Delivery Suite Co-ordinator MidwifeNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a Delivery Suite Co-ordinator to join the Maternity Team at Wirral Women and Children's Hospital.

Wirral Women and Children's Hospital provides care for approximately 3,300 low and high-risk women per year, encompassed within the unit is a Level 3 Unit for Neonatal Services, Children's Services and Women's Unit.

We have a reputation for innovation in providing high-quality care to low and high-risk women in a hospital/community setting.

Main duties of the job

The Delivery Suite Co-ordinator will become part of an established team of Band 7 midwives.

Their role includes shift leading on the main Delivery Suite area, the alongside Midwifery Led Unit (Eden Suite), the Induction of Labour bay (Harmony Suite) and Maternity Triage or working in the midwifery numbers on the delivery suite on a shift by shift basis.

The successful candidate will work leading teams of rotational midwives and support staff that work across the maternity unit each shift, working closely with the multidisciplinary teams across maternity to provide safe, high quality care.

You will work closely with the Delivery Suite Manager to provide management support for the effective running of the Delivery Suite and providing leadership and clinical care in Maternity Triage.

Out of hours the Co-ordinator will hold the maternity bleep and manage unit acuity and staffing across maternity.

Job description

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Delivery Suite Co-ordinator Midwife position available at WUTH.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.