Job summary
The Delivery Suite Coordinator is a senior clinical and operational role responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective running of the delivery suite. This role provides real-time oversight of patient flow, staffing, and escalation of clinical and operational risks, particularly during periods of high demand or out-of-hours.
Key responsibilities include:
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Coordinating staffing and workload to maintain safe patient care and compliance with regulatory standards.
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Supporting the clinical team in clinical decisions, helping ensure safe, timely, and effective care delivery
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Ensuring timely escalation of risks and incidents to maintain patient safety and operational efficiency.
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Monitoring and improving operational performance through effective communication, workflow management, and resource allocation.
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Acting as a senior point of contact for both clinical and non-clinical queries within the delivery suite.
This post is essential for maintaining service continuity, reducing avoidable costs, and ensuring compliance with national maternity safety standards. The role is funded for a 12-month secondment to backfill maternity leave.
The second role is for a 6 month fixed term contract. Please state in your application which role you are interested in or you will be considered for both.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties - Delivery Suite Coordinator (12-Month Secondment)
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Provide senior oversight of the delivery suite to ensure safe, efficient patient flow and staffing.
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Support the clinical team in timely and safe clinical decision-making.
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Monitor and escalate risks to maintain compliance with regulatory and safety standards.
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Improve operational efficiency and resource use, reducing delays, duplication, and avoidable costs.
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Act as senior point of contact for clinical and operational queries, facilitating effective communication across the team
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
shortlisting
Essential
- Significant clinical experience within a labour ward/delivery suite setting
- Leadership and Operational Skills Proven experience in a senior or leadership role within a maternity or acute care setting. Ability to coordinate staffing, patient flow, and operational processes effectively.
- Knowledge of maternity safety standards and regulatory requirements
Desirable
- T and Administrative Skills Proficient in electronic patient record systems and rostering software. Experience in reporting, data monitoring, and documentation to support operational decisions.
- Knowledge of Wider Maternity Services Understanding of multi-disciplinary maternity services and care pathways. Awareness of local and national maternity initiatives and policies (e.g., Saving Babies' Lives, Ockenden Report recommendations).
shortlisting
Essential
- Significant clinical experience within a labour ward/delivery suite setting
- Experience supporting clinical decision-making and risk escalation.
- Knowledge of maternity safety standards and regulatory requirements
Desirable
- ments or projects to enhance maternity care delivery. Familiarity with data analysis and using key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve service efficiency.
- Experience in service improvement or quality initiatives.
interview
Essential
- Professional Registration and Experience Registered Midwife with current NMC registration. Significant post-registration experience in maternity care, with extensive clinical expertise in labour ward or delivery suite settings.
- Leadership and Operational Skills Proven experience in a senior or leadership role within a maternity or acute care setting. Ability to coordinate staffing, patient flow, and operational processes effectively
- Clinical Decision-Making Demonstrated ability to support and guide the clinical team in complex or high-risk situations. Strong understanding of risk assessment, escalation procedures, and safe staffing principles.
- Regulatory and Compliance Knowledge Knowledge of maternity safety standards, CQC requirements, and statutory/regulatory obligations. Experience in monitoring compliance and implementing quality improvement initiatives.
- Communication and Teamwork Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills. Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and act as a senior point of contact.
- Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make timely decisions under pressure. Ability to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements to workflow and resource use.
- Teaching and Mentoring Experience in mentoring or supporting junior staff or midwives. Ability to facilitate training and support staff development within the labour ward.
Desirable
- Experience in Service Improvement Experience in implementing process improvements or projects to enhance maternity care delivery. Familiarity with data analysis and using key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve service efficiency.
- Knowledge of Wider Maternity Services Understanding of multi-disciplinary maternity services and care pathways. Awareness of local and national maternity initiatives and policies (e.g., Saving Babies' Lives, Ockenden Report recommendations).
Person Specification
shortlisting
Essential
- Significant clinical experience within a labour ward/delivery suite setting
- Leadership and Operational Skills Proven experience in a senior or leadership role within a maternity or acute care setting. Ability to coordinate staffing, patient flow, and operational processes effectively.
- Knowledge of maternity safety standards and regulatory requirements
Desirable
- T and Administrative Skills Proficient in electronic patient record systems and rostering software. Experience in reporting, data monitoring, and documentation to support operational decisions.
- Knowledge of Wider Maternity Services Understanding of multi-disciplinary maternity services and care pathways. Awareness of local and national maternity initiatives and policies (e.g., Saving Babies' Lives, Ockenden Report recommendations).
shortlisting
Essential
- Significant clinical experience within a labour ward/delivery suite setting
- Experience supporting clinical decision-making and risk escalation.
- Knowledge of maternity safety standards and regulatory requirements
Desirable
- ments or projects to enhance maternity care delivery. Familiarity with data analysis and using key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve service efficiency.
- Experience in service improvement or quality initiatives.
interview
Essential
- Professional Registration and Experience Registered Midwife with current NMC registration. Significant post-registration experience in maternity care, with extensive clinical expertise in labour ward or delivery suite settings.
- Leadership and Operational Skills Proven experience in a senior or leadership role within a maternity or acute care setting. Ability to coordinate staffing, patient flow, and operational processes effectively
- Clinical Decision-Making Demonstrated ability to support and guide the clinical team in complex or high-risk situations. Strong understanding of risk assessment, escalation procedures, and safe staffing principles.
- Regulatory and Compliance Knowledge Knowledge of maternity safety standards, CQC requirements, and statutory/regulatory obligations. Experience in monitoring compliance and implementing quality improvement initiatives.
- Communication and Teamwork Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills. Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and act as a senior point of contact.
- Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make timely decisions under pressure. Ability to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements to workflow and resource use.
- Teaching and Mentoring Experience in mentoring or supporting junior staff or midwives. Ability to facilitate training and support staff development within the labour ward.
Desirable
- Experience in Service Improvement Experience in implementing process improvements or projects to enhance maternity care delivery. Familiarity with data analysis and using key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve service efficiency.
- Knowledge of Wider Maternity Services Understanding of multi-disciplinary maternity services and care pathways. Awareness of local and national maternity initiatives and policies (e.g., Saving Babies' Lives, Ockenden Report recommendations).
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).
