Labour Ward Coordinator

Job summary

Labour Ward Coordinator

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The maternity service at The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an experienced, dynamic midwife to co-ordinate shifts on our labour ward and be part of the maternity Triage team. In addition, the Band 7 labour ward midwife acts as the maternity bleep holder out of hours and could be rotated to act as Band 7 lead in any of the clinical areas. As a senior member of our midwifery team you will be expected to support the midwifery led birth centre in facilitating choice and promoting normality.

The Maternity Service prides itself on supporting you to fulfil your career aspirations and you can expect a warm welcome at Hillingdon from our established and friendly multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will receive a full orientation and access to ongoing development on successful appointment.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as the Labour Ward Coordinator.

The successful post holder will work within an already established team to provide a high standard of personalised and evidence-based care to women/birthing people throughout pregnancy and beyond.

For further information please contact Curlene Wilson, Clinical Practice Facilitator on Curlene.wilson@nhs.net or Jess Lloyd, Recruitment and Retention midwife on jess.lloyd@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

• Fullfilling the role of a midwife as defined by the World Health Organisation and the NMC Midwives Rules and Code of Practice.
• Be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of models of care, without supervision.
• Support and lead the multi-professional and clinical development of midwifery and non-midwifery staff by demonstrating leadership and management skills as well as the ability to undertake extended clinical skills.
• The ability to manage and lead the midwifery team effectively, to comply with relevant organisational policies, legislation and nursing and midwifery regulations.
• The ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills across a range of procedures, practice and complex situations.
• To demonstrate effective leadership by communicating and motivating staff towards shared goals.
• To take responsibility for own personal development and maintain an up-to-date professional portfolio, in line with the NMC revalidation process.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.