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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
About
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides the hospital services to South Warwickshire from four hospitals:
- Warwick Hospital
- Leamington Spa Hospital
- Stratford Hospital
- Ellen Badger Hospital
We also deliver out-of-hospital community services to the whole of Warwickshire and beyond serving a population of more than half a million from various clinics. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
What is a Foundation Trust?
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 March 2010. A foundation trust status gives us greater freedom to manage our own affairs, and makes us more directly accountable to local people through our Members, who are drawn from the local population and staff.
We are managed by a Board of Directors and the Trust is overseen by our Council of Governors. Find out more about our organisational structure and meetings and papers.
We continue to be part of the NHS and treat patients in accordance with core NHS principles – healthcare that is provided according to clinical need, not ability to pay, that it is free at the point of delivery, and that it meets the needs of everyone.
Our Members actively influence the progress of the Trust and help us to be genuinely patient-centred in every aspect. Find out about becoming a Member.
Labour Ward Co-ordinator
Accepting applications until: 19-Jul-2024 08:00
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 19-Jul-2024 08:00
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Maternity Unit
- Cyfeiriad
- Lakin Road
- Tref
- Warwick
- Cod post
- CV34 5BW
- Major / Minor Region
- Warwickshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Cyflog
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Maternity
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Labour Ward Coordinator within the Maternity Services.
We are looking for a midwife with experience in all aspects of maternity care who is enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to the provision of a high quality service and has excellent leadership skills.
You will have the drive and initiative to ensure that Consultant and Midwifery Led care is optimally provided to the women who choose to have their babies within the Maternity Unit. If you want to be part of a growing developing team with a great future we would love to hear from you.
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To engender a team philosophy within the labour ward.
Demonstrating excellence in clinical practice, taking responsibility for the coordination of care within the department, providing leadership while fulfilling a caring and teaching function.
To act primarily as Labour Ward co-ordinator, but occasionally working in all areas of the Maternity Service including Community rotating from day to night duty.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. Our maternity unit has recently been rated as Outstanding at well led and good for safety by the CQC.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Measurable Result Areas
Abide by legal requirements and statutory rules, relating to practice in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Midwives Rules Midwives Code of Practice and in accordance with Trust’s policies, procedures and practices.
To maintain a professional manner at all times, developing the role of the midwife in the best interests of the profession and the client in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
To take responsibility for own professional updating in accordance with NMC guidelines and personal requirements supported and facilitated by the Trust.
To act as a good role model at all times.
To maintain accurate records.
To utilise the professional support and information available from Professional Midwifery Advocate.
To ensure the maintenance of a high standard of midwifery and neonatal care at all times.
To work within Health and Safety Regulations ensuring both personal and client safety, adhering to Trust Policies at all times.
To develop competence in all clinical skills, facilitating holistic care to mother and baby within first year of post, ie, Epidural top-ups, suturing, administration of IV drugs, Neonatal and Adult Resuscitation.
To participate in audit/research and communicate these findings to relevant personnel.
To assist in the setting and monitoring of standards.
Participating in all aspects of midwifery care, including Health Promotion and Parent craft Education.
Assisting medical staff and ascertaining medical treatments.
Communications and Working Relationships
To be an expert midwifery practitioner working flexibly throughout the maternity service.
To maintain high standards of care and carry out duties sensitivity to the needs of patients/relatives.
Accepting professional responsibility for continuity and uniformity in the provision of maternity care which is of the highest standard.
To inspire others and encourage them to seek advice and solutions to problems.
To inform line manager/Head of Midwifery/Professional Midwifery Advocate when agreed standards of care cannot be met.
Keeping up to date with clinical and professional developments and enabling staff to contribute to proposals and change in practice.
Contributing professional expertise to the formulation and setting of local procedures and practices which are evidence based.
Maintain accurate records.
Undertaking specific responsibilities relating to clinical development as defined by the Head of Midwifery.
To act as a good role model at all times.
Develop a team philosophy that reflects the Unit philosophy.
Initiate the development of a questioning approach to patient care. Take a leading role with regard to standard setting, guidelines and research.
Ensure the day to supervision, allocation and coordination of staff with recognition of skills and ability.
Exercising leadership, cultivating positive attitudes towards the team approach and achieving high staff morale.
To communicate and explore complex issues and make complex decisions/judgements relating to patient care.
Maintaining effective staff and consumer relationships by fostering good communication systems.
Ensuring effective interaction with allied health care professionals and other staff members.
Managing short term sickness issues. Planning/reorganising duty rotas to achieve the best possible co-ordination and deployment of staff by ensuring appropriate skill mix is maintained and ensuring the use of staff time is maximised.
Recognise, communicate and reward the achievements of the team and individuals.
Identify and report any poor performance issues.
Diffuse any challenging behaviour and act as a role model to ensure that all potentially difficult situations are managed sensitively.
Examining with the Head of Midwifery any problem areas and making constructive suggestions to solving the same.
Contributing new concepts towards smoother service operations and helping to examine, with the Head of Midwifery, the feasibility of desirable service change.
Ensuring the working environment is pleasant, well maintained and safe and promoting a sense of “ownership” for clients and staff.
Ensuring the availability of adequate resources for effective patient care and advising Head of Midwifery of the same.
Checking that equipment and furniture is functional, serviced and stored according to standard procedure.
Notifying the Labour Ward Manager of any conditions/situations causing concern and maintaining records/returns associated with such incidents/accidents.
Identifying local clinical governance issues ,raising incident forms as appropriate.
Participating in audit within the labour ward and attend clinical incident review meetings.
Recording and collating information for statistical and other purposes.
Contributing to the overall managerial cover of the Trust.
Education/Training
In conjunction with midwifery teaching staff, ensuring appropriate experience, clinical instruction and teaching is provided for student midwives and nurse learners including assessment of their progress.
Planning and monitoring mentorship and preceptorship for midwives and students and participating in same as required.
Maintain own certification in Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics and Neonatal Life Support.
Completing and maintaining records associated with student training/education.
Participating in the induction/orientation for new staff joining the ward/department when required.
Teaching and assessing support workers as required.
Seeking to enhance own professional education, knowledge and personal development.
Attending and participating in continuing education and in service training schemes for midwifery and supporting staff.
Teaching and presenting parentcraft education sessions as and when required.
Attending meetings convened by the Labour Ward Manager /Head of Midwifery and making contributions towards professional, organisational and service progress.
Personnel
Participating in the selection and appointment of staff.
Assisting with staff performance/development reviews.
Providing guidance, advice and counselling staff as required.
Recording sickness and absenteeism and participating in the collection of statistics relating to absence.
Developing a sense of social responsibility towards members of the working team.
Recognising and ensuring good communication processes operate within own work area and across the unit.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Midwife
- Recognised Teaching Qualification
- A Degree in Midwifery
Meini prawf dymunol
- Undertaken a management course
- Completed ALSO course
- Completed NLS Course
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- 5 years Post-Registration experience
- Evidence of management/ leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recent delivery suite experience
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Teaching/ assessment skills
- Effective communicator
- Leadership and motivation skills
- Computer literate
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Clinical competency in Suturing, Epidural skills and IV drugs
- Theatre scrub/recovery
- Organisational and negotiation skills
- Ability to supervise and demonstrate potential to lead
Personal Qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Personal and professional maturity
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm
Meini prawf dymunol
- Counselling skills
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
- Flexibility
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Hazel Peden
- Teitl y swydd
- Labour Ward Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01926 495321
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Tel: 01926 495321 ext 8348
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