Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 23 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-26-7738751-DWAB
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Women's Hospital
- Town
- Edgbaston
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Labour Ward Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 7
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Honours level Degree in Midwifery or evidence of this level of study
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management experience and/or training
- Masters degree or evidence of master’s level education or equivalent
- Mentorship qualification
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Current and extensive experience in midwifery practice
- Sound clinical midwife led care leadership
- Knowledge of public health issues and national initiatives relating to health care
- Knowledge of current issues in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
Desirable criteria
- Effective service management experience
- Risk Management experience
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Innovative approach to midwifery skills
- Evidence of participation in evidence-based care and research activities
- Ability to evaluate and audit midwifery care
Desirable criteria
- Ability to review Incidents and investigate under the Datix system
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Relevant knowledge regarding physiological birth
- Ability to produce reports and data at short notice
- Evidence advanced of oral and written communication skills, which may include delivery of bad news in very challenging circumstances, where there are barriers to communication
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Able to manage sensitive or difficult situations effectively
- IT skills including Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Evidence of leading and participating in change management
Desirable criteria
- Ability to design rosters to ensure that safe staffing is optimised
- Investigation of PALS & Complaints in a timely manner
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Friendly, cheerful attitude
- Ability to motivate and lead
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Detailed knowledge of current midwifery practices
- Motivated to lead and manage a team
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work and support other areas of Maternity at short notice
- Able to work full time within a system that provides a 24-hour 7 day a week service.
- Work shifts as workload demands
- Must be flexible and adaptable
- Attend Meetings as requested
- To support Research occurring within the department
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathryn Williams
- Job title
- Intrapartum Services Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01214721377
- Additional information
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