Midwifery Clinical Leader/labour Ward Coordinator

**The closing date is 15th Mar 2025**

**Job summary**:
Are you an experienced midwife with strong clinical and leadership skills? Are you passionate about providing high-quality, evidence-based, and compassionate care?

We are seeking a Midwifery Clinical Leader / Labour Ward Coordinator to join our maternity team. In this role, you will work closely with Clinical Midwifery Matrons, Band 7 midwives, and the obstetric and neonatal teams to ensure the Maternity Unit is safe, effective, and well-led.

What you'll do:

- Provide day-to-day operational management of inpatient maternity services, ensuring high standards of care and patient safety.
- Lead by example, maintaining visibility and accessibility to staff, women, and families.
- Support a team culture where women are central to all decision-making, and the delivery of safe, compassionate care is a shared priority.
- Monitor and maintain clinical standards, working with the Inpatient Matron to review and improve the overall patient experience.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:

- Always demonstrate excellent communication skills, when dealing with staff & colleagues, users of the service and outside agencies.
- Ability to provide support and initial post incident support to staff and colleagues, utilising the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework PSIRF.
- Remain up to date and skilled in the management of acute obstetric emergencies, facilitating ad hoc skill drills with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- To work as part of the band 7 coordinator team in maintaining a safe and efficient clinical area and work with the multidisciplinary team in planning and implementing complex care plans.
- Work closely with their line manager and be responsible for delegated managerial roles, including, deputising for the ward leads/ Matrons in meetings or for periods of leave or absence as agreed by the individual and senior management team.

**About us**:
At **Somerset NHS Foundation Trust**, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

- ** Flexible working options** to help you balance work and life
- ** NHS pension scheme** for long-term financial security
- ** Generous annual leave allowance** to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on **career development** to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our **Blue Light Card**, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

**Why Somerset?** Somerset offers the perfect blend of **idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty**, and **breathtaking coastlines**, with vibrant cities like **Bristol**, **Bath**, and **Exeter**just a short drive away - and only two hours to **London**.

The region is home to excellent **educational facilities**, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

**Somerset truly has it all** - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

**Job description**:
You will be responsible for ensuring effective day to day operational management of the labour ward and the wider maternity service out of hours.

Please refer to the attached Job Description attached for full details of this role.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:
Training in PSIRF and human factors

Evidence of ongoing continued professional development

Mentorship qualification / ENB 997 (or equivalent).

**Desirable**:
Neonatal Life Support

Evidence of Leadership course/management training

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
Proven experience in a band 6 role in a similar setting

Participation in formal, multi disciplinary meetings

Experience of working in partnership with healthcare organisations

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:
To carry out this role successfully the post holder needs to be fully aware of and adhere to Trust values.

Kindness

Respect

Teamwork

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
**UK Professional Registration**:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Leanne Adams

01935384305

**Pay scheme**:
Agenda for Change

**Band**:
Band 7

**Salary**:

- £46148.00 to £52809.00 Yearly

**Contract**:
Fixed Term

**Duration**:
12 Month(s)

**Working pattern**:
Full-Time

**Reference number**:
184-OL-GR-2040

**Job locations**:
Yeovil District Hospital
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT