Maternity Elective Caesarean Section Recovery Nurse

To work as part of the Elective Caesarean Midwifery Team delivering safe quality care for women/childbearing people during their perioperative phase of care

To support Neonatal care and best infant feeding practices.

To support and assist in the pre-op and post-op clinical care promoting good working relationships and collaborative working with the multi-disciplinary team, both within the department and the rest of the Trust.

This role requires NMC Registration.

Base Locations: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview date: Tuesday, 3rd November 2026

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

• Provision of clinical care during pre-op assessments and to support post-surgical recovery.
• Administration of prescribed medicines.
• After appropriate training, participate in pre-op assessments with the Anaesthetic Team.
• Assisting the midwifery team to provide neonatal care after relevant training.
• Provision and/or support of emergency maternal and neonatal care following appropriate training.
• Supporting best practice around infant feeding.
• Transfer and handover of women/birthing people to the postnatal ward teams.
• Supporting coordination and flow of the operating list, raising and reporting clinical and operational issues.
• Actively support and participate in Newborn Security measures throughout maternity.
• Contribute to Patient First quality improvement and maternity audit cycles.
• Contribute to the effective management of resources.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Christine Smith Job title: Senior Inpatient Matron Email address: christine.smith161@nhs.net

Carolineboyd1@nhs.net, Elective Caesarean Section Team Lead Midwife.