Labour Ward Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The post holder will hold responsibility and accountability to co-ordinate a busy Labour Ward/Theatres.

Maternity Unit comprises:

Delivery Suite with 13 rooms, 12 of which are delivery rooms one birthing pool, incorporating more complex induction of labour cases and two obstetric theatres, 4 Assisted Care Beds
Birthing Centre with 6 rooms including 2 birthing pools.
Antenatal Care Unit with 10 beds for lower risk induction of labour and antenatal inpatients
Fetal Medicine Unit (tertiary referral unit)
Maternal Fetal Assessment Unit with 7 rooms for triage and walk in unit
Maternity Care 40 beds which includes 12 transitional care cots
Community midwifery community midwives work in geographical teams, providing an integrated service for women and their families who live locally.
Antenatal clinic women from outside the area receive antenatal care and parent education at the antenatal clinic. All other women have antenatal care and parent education sessions in the community setting.
Neonatal unit tertiary referral level three neonatal unit with 32 cots.

To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professionalguidelines as a named midwife with facilitation for a defined group of women and their babies with mínimal supervision in the Maternity Care setting.

The assessment of care and health education needs of women and their babies
The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each woman.
To maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team/primary midwifery incorporating the Named Midwife initiative.

To develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/ department.

To promote and participate in the implementation of the UCLH Nursing & Midwifery strategy:

Reviewing midwifery practice and implementing appropriate changes based on research/best practice.
Developing and implementing Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives.

To participate in supervision programmes as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to midwifery or non-midwifery staff.

To promote and maintain effective communication.

Create a supportive blame-free environment for staff and women

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
Eastman Dental Hospital
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work.

This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

For more information, please see the attach Job Description.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder.

You will be expected to actively participate in annual appraisals and set objectives in conjunction with your manager. Performance will be monitored against set objectives.