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Labour Ward Co-ordinator

Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Manchester
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Closing date
15 Oct 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 7
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to join the labour ward coordinators team based at the North Manchester site. You will learn to coordinate both the midwives and the MDT whilst ensuring effective and safe patient flow and a quality intrapartum service adhering to local and national guidelines.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen due to the emerging nature of midwifery services in Manchester for one highly skilled and experienced midwife to join the leadership team in Saint Mary's Division as a Labour ward Coordinator on the North Manchester general hospital site.

The successful candidate will be able to display excellent communication skills, current evidence based intrapartum practice and an ability to work within a fast-paced acute environment.You will coordinate a team of midwives and develop practice as a midwifery expert providing advice to colleagues in the organisation and working in partnership with a range of other agencies.You will be resilient and able to manage complex situations as well as being well organised and innovative. A proven track record of supporting change processes, coupled with good influencing and negotiation skills are key attributes required for these posts in order to provide an integrated and effective service focusing on the delivery and assurance of safe, high quality patient care across our services.In this key role you will work closely with both the Labour Ward Manager, the Midwifery Matron for Intrapartum Care, Deputy Head of Midwifery and the Head of Midwifery.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • R.M
  • Teaching and experience in supervising students
  • Educated to degree level


Desirable

  • Educated to Masters Level


Experience

Essential

  • Extensive relevant experience
  • Evidence of good organisational and planning skills
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills


Desirable

  • Experience in dealing with complaints
  • Implementation of audit / research
  • Experience of change management


Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Awareness of National and local health policy relating to maternity and wider health economy
  • NMC standards and requirements
  • Team builder
  • Ability to work across boundaries to manage change and deliver quality service


Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NMGH

Delaunays road, Crumpsall

Manchester

M8 5RB

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

349-SMH-6570946*

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