Job summary
Band 7 Labour Ward Co-ordinator
Thisis an exciting opportunity to join the established Labour Ward team as a shift co-ordinator.
We have 1.0 & 0.6 WTE permanent posts and 0.64 WTE fixed term post up to April 2024 available.
You will be responsible for the day to day management and clinical leadership of the midwifery team within Labour Ward and coordinate the safe and evidenced based care of the population we serve.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the day to day co-ordination of Labour Ward acting as the key point of contact for staff, members of the multidisciplinary team and patients.
- Ensuring the 24 hour provision of a high quality, effective midwifery service, providing leadership to staff and expert clinical midwifery advice.
- Manage midwifery and support staff and the clinical area to ensure the smooth running of the service.
- As the lead professional for the area in partnership with women, plan and implement individualized midwifery-led care packages.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional
- To observe NMC rules and guidance, ensuring these are adhered to by all staff. To foster and develop a working environment within which midwives can work as autonomous practitioners, accountable for their practice and in accordance with the NMC Rules and Code of Practice.
- To develop trust policies and protocols pertaining to midwifery practice and maternity care.
- Implement Trust and local policies and contribute to any proposed changes to midwifery working practices or procedures.
- To monitor and maintain good standards of care within maternity services to implement recommendations from Government or Professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
- To develop and maintain efficient and effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups and colleagues.
Clinical
- As the lead professional shift lead for the Labour ward, work in partnership with women, plan and implement individualised care packages, continually assessing, analysing and determining appropriate courses of action. Lead and coordinate the provision of high quality evidence based Intrapartum midwifery care.
- To act as an advocate for women and in partnership with them, support their choice of birth, planning and implementing care in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, continually assessing and determining appropriate courses of action.
- Using specialist expert knowledge, experience and practice, continually update and develop advanced midwifery practices and skills to provide and perform accurate midwifery assessments and procedures, including monitoring of maternal and fetal well-being, care during labour and birth, perineal suturing and venepuncture, routine examination of the newborn and supporting infant feeding. Prescribe and administer drugs in accordance with Patient Group Directives.
Management
- Take responsibility for the day to day management and daily running of the Labour Ward ensuring that high quality care is delivered and maintained at all times.
- Ensure that all adverse clinical risks are recorded and reported using the appropriate incident reporting system and forms.
- To ensure that optimal use is made of available resources to provide appropriate and effective cover over any 24 hour period.
- To reassess the staffing rotas in the light of unexpected absences and adjust accordingly to meet the needs of the service.
- To inform the Management team (as appropriate) about conditions within maternity services and staffing levels that may affect safe service provision.
- If appropriate to the role and training to line manage staff junior to your role, with the support from the management team.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional
- To observe NMC rules and guidance, ensuring these are adhered to by all staff. To foster and develop a working environment within which midwives can work as autonomous practitioners, accountable for their practice and in accordance with the NMC Rules and Code of Practice.
- To develop trust policies and protocols pertaining to midwifery practice and maternity care.
- Implement Trust and local policies and contribute to any proposed changes to midwifery working practices or procedures.
- To monitor and maintain good standards of care within maternity services to implement recommendations from Government or Professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
- To develop and maintain efficient and effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups and colleagues.
Clinical
- As the lead professional shift lead for the Labour ward, work in partnership with women, plan and implement individualised care packages, continually assessing, analysing and determining appropriate courses of action. Lead and coordinate the provision of high quality evidence based Intrapartum midwifery care.
- To act as an advocate for women and in partnership with them, support their choice of birth, planning and implementing care in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, continually assessing and determining appropriate courses of action.
- Using specialist expert knowledge, experience and practice, continually update and develop advanced midwifery practices and skills to provide and perform accurate midwifery assessments and procedures, including monitoring of maternal and fetal well-being, care during labour and birth, perineal suturing and venepuncture, routine examination of the newborn and supporting infant feeding. Prescribe and administer drugs in accordance with Patient Group Directives.
Management
- Take responsibility for the day to day management and daily running of the Labour Ward ensuring that high quality care is delivered and maintained at all times.
- Ensure that all adverse clinical risks are recorded and reported using the appropriate incident reporting system and forms.
- To ensure that optimal use is made of available resources to provide appropriate and effective cover over any 24 hour period.
- To reassess the staffing rotas in the light of unexpected absences and adjust accordingly to meet the needs of the service.
- To inform the Management team (as appropriate) about conditions within maternity services and staffing levels that may affect safe service provision.
- If appropriate to the role and training to line manage staff junior to your role, with the support from the management team.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent experience
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Practising midwife with evidence of practice in all areas of midwifery
Desirable
- Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
- NLS
- Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Facilitate effective team working
- Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit
- Demonstrate an ability to app research to practice and to support changes in practice as a result of clinical audit
- Previous comprehensive midwifery experience
Desirable
- Evidence of previous management experience
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent experience
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Practising midwife with evidence of practice in all areas of midwifery
Desirable
- Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
- NLS
- Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Facilitate effective team working
- Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit
- Demonstrate an ability to app research to practice and to support changes in practice as a result of clinical audit
- Previous comprehensive midwifery experience
Desirable
- Evidence of previous management experience
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.
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.
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
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Mary Maternity Unit, West Middlesex University Hospital
Twickenham Road
Isleworth
TW7 6AF
Employer's website
https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)