Job summary
- Main area
- Midwife
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 343-7078791-UB-RB-Y
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom General Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 £40,215 to £45,379 pa pro rata inc HCAS ( Outer London )
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Delivery Suite Coordinator - Epsom site
Band 7
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Band 7 Midwife - Labour Ward Coordinator
In this role you will be expected to demonstrate strong clinical and leadership skills. You will work closely with the Inpatient Matron and the existing Band 7 midwives, to ensure that the Maternity Unit is operationally safe, effective and well led. You will have an exceptional clinical knowledge base and a passion for promoting normality, even in a high risk environment.
You will take charge of coordinating the labour ward and take responsibility for effective patient flow around the maternity unit. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver the very best care for the women booked with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible to the Clinical Matron of the area and Head of Midwifery, and will support the professional direction and leadership of midwifery staff within the Maternity Unit and Community.
A prime responsibility of the post holder will be to maintain a safe clinical environment for women and their families whilst supporting their birthing options. You will also act in a manner that upholds the Trust values and
The post holder will be professional, kind and supportive, they will be a role model for junior midwives and student midwives. They will conduct audit, datix investigations and quality improvement to ensure that we are maintaining the highest of standards
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for main roles and responsibilities, and further explanation of what the post entails.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered midwife with NMC PIN
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Mentor qualification or SSSA equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NIPE qualification
- NLS certification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a clinical leadership/team leader role.
- Experience in caring for women in high risk category and those requiring high dependency care
- Evidence of supporting junior staff and/or students to develop their knowledge and skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking clinical audits
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Competent intrapartum skills set, including Cannulation and suturing
Desirable criteria
- Excellent IT skills
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Mary Willocks
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01372736783
- Additional information
Mary Willocks - Matron for Inpatient Services
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