Clinical Educator with ‘Early Career’ Support

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic midwife to join the team as an Early Career Support Midwife to provide clinical support to newly qualified midwives  transitioning from student to autonomous practitioner, offering structured support, mentorship (named preceptor/buddy), protected study days, and clinical guidance to build confidence and competence in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care across integrated community and hospital setting.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience and be up to date and confident with all clinical skills. If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

Main duties of the job

• Will be responsible for the support and development of our newly qualified midwives, with a focus on clinical care provision.
• Will assist in the review the preceptorship package with the guidance of the retention support midwives to ensure the outcomes reflect the needs of the midwives, the wider MDT and the evolving service.
• To help in the induction process for staff when joining our organisation, including their training and education needs.
• To support the wider education team with the ongoing training and development of the workforce through facilitation of training days, including mandatory study days and local training delivery.
• To act as a resource of clinical expertise and support the professional development of midwives, maternity support workers, health care assistants and other members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate

Closing date of applications: 8 March 2026

Interview date: 20 March 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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