Labour Ward Coordinator | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	11 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 pro rata/per annum
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	11 July 2025
Location:	York and Scarborough, YO31 8HE
Company:	York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7167035/419-7167035-LWC-FH

Summary

We have opportunities available at both the York and Scarborough sites. Please get in touch to discuss these further.

The York and Scarborough Maternity Unit would love you to join us as a Labour Ward Coordinator!

York and Scarborough Maternity Unit provides care across a wide and diverse geographical footprint. We have 2 Consultant Units providing full midwifery and obstetric services and various community midwifery bases. The county of North Yorkshire includes Areas of Outstanding Beauty, National Parks, cities and the Yorkshire Coastline.

The role will involve the coordination of the the Labour Ward on a shift basis, there are opportunities at both York and Scarborough site. You will lead a team of Midwives and coordinate workstreams.

You must be an experienced midwife.You will provide compassionate care centred on women, birthing people and their babies.

You are motivated by safety.You empower choice for people on low and high risk birthing journeys, finding learning in maternal and neonatal voices and through the governance agenda.

You require excellence.You promote highest standards of yourself, the MDT and your maternity colleagues. You are motivated to strengthen our maternity and neonatal transformation plan through your leadership .

You role model.Yourcompassion, dignity and respect for our service users, their family and your colleagues is demonstrated through your communication and engagement in continual improvement.

Professional, reliable, safe and compassionate to women, birthing people, babies and their families, you will work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team. Our environment is supportive, open and empowering. Our Labour ward coordinator is fundamental.

An integral part of this role will involve the skills to support and develop staff to their maximum potential, and encourage a safe and welcoming environment.

It is essential that you have the required post registration experience for this post, and that you possess excellent communication skills, are flexible and enjoy working within a busy, enthusiastic team.

Secondments (internal and external) are welcome

Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

· Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

· 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

· A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

· A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

· Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

· NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

· An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

· Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.



A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.


This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Jun 2025

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