Midwifery Care Pathway Coordinator
- NHS
- Part Time
- Tunbridge Wells
- 46148.00 - 52809.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Trust provides maternity care for approximately 6000 families across the acute Tunbridge Wells site, 2 stand alone midwife-led birth centres in Maidstone and Crowborough and a large geographical community area.
We are seeking an experienced Midwife to join our Maternity Care Pathway Coordinator Team, your role will provide oversight of all clinical and community areas and you will be the point of contact for staff. Our Care Pathway Team operates 24/7 365 days a year so there will be a requirement to cover all shift patterns, including Nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.
Main duties of the job
The Care Pathway Coordinator will work closely alongside the operational management Team within the acute unit to ensure flow and safe staffing throughout, they will also have a 'helicopter' view of the activity and staffing in both birth centres and the community. We are seeking a dynamic, self motivated Midwife to support our established Care Pathway Coordinator team. You will have a can do attitude and the ability to support your colleagues on shift. Problem solving and fact finding are key elements to the role and ideally you will have experience of having oversight and understanding of managing a clinical area or areas and Line Management of staff.
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About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Job responsibilities
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether its adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- At least 27 days of annual leaveplus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RM and eligible to Practice
- Working at Degree Level
- Mentorship in Practice.
- Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills.
Desirable
- Leadership/Management Qualification
- PMA
- Previous band 7 experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant experience as a senior Band 6 Midwife. (2years)
- Experience of managing a team.
- Sound knowledge of recent Government/Professional documents with awareness of implications to service provision.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and how the Assisted Support and safeguarding processes works.
- Awarness of Daily operational Pressures within the maternity Unit, Community and Birth Centres
Desirable
- To have developed local and national networks.
Skills
Essential
- Conflict Management skills.
- Must possess excellent communication skills
- Diplomacy
- Report writing skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Mentoring skills.
- Suturing and IV Canulation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Evidence of expert clinical skills.
- Good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft office applications and maternity specific applications (i.e. Euroking, Excel)
Desirable
- Good presentation skills.
- To have participated in audit/research and development programmes.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Tunbridge Wells Hospital @ Pembury
Tonbridge Road
Pembury
TN2 4QJ
