Practice Development Midwife

Job overview

Our maternity services are committed to upholding and maintaining the highest standards of evidence based practice and working in partnership with women and their families.

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic midwife who has a keen interest in the education of midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered midwife who has an interest/passion for clinical education and teaching. The successful candidate will work 37.5 hrs a week as a Practice Development Midwife leading on the mandatory training programme for midwives ensuring compliance with Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts Maternity Incentive Sceme , Saving babies Lives V3.2 and other nationally driven training expectations.

The successful candidate will also work clinically alongside midwives to support in the learning, supervision and assessment of new skills and extended scopes of practice.

Key skills and qualities required include being organised, diplomatic, approachable, and autonomous, be able to maintain confidentiality and be a good team player.

A passion for teaching on both group and individual basis, and the ability to use flexible teaching strategies is imperative to this post to ensure all learning styles can be met.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead on the delivery of a comprehensive and on-going training program for all staff through clinical teaching and the provision of specialist knowledge and education to meet the requirements of Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts Maternity Incentive Scheme, Saving babies Lives V3.2 and other nationally driven education expectations.

The post holder will be a clinical expert in delivery of midwifery care and will provide hands on assessment, supervision and development of staff in clinical practice to promote the acquisition of new skills and knowledge.

As a lead specialist, the post holder will act as a point of contact within the Trust for the delivery of specialist knowledge and training relating to the care of Midwifery across all Divisions and will work within the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will work alongside the staff in a role as a clinical educator but will also be expected to work clinically in periods of high acuity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

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.