Job Summary
Labour Suite Coordinator – 37.5 hours per week (Secondment for 12 months – Maternity Cover).
Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata.
Responsibilities
* Provide full range of care and health education in a hospital setting and perform clinical midwifery duties.
* Act as experienced mentor for less experienced midwives and student midwives.
* Assess the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate provision of care throughout the childbirth period for women and their babies.
* Continuing responsibility for the day to day management of the allocated area, ensuring delivery of high standard of midwifery care through effective management of staff and resources within the service.
Qualifications and Professional Training
* Registered midwife.
* ENB 997/998 or other qualification in teaching and assessing or equivalent.
* Evidence of further professional development relevant to current post.
* Evidence of management/leadership training/skills.
* Evidence of advanced midwifery studies (Desirable).
* PMA or willingness to undertake PMA training (Desirable).
* Newborn Initial Physical Examination (Desirable).
Experience and Knowledge
* Mentorship of student midwives.
* Recent labour ward experience.
* Experience in all areas of midwifery.
* Evidence of advanced leadership skills.
* Proven organisational & management skills.
* Awareness of changes in the Health Service and the impact on maternity care provision.
* Understanding of the PMA role.
* Excellent delegation skills.
* Counselling skills according to need of individual patient/staff.
* Computer literacy.
* Involvement in changes in midwifery care (Desirable).
* Community midwifery experience (Desirable).
Skills and Abilities
* Able to exercise professional accountability and responsibility.
* Demonstrate ability to undertake midwifery competencies such as suturing perineums, topping up epidurals (Consultant unit only), IV cannulation, IV administration, venepuncture, CTG interpretation, care of women using hydrotherapy in labour.
* Able to provide holistic and appropriate care (Desirable).
Personal Qualities
* Organised approach to work.
* Assertive behaviour.
* Able to work autonomously.
* Good interpersonal & communication skills.
* Effective time management skills.
Trust Values
* Effective open communication.
* Excellence and safety in all that we do.
* Challenge but support.
* Excel respect and dignity.
* Local healthcare that inspires confidence.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
GEH Maternity Hospital, College Street, Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ
Employer's Website
http://www.geh.nhs.uk/
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