Chesterfield Birth Centre Coordinator Chesterfield, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity to join a team of Birth Centre Coordinators.
We are looking for an experienced Midwives, who have recent and extensive practice on the Birth Centre and also experience of all areas of Midwifery would be beneficial.
The Birth Centre Coordinator is responsible for clinical leadership and management of the Birth Centre, ensuring the provision of high quality evidence based care.
The role requires 24 hour cover, offering advice and management to hospital and community teams out of normal working hours.
To work closely with the Birth Centre Ward Leader, in reviewing working practices and ensuring the Birth Centre is offering up to date modern maternity care.
There is also responsibility to support with governance processes and supporting education of staff.
The post holder is directly responsible to the Ward Leader for the continuing clinical management, organisation and leadership of Chesterfield Birth Centre, in their absence.
The post holder will facilitate the provision of high quality, evidence based care and promote and support the ethos of midwife led intrapartum care.
The post holder will carry a bleep and ensure the provision of senior advice and guidance to all areas of the maternity service, throughout the twenty four hour period.
The post holder will support the education and development of junior staff and students, and will be expected to lead on specific projects as required.
The post holder will contribute to the achievement of key performance indicators, targets and service developments relevant to area of responsibility.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated “Good” by the CQC .
We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post.
