Development Post - Delivery Suite Co-ordinator - INTERNAL

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD. This post is a Fixed Term/Secondment for 18 months due to meets the needs of the service.

Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD. This post is a Fixed Term/Secondment for 18 months due to meets the needs of the service. We are pleased to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Midwife to join our team on Labour Ward as a Shift Coordinator, based at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.

This autonomous practitioner will take responsibility for the coordination of care within the Labour Ward. You will be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of care to both high and low risk women in both the antenatal and intrapartum and occasionally the postnatal period. You will provide clinical leadership at ward level, thus ensuring that the highest standards of clinical care are continuously achieved and monitored.

If you have completed the coaching job before, you will not be eligible to do this time. If you are interested in applying for a secondment position, you must obtain the permission of your current line manager before you apply for this job

• To ensure the day to day supervision, allocation and coordination of staff with appropriate recognition of skill mix and ability.
• To foster effective communication systems between staff of all disciplines in order that a positive working environment is achieved.
• To recognise, communicate and reward the achievements of the team and the individuals of the team.
• To identify and report any poor performance issues.
• To report all incidents and accidents via the Trust and Maternity Unit risk management systems.
• Participate in the unit bleep holder rota assuming responsibility on a shift by shift basis for the maternity and gynaecology services.
• Ensure the ward environment is safe, clean and tidy, and that the Health & Safety Policy is adhered to at all times.
• To take overall responsibility for ensuring appropriate skill mix in the ward environment including completion of the duty rota for Labour Ward staff.
• To take responsibility for the professional well‑being of staff allocated to work on Labour Ward by being available and willing to discuss openly any problems/dilemmas.
• To diffuse challenging behaviour and act as a role model to ensure that all potentially difficult situations are managed in a sensitive manner.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
  English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales .

Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. Please check your email account regularly.

Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of Study at Level 2

• Completion of mentorship course
• Evidence of study at Level 3

• Sufficient post registration experience
• Broad experience of midwifery practice, desire to work on Delivery Suite

• Experience of working in all areas with recent Delivery Suite experience

• Leadership skills
• Assertiveness skills
• People management skills
• Time management skills
• Good interpersonal / communication skills
• Possess advanced clinical skills in relation to intrapartum care
• Proven ability to shift co-ordinate with confidence and competence

• Knowledge / experience of Health Board Policies, e.g. Concerns Policy, Risk Management
• IT Skills
• Knowledge of resource management
• Audit skills
• Knowledge of issues relating to human resource management
• Knowledge of budgets
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills