Clinical Practice Educator, Maternity ( 10 MONTHS)

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Practice Educator (Maternity) to provide leadership in education, training and workforce development across maternity services, while maintaining a strong clinical presence to support hands-on practice and patient safety.

The role focuses on developing education programmes, staff competency, and career progression for midwives and maternity support workers.

Qualifications

• Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for maternity staff.
• Support the professional development, competency achievement and career progression of midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers.
• Maintain a visible clinical presence, providing real-time support, coaching and leadership within maternity services.
• Facilitate simulation training, skills development, preceptorship and practice supervision activities.
• Promote evidence-based practice, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Monitor training compliance and support organisational requirements relating to CNST, CQC, NMC and Trust standards.

Responsibilities

• The Clinical Practice Educator (Maternity) will provide leadership in education, training and workforce development across maternity services, ensuring staff are equipped to deliver safe, high-quality, evidence-based care.
• The postholder will combine educational leadership with a significant clinical presence, supporting staff development, service improvement and patient safety through both teaching and hands-on clinical practice.
• Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for maternity staff.
• A collaborative approach with the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, enabling colleagues to work across organisations to support shared services and development opportunities.

Job description

The Clinical Practice Educator (Maternity) will provide leadership in education, training and workforce development across maternity services, ensuring staff are equipped to deliver safe, high-quality, evidence-based care. The postholder will combine educational leadership with a significant clinical presence, supporting staff development, service improvement and patient safety through both teaching and hands-on clinical practice., Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for maternity staff.Support the professional development, competency achievement and career progression of midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers.Maintain a visible clinical presence, providing real-time support, coaching and leadership within maternity services.Facilitate simulation training, skills development, preceptorship and practice supervision activities.Promote evidence-based practice, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.Monitor training compliance and support organisational requirements relating to CNST, CQC, NMC and Trust standards.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We are part of a collaborative Group with the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. As part of this partnership, colleagues may occasionally work across both organisations to support shared services, development opportunities and patient care.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.