Clinical Educator

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a motivated Clinical Educator to join the practice development team. The role involves supporting new staff through essential training and facilitating educational opportunities to enhance clinical competencies. The position offers a chance to contribute to professional development in a dynamic healthcare environment, focusing on quality care and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Development opportunities including professional and leadership growth.

Ongoing support from recruitment through to integration.

Employee assistance and discounted gym memberships.

Onsite fitness classes and car schemes.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have demonstrable experience in midwifery practice.
• Confident with all clinical skills related to maternity care.

Responsibilities

• Teach and facilitate learning for various staff including midwives.
• Organise and support induction programmes.
• Assist with the introduction of new equipment and pathways of care.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teaching and facilitation

Support and mentoring

Education

Registered Midwife

Teaching qualification or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic midwife to join the practice development team as a Clinical Educator. This role includes mandatory and essential training, service activity, preceptorship programmes, and clinical placements in line with Trust policies, procedures, and national guidelines. The successful candidate will support new staff through preceptorship and induction programmes and provide access to education and training to ensure staff maintain required skills and competencies. Training must be evidence-based and updated annually.

The candidate should have demonstrable experience and be confident with all clinical skills.

Our facilities include three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal, and induction of labour.

At Royal Derby Hospital, there are:

• 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and a bereavement suite.
• A four-bedded midwife-led birth centre.
• A four-bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two-bedded assessment bay.

At Queens Hospital Burton, there are:

• 7 delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite.

Samuel Johnson Community Hospital currently does not provide intrapartum care but functions as a community midwifery hub.

• Teach and facilitate learning for a wide range of staff, including HCAs, MSWs, midwives, and the multi-professional team, in line with the Maternity Incentive Scheme and Core Competency Framework.
• Offer clinical and pastoral support to newly qualified midwives.
• Organise induction programmes for various staff and liaise with departments within University Hospitals of Derby and Burton for planning.
• Support the Senior Clinical Educator with international recruitment, OSCE, and competency processes.
• Support and facilitate fetal monitoring learning opportunities.
• Assist with the introduction of new equipment, pathways of care, guidance, audits, and lead on projects.
• Liaise with professional development teams from nursing, AHPs, and clinical skills.

If you would like to tour our Maternity Unit and learn more about our Midwifery posts, please contact us.

Closing date for applications: 29 June 2025

Date of interview: 11 July 2025

As a trusted organization committed to supporting our communities, we aim to provide exceptional care through our core values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence.

In return, we offer:

• Development opportunities, including professional and leadership growth.
• Ongoing support from recruitment through to integration and beyond.
• Various staff benefits such as employee assistance, discounted gym memberships, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes.

Key facts about our Trust:

• We see an average of 4,810 outpatient appointments daily.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient department in England.
• Approximately 1,115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network daily.
• Our hospitals admit about 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year, we conducted nearly 33,700 planned surgical operations in 57 theatres.
• We are one of only 7 trusts nationally with more than 50 theatres.
• We perform over 140 elective procedures daily.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Sarah Allen
• Job Title: Lead for Education and Professional Development
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]