Labour Ward Coordinator
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
Labour Ward Coordinator Department: Maternity Band 7, £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata Hours: Part time, 25 per week, all MKUH roles will be consi...
'We care, We communicate, We collaborate, We contribute'
As a Maternity Service, we pride ourselves on supporting you to fulfil your career aspirations. It is equally as important to us, as it is to you, to identify, support and fund opportunities for your career and personal development. This enables us, together, to offer the best quality of care to our service users and is also essential to your career progression.We are excited to begin a design of our Women and Children's Hospital that will evolve with the needs of the service users and service.If you feel you have these qualities and want to join our team, we look forward to hearing from you.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Registered Midwife with NMC
- Degree level qualification, additional course in relevant speciality or post graduate diploma
- MSPP/ENB 998 or similar teaching qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Leadership qualification or completion of leadership programme
- Completion of specialist fetal monitoring training
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Newborn Advanced Life Support trained
- Newborn Initial Physical Examination (NIPE)
- Experience of Human Factors training
Experience
Essential
- Post registration clinical experience in all areas of practice, including caring for service users at high risk of complications
- Audit and risk management experience
- Evidence of implementing a change in practice
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring
Desirable: - Experience in HR and Management related issues; - Resource management
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership skills, knowledge and experience to enhance effective maternity care
- Able to act in a clinical and managerial role to support and advice others in delivering clinical care
- Clinically competent in suturing/cannulation/venepuncture
- Ability to negotiate and influence decision making
- Ability to manage difficult situations in a non-confrontational manner
- Demonstrates a good understanding of IT and technology to enable report writing, presentations, data entry and analysis
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to analyse problems and the implementation of appropriate solutions
- Motivates others and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical specialty
- In depth knowledge of midwifery, current issues in health service/profession
Desirable: - To have an understanding of resource management and budget control.
Personal and people development
Essential
- Ability to motivate and innovate other staff in a climate of change with a flexibility and willingness to embrace change management
- Ability to undertake clinical assessment and individual performance review of staff.
- Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the assessment process for students and of creating a positive learning environment
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication skillsand ability to be responsive to highly emotive conversations
- Recognising when staff may require further debriefing following adverse events.
- Evidence of excellent documentation and written skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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