Are you an experienced senior midwife, clinically sound and with a broad range of skills?

Do you have high-level decision-making and organisational skills?

Can you work autonomously and work with the multidisciplinary team to manage the workflow through the unit in order to maintain safety and excellent clinical standards of care?

If this sounds like you, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our fantastic team of Senior Midwives as a Labour Ward Coordinator/Bleep Holder. You will provide 24/7 cover to oversee the efficient and effective management of all maternity clinical areas across Maternity Services.

As Labour Ward Coordinator you will have overall responsibility for the operational management of staffing and staff numbers. You will promote high standards of professional practice and the delivery of quality care within the corporate policies, protocols and guidelines.

As a senior member of our team you will provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.

You will need to be a highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for patients

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• oPrevious experience of roster management
• oPrevious experience of staffing figures

Desirable

• oManagement of a team

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Midwife
• oTeaching / mentorship qualification e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent

Desirable

• oEvidence of continuing education
• oRelevant degree or working towards
• oAdvanced Life Support provider / other course of similar calibre

Skills

Essential

• oLeadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building
• oExcellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
• oComputer/IT skills

Desirable

• oRecruitment and selection skills
• oExperience with managing a budget

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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