Job summary
We are one of the largest maternity units in the Midlands, delivering approximately 8,400 births annually to a diverse population. Our dedicated team includes over 400 midwives, 34 consultants, and a multi-professional staff of anaesthetists, sonographers, and neonatal experts.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Maternity Services at University Hospitals Birmingham for a dedicated and motivated midwife to take on the role of Delivery Suite Coordinator. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the Matron, Band 7 Delivery Suite Manager, and obstetric medical colleagues to ensure exceptional care for women and their families. A strong commitment to midwifery practice and safety, along with excellent organisational and leadership skills, is essential. The individual will provide clinical leadership, fostering a team philosophy that promotes and reflects the highest standards of care for pregnant women and their families.
If you are passionate about Intrapartum Maternity Services and eager to shape the future of our services while supporting staff aligned with the Trust's core values, we would love to hear from you.
We offer a supportive environment and are committed to the development and wellbeing of our staff within the unit. We have excellent professional development opportunities, which will be adapted to support you in this role.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will be expected to demonstrate strong clinical and leadership skills . You will work closely with the ward managers and the existing Band 7 coordinators, to ensure that the Maternity Unit is operationally safe, effective and well led.
Ensure effective, safe and responsive day to day management of the labour ward, supervising and managing all staff to maintain high standards of care.
You must be able to demonstrate that you have sound clinical knowledge base, expertise and a passion for promoting normality within the complex care setting. We are looking for someone who understands the role of managing a shift and can delegate and lead the demands of the wider maternity service.
You will demonstrate a high level of communication and organisational skills and work both under pressure and as part of a high performing clinical multi professional team.
You will be responsible for the management of resources, audit and quality monitoring, data collection, clinical leadership and deployment of staff.
Manage and take responsibility for the maternity unit with support from the Maternity senior management team via the escalation policy.
Demonstrate effective clinical leadership and role modelling, be able to inspire, motivate and empower others. This will require you to be highly visible and have an accessible approach to women, their families and staff.
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
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*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
- *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)
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
- *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)
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).
