Band 7 Labour Ward Coordinator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced and dynamic midwife to join the leadership team as a Labour Ward Coordinator. You will coordinate the busy Labour Ward and obstetric theatres, ensuring safe and high-quality care for women, babies, and families. The position involves operational management, supporting patient flow, and providing leadership to multidisciplinary teams. You will also contribute to workforce development, governance, quality improvement, and service transformation initiatives.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate activity across Labour Ward, obstetric theatres and maternity triage.
- Oversee patient flow, staffing and resource allocation.
- Make timely decisions and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Support and develop midwives and maternity support workers.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical governance and workforce initiatives.
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to degree level or working towards a Master's degree
- Relevant neonatal qualification or demonstrable neonatal experience
- Substantial post-registration midwifery experience, including significant experience within a labour ward setting
- Demonstrable operational management experience within an acute hospital setting
- Substantial experience of teaching, supporting and mentoring junior staff and students
- Experience of undertaking the role of Shift Coordinator
- SSSA or equivalent
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively within multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to build effective relationships and meaningfully engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent negotiation, influencing and conflict-resolution skills
- Ability to communicate sensitively, professionally and appropriately in complex and challenging situations
- Ability to constructively challenge clinical decisions and practice where necessary, advocating for the safety and best interests of women, babies and families
- Demonstrable understanding of maternity clinical governance, including risk management, incident reporting, learning from incidents, audit and quality improvement
- Ability to lead and manage a large and diverse staffing group, including complex staffing, performance and workforce issues
- Demonstrable organisational, planning and workforce management skills
- Ability to make timely, safe and effective decisions under pressure and in complex clinical situations
- Demonstrable up-to-date knowledge of professional, clinical and workforce issues affecting nursing and midwifery practice
- Excellent time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing and complex demands
- Ability to adapt priorities effectively in response to changing clinical acuity, staffing levels and operational pressures
- Ability to effectively manage, support and develop a range of staff groups within a busy clinical environment
- Ability to act as a visible, credible and compassionate clinical leader within the labour ward
- Ability to develop and maintain effective professional networks both within the organisation and with external partners and professional groups
- Demonstrable understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles, with the ability to promote an inclusive, respectful and equitable environment for women, babies, families and colleagues, and to recognise and appropriately challenge discrimination and inequality
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the clinical and operational demands of the labour ward, including weekends and periods of increased activity
- Ability to adapt to changing workload, clinical acuity and staffing requirements to support the safe and effective running of the unit
- IT literate, with the ability to use electronic patient records, maternity information systems and relevant workforce and administrative systems
Desirable criteria
- Leadership or management qualification
- Practice Education, PMA or equivalent relevant qualification
- Experience of participating in or undertaking audit, research, service evaluation or quality improvement
- Ability to work 37.5 hours per week in accordance with service requirements
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic midwife to join our leadership team as a Labour Ward Coordinator within one of London's leading maternity services.
This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in coordinating our busy Labour Ward and obstetric theatres, ensuring the delivery of safe, compassionate and high-quality care for women, babies and their families. As a visible clinical leader, you will oversee the day-to-day operational management of the service, support patient flow, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to maintain excellent standards of care in a complex and fast-paced environment.
You will be responsible for providing leadership and support to midwives, doctors and maternity support workers, fostering a positive and inclusive culture where staff feel valued and empowered to deliver their best. In addition to your clinical leadership responsibilities, you will contribute to workforce development, governance, quality improvement and service transformation initiatives.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated registered midwife with substantial experience in acute maternity care, excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure. You will be passionate about improving women's experiences, supporting colleagues and driving high s
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