About this role
Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
As part of our commitment to the ongoing professional development of midwives, we are excited to offer this exceptional opportunity for enthusiastic and experienced midwives to enhance their leadership and organisational skills as Band 7 Birth Environment Coordinators.
We are looking to recruit coordinators across both intrapartum pathways, our obstetric-led labour ward and our midwifery-led alongside birth centre, with training provided for each area.
If you have a keen interest in either of these areas, we would love to hear from you.
About us
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS, we're committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We're committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for the acute oversight and intrapartum care provision for women and birthing people in Southampton, operating 24 hours a day, year-round. UHS is a tertiary level maternity service with a level 3 neonatal intensive care unit specialising in extremes of prematurity, fetal cardiac and surgical patients.
At UHS we are proud of our adaptable workforce who regularly provide dynamic intrapartum care with compassion and confidence.
We are looking for those midwives who are passionate about high and low risk care, and who are ready to the next step in their clinical and leadership development.
As a Birth Environments Coordinator, you will also provide support to the existing Labour Ward Coordinators and Broadlands Birth Centre Shift Leads, flexible midwives who bring a wide range of midwifery expertise across all areas of the maternity service, NEST midwives who deliver case loading care to vulnerable women and birthing people, and preceptee midwives who are in the process of consolidating their training following qualification.
What you will do: As a dynamic and enthusiastic leader, you will be required to support and develop your team. You will act as a clinical expert and resource for the multi-disciplinary team. You will also be required to act as a professional advocate for both the staff, women and birthing people on Labour Ward and Broadlands Birth Centre. You will be proficient in maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the broader service implications for the ongoing management of effective patient flow throughout the intrapartum environments.
The successful candidate will be: An excellent communicator who can adapt their communication skills according to the audience. Flexible and adaptable in their approach to coordinating the intrapartum environments , dependent upon the changing situation across the maternity service. A positive role model with a good level of self-awareness and personal resilience. An effective negotiator with strong problem solving and influencing skills.
Person Specification
Trust Values and Behaviours Essential
Patients First Always Improving Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience Essential
Registered Midwife on relevant part of the NMC register Significant clinical experience Evidence of continual professional development Associate/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience Relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team Expert clinical skills relevant to speciality and achievement of all midwifery competencies
Desirable
Experience of writing protocols, guidelines and integrated care pathways High dependency course Team leadership role Evidence of audit Experience of leading change management programmes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Address W&N PAH Maternity Service
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 5YA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)