Clinical Skills Midwife | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in England is seeking a skilled Clinical Skills Midwife passionate about teaching and clinical excellence. The role involves supporting clinical staff with education and practical training, enhancing their competencies in midwifery care. Ideal candidates will demonstrate creativity in teaching methods and have established clinical skills, including cannulation and induction of labour. The position offers various benefits, contributing to an enriching work environment.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Extensive learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Established competence in clinical core skills, including cannulation and induction of labour methods.
• Strong desire to demonstrate, teach, and supervise to build confidence.
• Creative ideas for clinical scenario teaching.

Responsibilities

• Support all clinical staff with education and practical training needs.
• Deliver rapid action training based on evidence and practice themes.
• Provide hands-on training to preceptorship and return-to-practice midwives.

Skills

Teaching flair

Clinical expertise in midwifery care

Passion for safety and excellence through learning

Job description

Are you a skilled clinical Midwife with a passion for teaching? Are you looking for a new opportunity to use your skills in a different way?

Clinical Skills Midwives work within the Education team alongside our Practice Development Midwives to complement the practice development agenda.

Who we are looking for

• A real flair for teaching
• A passion for safety and excellence through learning
• Clinical expertise in midwifery care

The Clinical Skills Midwife will support all clinical staff with educations and practical training needs, including newly qualified midwives, experienced midwives returning from leave or rotating into a new area, and Maternity Assistants/Maternity Support Workers learning new skills and achieving competencies.

Please ensure you have the permission of your current line manager before applying for a secondment opportunity.

You will have established competence in clinical core skills, including cannulation, perineal repair, induction of labour methods, theatre cases and others.

You will have a strong desire to demonstrate, teach and supervise to build confidence and competence. You will value evidence and audit to inform training design and delivery.

You will have creative ideas and initiative for clinical scenario teaching, providing hands on training to preceptorship midwives, return to practice midwives and a variety of practice development across the MDT.

You will be agile and visible - creating work based learning by providing opportunities for planned teaching, pop-up learning, opportunistic drills and other continuous improvement through learning.

You will be responsive - as evidence drives practice and identifies themes, and you will work with the Practice Development Team to deliver rapid action training and targeted support.

Targeted support and service need will require some flexibility - the post holder may need to work alongside colleagues and also move across sites and locations to support training and education. You may need to participate in clinical activity as required.

To find out more about our Maternity department please visit https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/dpfhpfi/1

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co‑developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026