Labour Ward Coordinator Permanent and Fixed Term - London, United Kingdom - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Full time and fixed term positions available on both sites: Queen Charlottes and St Mary's Hospital.

You would be required to lead the labour ward on your shifts, as well as rotate into maternity triage and maternity day assessment unit as required.

This is a senior Midwifery role and there is an expectation that the post holder will fully participate in theclinicaland professional leadership within the organisation.

Thispostrequires an enthusiastic and motivated midwife with excellent leadership and communication skills who can demonstrate focus and commitment to creating positive birth experiences for women, birthing people and their families.

Excellent management and leadership qualities are central in maintaining a supportive and forward thinking maternity service that places women and their family's needs central to the service, as well as creating a dynamic and innovative environment for staff.

It is expected that you will be educated to degree level, have a keen interest in patient safety, knowledge, on-going clinical development,an awareness of research based evidence/guidelines, be a SSSA Practice Assessor or have a Mentorship qualification.

You will provide day to day support to the midwives in your team.

Midwives will be supported in their practice and professional development by a high profile and supportive approach from the Professional Midwifery Advisor (PMA) and the midwifery education team.

Cross site working between the two sites would be required.

Working on a rotational rota of both long day and night shifts; you will be responsible for the efficient and effective management of the pregnant woman's journey through maternity services
The post holder will support the Matrons and Head of Midwifery in and out of hours, providing senior oversight to ensure the best patient and staff safety and care is delivered.
You will coordinate the twice daily maternity safety huddles and participate in the trust site capacity call out of hours
You will coordinate the St Mary's maternity response in the event of a trust major incident; and also attend and support maternity emergency calls on the St Mary's site.
Ensure safe and effective clinical practice in selfensuring knowledge, skills and competencies are current and act as clinical expert to disseminate specialist skills and knowledge to others.
Enhance the woman's experience of care and ensure that the needs of the woman are placed at the centre of care delivery.
Manage and develop the performance of the team by ensuring staff are prepared and supported and are competent to practise safely and effectively.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.

Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.