Job overview
Are you an experienced midwife looking for a new opportunity or wanting career progression? Or are you an experienced Labour Ward Coordinator wanting to join our fantastic midwifery team?
York and Scarborough Maternity Unit provides care across a wide and diverse geographical footprint. We have 2 Consultant Units providing full midwifery and obstetric services and various community midwifery bases. The county of North Yorkshire includes Areas of Outstanding Beauty, National Parks, cities and the Yorkshire Coastline. Vacancy is at the York site.
The role will involve the coordination of the the Labour Ward on a shift basis, you will lead a team of Midwives and coordinate workstreams.
You must be an experienced midwife. You will provide compassionate care centred on women, birthing people and their babies.
You are motivated by safety. You empower choice for people on low and high risk birthing journeys, finding learning in maternal and neonatal voices and through the governance agenda.
You require excellence. You promote highest standards of yourself, the MDT and your maternity colleagues. You are motivated to strengthen our maternity and neonatal transformation plan through your leadership
You role model. Yourcompassion, dignity and respect for our service users, their family and your colleagues is demonstrated through your communication and engagement in continual improvement.
Interviews will take place on the 5th March 2026.
Main duties of the job
Professional, reliable, safe and compassionate to women, birthing people, babies and their families, you will work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team. Our environment is supportive, open and empowering. Our Labour ward coordinator is fundamental.
An integral part of this role will involve the skills to support and develop staff to their maximum potential, and encourage a safe and welcoming environment.
It is essential that you have the required post registration experience for this post, and that you possess excellent communication skills, are flexible and enjoy working within a busy, enthusiastic team.
Secondments are welcome
Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.
To find out more about our Maternity department please visit the following link:
Working for our organisation
To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
·Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
·27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
·A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
·A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
·Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
·NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
·An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
·Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
1. Registered midwife
2. Practice supervisor and practice assessor
Desirable criteria
3. Leadership qualification
4. Examination of the Newborn qualification
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
5. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department, Division, Trust
6. Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
7. Mentorship skills
8. Ability to manage conflict constructively
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
9. Taking charge and motivating a team at periods of peak capacity and working under pressure
10. Recent leadership or managerial experience (taking charge on a shift)
11. Recent experience of audit
12. Experience of undertaking appraisals
13. Experience of safeguarding adults and children
14. Recent experience of managing women with both low risk and complex pregnancies
Desirable criteria
15. Experience in ensuring safe staffing and skill mix at all times through the Trust rostering process