Job summary
Are
you passionate about making a difference to the birthing people you care for
and the colleagues you support?
Is
it important to you to do the right thing?
Do
you love to help others succeed?
Do
you naturally anticipate and proactively manage complex and fast moving
situations?
Are
you conscientious and love to get things done?
If this sounds like you, wed love
to hear from you.
We
are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic midwife to work
within the coordinator leadership team at Worcester Royal Hospital. As a
delivery suite coordinator, you will work in partnership with other band 7
coordinators, ward managers, matrons, and medical obstetric colleagues to ensure
an excellent standard of care is provided to women and their families.
You
will be located on Delivery Suite and Triage providing clinical care and leadership
guidance, support and advice to other members of the team, over a 24 hour
period.
Our
ideal candidate will have a wide range of clinical skills and be keen to take
part in the leadership of the unit. You will work collaboratively with the
multi-disciplinary team and strive to improve the quality of our services.
Applications
are welcomed from passionate Band 6 and Band 7 midwives who have recent experience of labour care and
an understanding of both low and high risk antenatal pathways.
Part
of the interview process will be a Strengths and Motivators Profile Assessment.
Main duties of the job
The Band 7 Midwife has a continuing
responsibility to coordinate Delivery Suite and Maternity Triage demonstrating
excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The band 7 will facilitate
innovative and evidence-based midwifery practice through professional
leadership and supporting the clinical team. The band 7 will act as a credible
and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop both
personally and professionally to achieve their maximum potential. The band 7
must maintain an awareness of the condition of all Delivery Suite patients as
well as high risk patients on the Antenatal and Postnatal ward. The band 7 will
participate in Medical staff handovers and Consultant ward rounds. The band 7
will assist in managing workload, skill mixes, staffing levels, bed
availability. The Band 7 will have regular exposure to unpredictable high
levels of clinical activity and must have the ability to prioritise workload
despite completing demands and constantly changing service requirements, where
it is essential to remain calm under pressure. This will be paramount when
undertaking the role of the Unit Coordinator. The postholder will actively
engage in professional development, and quality improvement, while supporting
student learning and contributing to a positive team culture.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description Document outlining responsibilities covering Clinical Care, Digital, Technical, Operational Management, Professional, Leadership, Quality, Governance & Safe Service and Communication
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description Document outlining responsibilities covering Clinical Care, Digital, Technical, Operational Management, Professional, Leadership, Quality, Governance & Safe Service and Communication
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with Current NMC Registration
- Degree in Midwifery or Equivalent
- Successful completion of Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor Course
- Evidence of further and continuous professional development (CPD)
- Newborn Life Support (NLS) course completion
Desirable
- Masters degree or willingness to undertake
- Leadership/management qualification
- NIPE Trained
Experience
Essential
- Significant Midwifery Experience since qualification.
- Experience of Supporting Learning/Mentoring in Practice
- Leadership/Management Experience to support a safe culture
- Recent Labour Ward Experience.
- Experience of all Areas of Maternity Care.
Desirable
- Experience of Governance and Risk Management
- Experience of Being Involved in Change Management
Skills, Personal Attributes and Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Proven Organisational and Management Skills
- Demonstrate advanced midwifery competencies e.gs. include perineal suturing, topping up epidurals (Consultant unit only), IV cannulation, IV administration, venepuncture, CTG interpretation and intermittent auscultation.
- Excellent IT skills; competent with emails, MS Office packages like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and familiar with Trust and Maternity Information Systems.
- Excellent Communication Skills (verbal, non-verbal, written)
- Ability to work flexibly on their own or as part of the team
- Demonstrates an organised approach to work and be able to prioritise or delegate
- Demonstrates can work well under pressure and in stressful situations
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills including sensitive conversations with staff, service users and visitors
- Demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours: Being open and honest; Ensuring people feel cared for; showing respect to everyone
- Ability to respond following adverse outcomes
- Change shifts in alignment to local business contingency planning
- Ability to undertake shifts to cover the 24/7 service
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical audit and effectiveness systems
- Counselling Skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with Current NMC Registration
- Degree in Midwifery or Equivalent
- Successful completion of Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor Course
- Evidence of further and continuous professional development (CPD)
- Newborn Life Support (NLS) course completion
Desirable
- Masters degree or willingness to undertake
- Leadership/management qualification
- NIPE Trained
Experience
Essential
- Significant Midwifery Experience since qualification.
- Experience of Supporting Learning/Mentoring in Practice
- Leadership/Management Experience to support a safe culture
- Recent Labour Ward Experience.
- Experience of all Areas of Maternity Care.
Desirable
- Experience of Governance and Risk Management
- Experience of Being Involved in Change Management
Skills, Personal Attributes and Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Proven Organisational and Management Skills
- Demonstrate advanced midwifery competencies e.gs. include perineal suturing, topping up epidurals (Consultant unit only), IV cannulation, IV administration, venepuncture, CTG interpretation and intermittent auscultation.
- Excellent IT skills; competent with emails, MS Office packages like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and familiar with Trust and Maternity Information Systems.
- Excellent Communication Skills (verbal, non-verbal, written)
- Ability to work flexibly on their own or as part of the team
- Demonstrates an organised approach to work and be able to prioritise or delegate
- Demonstrates can work well under pressure and in stressful situations
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills including sensitive conversations with staff, service users and visitors
- Demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours: Being open and honest; Ensuring people feel cared for; showing respect to everyone
- Ability to respond following adverse outcomes
- Change shifts in alignment to local business contingency planning
- Ability to undertake shifts to cover the 24/7 service
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical audit and effectiveness systems
- Counselling Skills
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).
