of 5 years CPD
  • * Well documented and up to date CPD portfolio
  • * neonatal life support
  • * HDU care

Experience

Essential

  • * 3 years' experience as a band 6 midwife
  • * Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures pertaining to delivery suite and maternity services
  • * Extensive knowledge of all areas of maternity services developed throughout continuing professional development
  • * Recent experience in high risk Antenatal/Postnatal Care and expert knowledge of obstetric complications
  • * Knowledge and ability to organise and prioritise workload within shift and allocate patients to appropriately skilled team member
  • * Well-developed IT skills and presentation
  • * Extensive knowledge of UNICEF and BFI and infant feeding
  • * Ability to supervise juniors on a day to day basis

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Louise Thompson

louise.thompson3@uhb.nhs.uk

01214249575

Details

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-56727GB

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


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