Bank Midwifery Clinical Educator -Band 7

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks a Midwifery Clinical Practice Educator to lead the education curriculum for maternity services. This role focuses on supporting internationally educated midwives and addressing local talent needs. Applicants should have a registered midwife status and teaching qualifications. The opportunity offers a chance to influence the future of maternity services with a commitment to patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Investment in facilities

Commitment to equality

Qualifications

• Evidence of working with Education Teams.
• Experience managing recruitment and retention.
• Ability to teach, conduct research, and perform clinical audits.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the pastoral and education curriculum for Maternity services.
• Support recruitment and retention of midwifery staff.
• Develop education and training initiatives.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Teaching skills

People management

Education

Registered Midwife

Teaching qualification (e.g., PG Cert)

Master's qualification

Job description

Job summary

Bank- Midwifery Clinical Practice Educator -Band 7 (NWL ICB people programmes)

The NWL Health and Social Care Skills Academy is looking for an experienced Midwifery Clinical Practice Educator to join our team.

You'll lead and deliver the pastoral and education curriculum for maternity services across North West London, supporting internationally educated midwives and growing local midwifery talent.

What you'll do

• Deliver the Midwifery OSCE programme across North West London
• Provide teaching, clinical support, and pastoral care for international midwives
• Support recruitment, induction, and retention of midwifery staff
• Develop innovative education and training initiatives with partners and colleges

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of maternity services in North West London.

Apply now to join a team that is proud to put patients first.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the NWL Health and Social Skills Academy Lead, the Midwifery Clinical Practice Educator will be required to deliver the pastoral and education curriculum for Maternity services across the sector as part of the wider expand and diversify agenda for NWL ICB.

This role is instrumental in supporting new recruitment methods across North West London to boost the volume of people from our local areas entering non-registered midwifery roles and our Internationally Educated Midwives (IEMS) entering employment in partner NHS Trusts

The post holder will use their clinical expertise to support the strategic approach to onboarding, welcoming and supporting the retention of international midwives by providing teaching, clinical support and pastoral care throughout their pre-registration and preceptorship period and contribute to service developments in maternity education, workforce planning across the NWL footprint

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential:

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of continued personal development
• Teaching qualification e.g PG Cert (or demonstrable experience)
• Masters qualification or relevant master's level experience in relevant specialist area.

Desirable:

• Professional Midwifery Advocate

Experience and knowledge

Essential:

• Evidence of working in or closely with Education Teams
• Evidence of people management experience.
• Experience of managing Experience of implementing innovative solutions in education, recruitment and retention
• Evidence of self-development with ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current issues within the nursing and midwifery workforce
• Experience of teaching, research and clinical audit
• Experience of facilitating and implementing teaching programmes to meet training Needs

Skills and abilities

Essential:

• Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and their own performance expectations
• Make effective recommendations and decisions based on complex, ambiguous or partial information
• Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - can explain complex requirements in a clear and concise manner