Lead Midwife (Labour Ward Coordinator)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration
• To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Continuous Professional Development
• First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)

Desirable

• Postgraduate study

Experience

Essential

• Extensive Midwifery Experience in all areas
• Knowledge of current national guidelines, policies and initiatives such as NICE, the Confidential Enquiries and the National Maternity Review.
• Knowledge of clinical audit and effectiveness of systems
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
• Ability to prioritise and work as a team member. Leadership skills.

Desirable

• Clinical experience at Band 7 on Labour Ward including; extended clinical competence
• Academic courses relevant to role Leadership/management NLS NIPE Evidence of management experience Leadership course, postgraduate study

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent leadership skills
• Effective role model Compassionate and approachable Willing to work flexibly Positive, innovate, pro-active and resourceful
• Excellent mediation and negotiation skills Self-motivated and ability to motivate others
• Demonstrates attention to detail Ability to prioritise and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work inter-professionally and across institutional boundaries.
• Excellent performance management skills.
• Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
• Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
• Integrity Demonstrates and role model the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference Displays an honest, open, direct but diplomatic communication style.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Jessop Wing Hospital

Tree Root Walk

Sheffield

S10 2SF

Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)