Labour Ward Co-Ordinator

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic midwife to join our Labour Ward Team at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital as a Band 7 Labour Ward Co-Ordinator. The successful candidate will act as the clinical lead in the day-to-day activity on our busy Labour Ward. They will co-ordinate patient flow, ensuring the efficient running of the service, whilst utilising exceptional interpersonal skills to support junior staff and work collaboratively with all members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The post holder needs to be clinicaly excellent and able to positively lead and support midwives to work as autonomous practitioners, placing women/birthing people and their families at the centre of personalised care planning. The postholder will contribute to the delivery of the organisations objectives by working to improve clinical outcomes, increase productivity, efficiency and quality of patient care. Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital serves a diverse population which presents many exciting opportunities to work with a mixture of both low risk and incredibly complex pregnancies.,

• Responsible for the day to day co-ordination of Labour Ward, overseeing the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences forparents, families and carers.
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice in ensuring own knowledge, skills and competencies are current and act as clinical expert to disseminate specialist skills andknowledge to others.
• Manage midwifery and support staff within the clinical area to maintain smooth running of the service.
• Enhance women/birthing people's experience of care and ensure that their needs are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• Contribute to the delivery of the organisations objectives by working to improve clinical outcomes, increase productivity, efficiency and quality in care delivery.
• The post-holder is an autonomous practitioner in normal pregnancy, birth and the postnatalperiod and in the care of neonates and is able to detect abnormal conditions inmother and baby, refer to other qualified health professionals appropriately andundertake emergency measures when required.
  
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Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .