Labour Ward Manager

Labour Ward Manager: (Company Name - Subscribers only)

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join us as a Labour Ward Manager at Sherwood Forest Hospitals (Company Name - Subscribers only) Foundation Trust. You will be pivotal in supporting and co-ordinating the department and supporting the team in delivering a high standard of evidence-based care for women, birthing people and their families.

You willprovide clinical and professional leadership to midwifery, nursing and support workers, maximising job satisfaction for the team. You will be central in providing a specialist and advanced contribution to the provision of maternity services and maximising job satisfaction for the team.

The successful candidate will work within a multi disciplinary team to ensure women receive seamless maternity care. They will also provide a specialist and advanced contribution to the provision of maternity services ensuring delivery of high calibre care and efficient use of facilities, manpower and other resources.

If you are ready to take on a rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of mothers and their families!

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning (Company Name - Subscribers only) Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National (Company Name - Subscribers only) Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ (Company Name - Subscribers only)-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-W&C-7256845

Job locations

King’s Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs – GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs – GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

• Specialist Clinical knowledge
• Evidence of Professional development.

Desirable

• Computer Literacy
• Risk Management
• Clinical Governance.
• Knowledge of Labour Ward coordinators framework

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• ENB 997/8 or equivalent
• Degree in midwifery or relevant subject or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Management /Leadership training

Further Training

Essential

• SSSA Training

Desirable

• PROMPT Course trainer
• ALSO course / Trainer

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates strong clinical leadership and influencing skills
• Effective IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively
• Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation
• Experience in guideline development and implementation

Communication skills

Essential

• Evidence of Excellent communication skills with staff and patients in a variety of settings and situations
• Positive and enthusiastic role model

Desirable

• PMA trained
• FTSU champion

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Adherence to trust policy and guidelines

Desirable

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

• Specialist Clinical knowledge
• Evidence of Professional development.

Desirable

• Computer Literacy
• Risk Management
• Clinical Governance.
• Knowledge of Labour Ward coordinators framework

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• ENB 997/8 or equivalent
• Degree in midwifery or relevant subject or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Management /Leadership training

Further Training

Essential

• SSSA Training

Desirable

• PROMPT Course trainer
• ALSO course / Trainer

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates strong clinical leadership and influencing skills
• Effective IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively
• Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation
• Experience in guideline development and implementation

Communication skills

Essential

• Evidence of Excellent communication skills with staff and patients in a variety of settings and situations
• Positive and enthusiastic role model

Desirable

• PMA trained
• FTSU champion

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Adherence to trust policy and guidelines

Desirable

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands