Labour Ward Team Leader (Midwife) | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6247701/289-SC-1976-C |
Summary
Band 7 Senior Midwife Labour Ward Co-ordinator
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to join the established Labour Ward team as a shift co-ordinator.
You will be responsible for the day to day management and clinical leadership of the midwifery team within Labour Ward and coordinate the safe and evidenced based care of the population we serve.
We have one permanent post and two fixed term posts available.
• Responsible for the day to day co-ordination of Labour Ward acting as the key point of contact for staff, members of the multidisciplinary team and patients.
• Ensuring the 24 hour provision of a high quality, effective midwifery service, providing leadership to staff and expert clinical midwifery advice.
• Manage midwifery and support staff and the clinical area to ensure the smooth running of the service.
• As the lead professional for the area in partnership with women, plan and implement individualized midwifery-led care packages.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
Clinical
• As the lead professional shift lead for the Labour ward, work in partnership with women, plan and implement individualised care packages, continually assessing, analysing and determining appropriate courses of action. Lead and coordinate the provision of high quality evidence based Intrapartum midwifery care.
• To act as an advocate for women and in partnership with them, support their choice of birth, planning and implementing care in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, continually assessing and determining appropriate courses of action.
• Using specialist expert knowledge, experience and practice, continually update and develop advanced midwifery practices and skills to provide and perform accurate midwifery assessments and procedures, including monitoring of maternal and fetal well-being, care during labour and birth, perineal suturing and venopuncture, routine examination of the
newborn and supporting infant feeding. Prescribe and administer drugs in accordance with Patient Group Directives.
Management
• Take responsibility for the day to day management and daily running of the Labour Ward ensuring that high quality care is delivered and maintained at all times.
• Ensure that all adverse clinical risks are recorded and reported using the appropriate incident reporting system and forms.
• To ensure that optimal use is made of available resources to provide appropriate and effective cover over any 24 hour period.
• To reassess the staffing rotas in the light of unexpected absences and adjust accordingly to meet the needs of the service.
• To inform the Management team (as appropriate) about conditions within maternity services and staffing levels that may affect safe service provision.
• If appropriate to the role and training to line manage staff junior to your role, with the support from the management team.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024