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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Nights, weekends, 12 hour shifts. Full and part time hours considered)
Job ref
214-W&C-6777702
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's Mill Hospital
Town
Sutton-in Ashfield
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Labour Ward Co-ordinator

NHS AfC: Band 7

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

Exciting Opportunity: Labour Ward Co-ordinator at Sherwood Forest Hospitals

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join us as a Labour Ward Co-ordinator at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will be pivotal in co-ordinating the department and supporting the team in delivering a high standard of evidence-based care for women, birthing people and their families.

You willÌýprovide clinical and professional leadership to midwifery, nursing and support workers, maximising job satisfaction for the team. You will be central in providing a specialist and advanced contribution to the provision of maternity services.Ìý

The successful candidate will work within a multi disciplinary team to ensure women receive seamless maternity care.

The Sherwood Birthing Unit (SBU) provides intrapartum facilities for all women, birthing people, and their families irrespective of their needs and requirements. SBU also has facilities to care for people requiring complex and high dependency support. Integral to the unit are two obstetric operating theatres. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing high-quality, women-centred care.Ìý

If you are ready to take on a rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of mothers and their families.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

Thankyou you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are exceptionally proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we were the Health Service Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated Kings Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care, with Maternity Services rated good.Ìý

For the last six years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, nurturing wellbeing, offering opportunities for development and progression.Ìý

We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Specialist Clinical knowledge
  • Extended roles
  • Evidence of Professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Computer Literacy
  • Risk Management.
  • Clinical Governance

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • Study at degree level or equivelent
Desirable criteria
  • Management and leadership training

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • SSSA Training
Desirable criteria
  • PROMPT trainer
  • Newborn Life Support
  • NIPE trained

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Leadership
  • Civility and respectful behaviour
  • Management
  • Risk Management
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstration of tact and diplomacy
  • Able to demonstrate change management and innovation
  • Experience in guideline development

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of excellent communication skills with staff and patients in a variety of settings and situations
  • Positive and enthusiastic role model
Desirable criteria
  • FTSU Champion

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Adherence to trust policy and guidelines
Desirable criteria
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden and unexpected demands

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Pathway to excellenceCarer Friendly Employer 2021Care4NottsNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mrs Nicole Bulley
Job title
Matron for Maternity Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623622515