Maternity Coordinator and Bleep holder | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Colchester, CO4 5JL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	13 Aug 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to undertake the role ofMaternity Coordinator and Bleep Holder.This post is 34.5 hours per week, consisting of 3 x 11.5-hour shifts, working a combination of days and nights until 21st March 2027.

You must have previously completed the Labour Ward Coordinator Development Pack to undertake the full coordinator role. Candidates who have not completed the development pack will be restricted to bleep-holding duties only until this requirement has been met.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and organised midwife to develop leadership and operational management skills while supporting the safe delivery of high-quality maternity care.

• Working collaboratively with Ward Leads, Senior Midwifery Leads and the Obstetric team to ensure safe and effective patient flow across Maternity Services.

• Holding the maternity bleep and responding to internal, external and emergency calls.

• Leading the daily morning safety huddle and the cross-site Consultant safety huddle.

• Coordinating admissions for Induction of Labour (IOL).

• Ensuring daily staffing sheets are accurate and HealthRoster is updated.

• Completing Return to Work discussions following sickness absence, undertaking staff appraisals, and supporting Datix investigations.

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We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bringwhat’swidely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Friday 21 Aug 2026

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