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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Healthcare
    Education & Teaching
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You must manage a midwifery team, supervise and teach, provide quality care, lead clinical changes, and support training for students in various maternity services.
  • You will manage a midwifery team, supervise junior staff, provide antenatal to postnatal care, lead clinical practice changes, and ensure high-quality care and risk management in the maternity unit.

Requirements

  • The post holder has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a midwifery team / clinical and specialist area.
  • This includes the deployment, supervision and teaching of junior midwives and students.
  • The overall objective of the post holder is to work as a clinical and managerial leader taking responsibility for the co-ordination of a team of midwives in clinical area within the hospital, women with both low and high risk providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
  • This includes homebirth services and midwifery led care services.
  • The post holder, in conjunction with the Clinical Midwifery Manager / Modern Matron, is responsible for leading change in clinical practice, providing high quality twenty four hour midwifery care within available resources and enacting the maternity unit’s risk management policy, facilitating the implementation of Clinical Governance within the maternity unit and in the community.
  • North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.
  • As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level.
  • Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
  • We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care.
  • We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
  • For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aileen Liddell Job title: matron Email address: aileen.liddell@nhs.net Telephone number: 02088872485

Responsibilities

  • The post holder has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a midwifery team / clinical and specialist area. This includes the deployment, supervision and teaching of junior midwives and students.
  • The overall objective of the post holder is to work as a clinical and managerial leader taking responsibility for the co-ordination of a team of midwives in clinical area within the hospital, women with both low and high risk providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
  • This includes homebirth services and midwifery led care services.
  • The post holder, in conjunction with the Clinical Midwifery Manager / Modern Matron, is responsible for leading change in clinical practice, providing high quality twenty four hour midwifery care within available resources and enacting the maternity unit’s risk management policy, facilitating the implementation of Clinical Governance within the maternity unit and in the community.

FAQs

What are the primary responsibilities of the Birth Centre Coordinator?

The primary responsibilities include managing and co-ordinating a midwifery team, supervising and teaching junior midwives and students, leading clinical practice change, and providing high-quality midwifery care for both low and high-risk women.

What types of care will the Birth Centre Coordinator oversee?

The Birth Centre Coordinator will oversee antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care, including homebirth services and midwifery-led care services.

Who will the Birth Centre Coordinator work closely with?

The Birth Centre Coordinator will work closely with the Clinical Midwifery Manager/Modern Matron.

What is the role of the Birth Centre Coordinator in clinical governance?

The Birth Centre Coordinator is responsible for facilitating the implementation of Clinical Governance within the maternity unit and the community, ensuring adherence to risk management policies.

Will I have the opportunity to teach or mentor students?

Yes, the Birth Centre Coordinator will have the responsibility of supervising and teaching junior midwives and students from various nursing and midwifery programs.

How does North Mid fit into the larger healthcare system?

North Mid is part of the North Central London Integrated Care System, working closely with and coordinating efforts alongside NHS and local authority organizations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey.

Is training provided for staff members?

Yes, North Mid is committed to ensuring that staff training is facilitated to enable them to provide excellent clinical care, including training opportunities for medical and midwifery students.

Who can I contact for more information about the position?

For further details or informal visits, you can contact Aileen Liddell, the Matron, via email at aileen.liddell@nhs.net or by telephone at 02088872485.

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Delivering world class expertise at Barnet, Chase Farm and the Royal Free hospitals. We represent the NHS at its best.

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Today, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three London hospitals; Barnet Hospital in north London, Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield and the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital became part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust on 1 July 2014. Last year our highly skilled healthcare teams provided treatment and care for over a million patients and achieved some of the best clinical outcomes in England. Our mortality rates have been the best among England's hospital trusts for many years. Our goal is to continue excelling and to be in the top 10 per cent in the UK for clinical research, scientific medical research and teaching outcomes. We provide a wide range of routine and specialist health services and we aim to deliver world class healthcare to our patients. To do so, we combine world class expertise with leading healthcare that is local, patient-focused and friendly.