To provide leadership to the Intrapartum Care Team of Midwives and Support Teams, and to provide midwifery care within a hospital setting. The post holder will be responsible for the implementation and delivery of evidence-based care within the team ensuring local women and their families have both excellent outcomes and experiences. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring a clean and suitable environment to ensure a positive birth experience.
The Labour Ward Coordinator will primarily work clinically on Delivery Suite and Triage. As a clinical leader and role model you will provide high quality and safe woman-centred, evidence-based care. You will be experienced in advocacy for women, safe care provision within a high-risk birthing environment and be able to support and lead the Intrapartum Care team.
You will manage your own time and department effectively and efficiently. You will have the responsibility of ensuring that the team provide a safe service with appropriate management of people, resources, finances and estate.
Collaborative and cohesive working with the Ward Manager, Operational management team, Matrons, Consultant Midwife and medical colleagues is a key requirement. You will have the skills and experience to support the rest of the unit when required to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the service for women and their families.
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
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