# Education & Practice Development Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/education-and-practice-development-midwife/b0a18e65-9a48-4be9-a328-fa5dc8eedabb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/education-and-practice-development-midwife/b0a18e65-9a48-4be9-a328-fa5dc8eedabb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - **Location:** Leicester Royal Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (4 shifts across Monday- Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T13:00:37.326Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Leicestershire/Leicester/University_Hospitals_Leicester_NHS_Trust/Education/Education-v8106702 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8106702?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Exciting Opportunity Available Band 7 Education & Practice Development Midwife! There is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Midwife to join the Women’s & Children’s Education Team. The role involves leading and implementing education, training and development strategies for Maternity areas. You will participate in Midwifery development/ mandatory programmes and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Use your specialist skills to support clinical staff both working clinically and by more formal training. You will be involved in new educational initiatives, professional & clinical development and managing projects. You will be an experienced Band 6/7 Midwife with extensive experience in all maternity areas. You will be clinically competent, a student assessor and with evidence of post registration development. The successful candidate would need to be able to demonstrate a confirmed interest in and experience of initiatives in education and staff development, good IT skills, and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team of educators. ### Main duties of the job Support the Education and Practice Development Lead, in implementing education, training and practice development strategies. You will support the concept of continuing professional development through the delivery of relevant programmes of education and training across all areas of maternity care. You will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of education, training and development through audit, governance and staff feedback. Work clinically alongside registered and non-registered staff promoting and delivering education practice and the implementation of policies to ensure a workforce ‘fit for purpose’ and ‘fit for practice’. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Support the Education and Practice Development Lead, implementing education, training and practice development strategies. Support the concept of continuing professional development through the delivery of relevant programmes of education and training across all areas of maternity Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of education, training and development through audit, governance and staff feedback You will be contributing to the management of the CMG Study Leave Budget by monitoring access via the UHL Non-Medical Study Leave Policy. You will be expected to work innovatively within the Education Team towards the delivery of CMG and Trust CIP. Actively facilitate staff development and support through clinical supervision and act as a supervisor and mentor. Communicate effectively with the Education and Practice Development Team (CMG and Trust), Senior Midwives/ Matrons, Clinical Teams, Medical and AHP staff and CMG Management Teams. Share best practice in the clinical area and outside of the CMG. Work clinically and effectively with ward staff to deliver education, training and ensure development is linked to their Appraisal / PDP and needs of the service. Promote team working within the clinical area and across the multi-professional team. Contribute to the successful delivery of mandatory training, and monitoring of training compliance. Work collaboratively with Patient Safety & Patient Improvement teams, to create and maintain safe, patient centred maternity care ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Assertive and confident - Personal and professional maturity - Recognition of own limitations - Demonstrates enthusiasm and motivation ### Experience **Essential** - Suitable Post-Registration clinical experience to include relevant speciality - Education and Practice experience - Knowledge of nurse / midwife AHP education and clinical practice - Evidence of the development and delivery of education/training programmes. - Evidence of innovations and achievements in clinical practice - Evidence of continued professional development - Experience at Band 6/7 Level **Desirable** - Previous experience of education/ practice development ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Midwife - Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent - First Degree **Desirable** - Working towards a Master’s - Degree in relevant area ### Analytical and Judgement skills **Essential** - Effective decision making and problem solving - Demonstrates a good understanding of Clinical governance **Desirable** - Audit/ research experience ### Planning and organisation skills **Essential** - Able to work independently and within a team - Excellent time keeping - Team worker - Adaptable and flexible with working hours and conditions **Desirable** - Ability to utilise resources Efficiently ### Equality, Diversity and Inclusion **Essential** - Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs. - All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others ### Communication and relationship skills **Essential** - Teaching/assessment skills Effective communicator - Leadership & motivation skills Evidence of audit and change management ability - Computer literate - Motivate self /others - Supervise, educate and develop others ### Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours ## Documents - [employee benefits (pdf, 578.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2350) - [job description & personal specification (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10493050) - [understanding your right to work in the uk (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2349) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10401380) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.