Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity Services
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift work including weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7188427
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 Labour Ward Coordinator
Band 7
Job overview
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership in the midwifery defined area or team
• Co-ordinate the team to provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal services to
women within clinical area/geographical boundary
• Provide skilled clinical advice and professional leadership to the midwifery
team/defined area, liaising with the multidisciplinary team
•Working with line managers, act as a key player in leading change in practice,
providing high quality maternity care within the available resources
• Carry out risk assessments in the hospital, birth centres and community settings and
safely manage obstetric and neonatal emergencies including emergency situations
when medical help is not available.
• Lead on the management of sickness absence and team performance within own
area/defined team.
• Be responsible for leading cohesive working and communication practices amongst
own team and wider multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to join our senior midwifery team at the Royal Free London Trust as a band 7 on the labour ward.
The successful candidate will be placed on the Royal Free site Hampstead Site.
The successful candidate will work as a senior midwife/ labour ward coordinator and act as the bleep holder in the absence of the matron.
The post holder needs to be a clinically sound, experienced midwife with excellent communication skills to lead and support midwives to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners placing women and their families at the centre of care planning.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust serves a diverse population in North London within easy access of all modes of transport.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- R.M
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship Qualification
- Willingness to undertake NIPE
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in a consultant led unit and environment where ‘normality in midwifery’ is the main focus (MLC) unit. Minimum introduction to IV cannulations, suturing, scrubbing in theatre, epidural top ups, resuscitation of new born.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working as a midwife/Band 6. Previous experience working in a community setting.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to evaluate midwifery care.
- Ability to relate NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, The Scope of Professional Practice, Standards for the Administration of Medicines
- Able to use appropriate language according to circumstances
- Legible, literate, grammatically accurate
- Able to work well within a team.
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to manage junior staff
- Have knowledge of the Public Health Agenda
- Ability to educate parents and students
- Ability to undertake all midwifery duties within the relevant clinical area.
- IT literate
- knowledge of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current maternity strategy
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Polite, reliable, honest, punctual, approachable, dependable, non-judgemental
- Ability to adapt to new working practices
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to deal calmly and courteously with difficult people
- Adaptable and flexible approach to working within the Unit.
- Flexible working hours
- Full commitment to the job
Desirable criteria
- Able to meet the practical requirements of the post. i.e. cross site shift patterns
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
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
- Sarah-Louise Wayagbor
- Job title
- Labour Ward Matron and Day Assessment Unit Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07989160225
- Additional information
Name: Jennifer Woods
Job title: Inpatient Matron
Email address: [email protected]
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