Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 264-7513972-FAM
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum/ Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Labour Ward Co-ordinator
Band 7
Job overview
The expectations within this job description will be met through professional leadership, clinical management, hands on clinical practice, education and training and research.
The post holder will ensure that high quality midwifery care is delivered within their designated clinical area.
The post holder will set the standards of clinical practice, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, and will monitor patient outcomes.
The post holder will have responsibility for the operational effectiveness of their designated clinical area, liaising with senior colleagues to ensure a safe, high-quality service is provided across the maternity service.
The post holder will take on-site responsibility for the operational effectiveness of the maternity service “out of hours” in liaison with the lead midwives and on-call manager.
The post holder will be required to have access to a care/transport and ability to travel between locations.
Main duties of the job
- Apply the delivery suite coordinators roles and responsibilities to their practice
- Assists the Lead Midwife to manage the 24-hour midwifery service: - Manages the delivery suite, ensuring appropriate delegation of staff to care for clients - Manages the on-site coordination of the maternity service.
- Keeps the Lead Midwives informed of significant changes in the day-to-day situation within his/her sphere of control and reports on appropriate matters
- Ensures appropriate referral to other professional/agencies as need arises
- Ensures that relevant guidelines and policies are effectively and efficiently implemented
- Ensures the maximum use of all resources available within his/her sphere of control
- Works with the practice development team to ensure an optimum environment for all learners, including newly qualified midwives, student midwives, nurses, medical students, return to practice and adaptation midwives
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the complexity of the NHS and national picture and how this impacts on midwifery
- Confident to work assertively with multi -disciplinary team
- Innovative approach to midwifery care
- Broad range of midwifery experience promoting normal birth
Desirable criteria
- Audit and risk management experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills. Effective communication skills both verbal and written
Qualifications /Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Degree in higher education or equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Broad range of midwifery experience promoting normal birth
- Leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship Qualification
- Everyone in facilitating live drills
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
- Laura Betournay
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01536 493308
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