Job summary
Band
7 Delivery Suite Coordinator
Substantive
and 12month fixed term posts available
The
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for you to
join our Maternity service as a Delivery Suite Coordinator. This is a pivotal
role providing inspirational leadership of the multi-disciplinary delivery
suite teams and providing excellence in clinical skills and support to staff.
This could offer a fantastic development opportunity for applicants aiming
towards a substantive band 7 role following. Successful applicants would be
required to work on both City sites at Leeds General Infirmary and St James
Hospital on a rotational basis.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder is an expert clinical practitioner of midwifery. S/he coordinates
and manages the day-to-day activities for the delivery suite, obstetric
theatres, obstetric high dependency unit (HDU), allocating the team in
accordance with capabilities and workload. The post holder is responsible for
the unit out of hours and at weekends whilst on duty. S/he provides
management and professional leadership
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals Trust have a long history of investing in our staff with
the provision of training and development. We aim to support and nurture
allowing staff to reach their full potential, expanding and increasing their
skill sets, and enabling the provision of the very best possible care to
women and their families. The Leeds way vision is to be the best in
specialist and integrated care. We strive to be patient centred, fair,
collaborative, accountable and empowered.
Please
see the job description attached, or contact Louise Spicer
louise.spicer@nhs.net or 0113 2066619 for further details.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB
DETAILS
Job Title: Senior Midwife (Delivery Suite Coordinator)
Reports to: Team Leader
Band: 7
Department: Maternity, Womens Services
Location Clarendon Wing or Gledhow Wing
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
The
post holder is an expert clinical practitioner of midwifery. S/he coordinates
and manages the day-to-day activities for the delivery suite, obstetric
theatres, obstetric high dependency unit (HDU), allocating the team in
accordance with capabilities and workload. The post holder is responsible for
the unit out of hours and at weekends whilst on duty. S/he provides
management and professional leadership
The
post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development,
implantation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of
standards of care.
The
post holder provides clinical guidance and support for other members of the
multidisciplinary team within the delivery suite, ward areas and other
outside agencies i.e. GPs and community midwifery services.
He/She
facilitates an environment that cultivates the concepts of evidence-based
care and is responsible for supervision, education and professional
development of staff and students.
The
post holder will assist in the effective management of the ward budget. This
includes monitoring and controlling revenue and expenditure so that budget
limits are not exceeded, thus contributing to effective use of resources.
This
post will involve direct liaison with delivery suite based at our sister
site, across the city.
Please
see attached for full job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB
DETAILS
Job Title: Senior Midwife (Delivery Suite Coordinator)
Reports to: Team Leader
Band: 7
Department: Maternity, Womens Services
Location Clarendon Wing or Gledhow Wing
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
The
post holder is an expert clinical practitioner of midwifery. S/he coordinates
and manages the day-to-day activities for the delivery suite, obstetric
theatres, obstetric high dependency unit (HDU), allocating the team in
accordance with capabilities and workload. The post holder is responsible for
the unit out of hours and at weekends whilst on duty. S/he provides
management and professional leadership
The
post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development,
implantation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of
standards of care.
The
post holder provides clinical guidance and support for other members of the
multidisciplinary team within the delivery suite, ward areas and other
outside agencies i.e. GPs and community midwifery services.
He/She
facilitates an environment that cultivates the concepts of evidence-based
care and is responsible for supervision, education and professional
development of staff and students.
The
post holder will assist in the effective management of the ward budget. This
includes monitoring and controlling revenue and expenditure so that budget
limits are not exceeded, thus contributing to effective use of resources.
This
post will involve direct liaison with delivery suite based at our sister
site, across the city.
Please
see attached for full job description
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience of managing and leading a team
- Budget management
- Audit & Standard setting
- Current issues in midwifery
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
- ALSO course (or equivalent)
- High dependency in obstetrics course (or equivalent)
- Neonatal examination of the newborn course
Other Criteria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Midwifery or equivalent
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Perineal suturing, venapuncture, siting venflons
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience of managing and leading a team
- Budget management
- Audit & Standard setting
- Current issues in midwifery
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
- ALSO course (or equivalent)
- High dependency in obstetrics course (or equivalent)
- Neonatal examination of the newborn course
Other Criteria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Midwifery or equivalent
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Perineal suturing, venapuncture, siting venflons
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
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).
