Labour ward co-ordinators (LWCs) are a group of midwifery leaders who are passionate about and committed to leading maternity teams, to ensure the highest quality care is delivered for women, birthing people, and babies. They are skilled practitioners who use their in-depth knowledge and intrapartum experience to role-model great leadership and develop others, including learners. They work with integrity, creating psychologically safe environments in which the maternity team feel safe, respected, cared for and able to learn. They aspire to always deliver a consistent and compassionate organisational culture, building and sustaining professional relationships with all members of the team. By being supernumerary they maintain an overview of the service during their shift. They allocate resources to match the needs of the individual woman and baby. They critically record, appraise, and evaluate maternity safety data via systems such as the Maternity Dashboard and the Intrapartum Forum to consistently lead and improve quality and safety.
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Key Duties And Responsibilities
The learning outcomes for the Labour Ward Coordinator Framework are structured around six domains and include the necessary technical and non-technical requirements required to perform the role of a LWC to a high standard.
Technical Domain Requirements
Core proficiencies.
Non-technical Domain Requirements
Leadership
Knowledge
Communication
Quality, governance, and safe service
Operational management.
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Deakin Job title: Midwifery Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:
Karen Erskine, matron