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Labour Ward Coordinator

Labour Ward Coordinator

NHSGeorge, Western Cape, South Africa
6 days ago
Job description

Closing Date : 6th November 2025

Interview Date : TBC

  • This post may close early due to high numbers of applications therefore you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community - get in touch to find out more

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to join our skilled, friendly, professional, and caring team, we are looking for an experienced midwife who wants to be part of the exciting future plans within Maternity Department.

The successful candidate will be committed to leading and managing the day to day activity on labour suite whilst ensuring the safety of mothers and their babies. You will be required to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, demonstrating excellent communication skills and sound knowledge of both low and high risk midwifery. You will act as a professional role model to the wider team, setting examples to all disciplines.

We are a unit who provide personalised care for women, babies and their families ensuring a first class service and experience.

The benefits include;

  • Dynamic and supportive management team
  • Excellent multi-disciplinary Team working
  • Expansion of Midwifery and Obstetric teams
  • Forward thinking in response to new national initiatives, including the saving babies lives care bundle and Three Year Delivery Plan
  • Named professional midwifery advocate
  • The opportunity to undertake the world class leadership programme LEO (Leading an Empowered Organisation).

    • About us

    Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are :

    E ffective Open Communication

    e x cellence and safety in everything we do

    C hallenge but support

    E xpect respect and dignity

    Benefits : On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

    Job responsibilities

  • Provide a full range of care and health education in a hospital setting performing clinical midwifery duties.
  • Act as experienced mentor for less experienced midwives and student midwives.
  • Assess the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate provision of care throughout the childbirth period for women and their babies.
  • Continuing responsibility for the day to day management of the allocated area, ensuring delivery of high standard of midwifery care through effective management of staff and resources within the service

    • For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached.

    Person Specification

    Qualification and Professional Training

  • Registered midwife
  • ENB 997 / 998 or other qualification in teaching and assessing or equivalent
  • Evidence of further professional development relevant to current post
  • Evidence of management / leadership training / skills
  • PMA / Willing to undertake PMA training
  • Evidence of advanced midwifery studies
  • Newborn Initial Physical Examination

    • Experience and Knowledge

  • Mentorship of student midwives
  • Recent labour ward experience
  • Experience in all areas of midwifery
  • Evidence of advanced leadership skills
  • Proven organisational & management skills
  • Awareness of changes in the Health Service and the impact on maternity care provision
  • Understanding of the PMA role
  • Counselling skills according to need of individual patient / staff
  • Involvement in changes in midwifery care
  • Community midwifery experience

    • Skills and Abilities

  • Able to exercise professional accountability and responsibility
  • Demonstrate ability to undertake midwifery competencies e.g. suturing perineums, topping up epidurals (Consultant unit only), IV cannulation, IV administration, venepuncture, CTG interpretation, care of women using hydrotherapy in labour
  • Able to provide holistic and appropriate care

    • Personal Qualities

  • Organised approach to work
  • Able to work autonomously
  • Good interpersonal & communication skills

    • Trust Values

  • Excellence and safety in all that we do
  • Challenge but support
  • Excel respect and dignity
  • Local healthcare that inspires confidence

    • 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.

    £47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata

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