Labour Ward Manager

Overview

Experienced midwifery leader sought to co-lead Scarborough Labour Ward within a progressive maternity service. You will uphold safe, high‑quality intrapartum care while supporting staff development and patient experience. The role combines day‑to‑day operational management with governance, safety culture and continuous improvement, in collaboration with the existing Ward Manager. You will drive service improvements, workforce wellbeing and adoption of national maternity priorities. This is a strategic, people‑focused leadership opportunity in a supportive job‑share arrangement.

Pay / Benefits

• NHS Pension Scheme
• 27–33 days holiday (depending on service)
• Relocation package up to 30% of salary (cap £18k)
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7)
• NHS Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
• Learning and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational oversight of the Labour Ward in partnership with the current Manager
• Support staffing, patient flow, acuity, capacity and resource management to ensure safe intrapartum care
• Promote safety culture through governance, risk management, incident review and quality improvement
• Support recruitment, retention, development and wellbeing of staff
• Collaborate with obstetric, anaesthetic, neonatal and governance teams on service improvement and data-driven changes
• Contribute to implementing local and national maternity priorities and using performance data to drive improvements
• Role model Trust values and professional standards while engaging with women, birthing people and families
• Lead and develop teams to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care in a busy, changing environment

Key requirements

• Substantial leadership or senior coordinating experience within maternity services
• Experience leading change and service developments within multidisciplinary teams
• Recent audit experience and experience leading clinical teams in dynamic settings
• Demonstrable communication and organisational skills with ability to influence and motivate
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage resources effectively
• UK registration as a midwife; Practice Supervisor/Assessor qualification or equivalent
• Desirable: leadership qualification; newborn examination qualification; Masters degree
• Experience in complaints handling and sickness absence management; involvement in clinical governance and risk assessments

• Effective communication across levels
• Influencing and motivational leadership
• Problem solving and analytical thinking
• Clinical governance and risk assessments
• Quality improvement methodologies
• Incident review and governance processes

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