Labour Ward Coordinator/Bleep Holder
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Job summary
Are you an experienced senior midwife, clinically sound and with a broad range of skills?
Do you have high-level decision-making and organisational skills?
Can you work autonomously and work with the multidisciplinary team to manage the workflow through the unit in order to maintain safety and excellent clinical standards of care?
If this sounds like you, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our fantastic team of Senior Midwives as a Labour Ward Coordinator/Bleep Holder. You will provide 24/7 cover to oversee the efficient and effective management of all maternity clinical areas across Maternity Services.
As Labour Ward Coordinator you will have overall responsibility for the operational management of staffing and staff numbers. You will promote high standards of professional practice and the delivery of quality care within the corporate policies, protocols and guidelines.
As a senior member of our team you will provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.
You will need to be a highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for patients
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Details
Date posted
31 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
432-HR441-23
Job locations
Colchester
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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