Clinical Support Facilitator - Maternity Services

Bristol Nhs Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Support Facilitator to support midwifery training and supervise supernumerary midwives in the clinical environment.

The post is a fixed-term, part-time secondment (0.64 WTE) until 31 March 2027, with start date ASAP. The role focuses on facilitating development, delivering education, and upholding high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with NMC registration and appropriate degree.
• Up-to-date training qualifications (cannulation, catheterisation, perineal suturing, venepuncture).
• Experience supporting students/midwives in practice and knowledge of preceptorship programmes.
• Ability to assess learning needs and evaluate learning outcomes in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and support for supernumerary midwives.
• Support training needs in the clinical environment to ensure high standards of patient care.
• Identify developmental needs and liaise with ward managers and Practice Development Midwives.
• Promote best practice and compassionate leadership within the team.

Skills

Registered Midwife

NMC registration

Degree qualification

Educational approaches to learning

Communication skills

Teamwork across boundaries

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

Decision making

Leadership in education

Education

NMC registration

Appropriate degree

Job description

Job summary

Band 6 | Fixed-term Secondment until 31st March 2027 | 0.64 WTE

Supporting clinical excellence in Midwifery practice

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Maternity Practice Education Team as a Band 6 Clinical Support Facilitator (CSF).

We are looking for 4 enthusiastic, evidence-based midwives with significant Band 6 experience to support midwifery training needs in the clinical area. Candidates must demonstrate a passion for teaching and a flexibility to work where the skill mix and acuity necessitates.

This unique opportunity will see you join a dynamic Maternity Practice Education Team whilst working principally in clinical areas. As part of a team of CSFs, you will oversee new Band 5 & 6 midwives' supernumerary periods to ensure smooth transition to autonomous practice. You will be able to identify developmental needs, working with ward managers and the Practice Development Midwives to support and promote the highest standards of patient care.

The role will see you working collaboratively with experienced educators and managers, embedding best practice and upholding standards of patient care through compassionate and supportive leadership practices.

Main duties of the job

The fixed‑term, part‑time post holders will work collaboratively with the flow midwife to be where support is needed the most.

Key features of the role include:

• Fixed‑term Band 6
• Start date ASAP
• End date 31st March 2027
• 0.64 WTE
• Flexible working over 2 long shifts - including 1 x weekend a month.
• Clinical supervision for supernumerary midwives
• Supporting training needs in the clinical environment

We are looking for highly motivated, flexible midwives with significant and varied clinical experience and a passion for education.

Applicants need to:

• Have prior experience supporting students and midwives in practice
• Understand educational approaches to learning
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and confidence working within multidisciplinary teams
• Be able to work on their own initiative to initiate change and champion innovation
• Be a confident decision maker with the ability to prioritise workload
• Show a passion for facilitating development in others through a supportive and inclusive approach

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Midwife (NMC registered)
• Appropriate Degree qualification
• Up to date training qualifications of clinical skills, such as cannulation, catheterisation, perineal suturing, venepuncture
• Working knowledge of midwifery preceptorship programme
• Awareness of Trust capability management process and support mechanism to ensure safe practice
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Self‑motivated and confident to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Proven organisational and planning skills
• Ability to work as an effective team member across professional boundaries and organisations
• Team‑working skills and an understanding of team building and group dynamics
• Ability to provide high quality and up to date clinical training both in the workplace and in education settings
• Recent experience of working with pre and post registration learners in healthcare professions and part of a work based environment
• Experience of undertaking learning assessments and evaluations across a variety of formats
• Recent relevant clinical experience, with sound working knowledge of relevant local clinical guidelines
• Proactive and solution focused
• Confidence to raise concerns through identified escalation pathways
• High levels of motivation for self and in motivating others
• Empathy for all learners
• Evidence of ability to use initiative, role model best practice and be an early adopter to change
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own and work of others

Desirable

• Recognised Teaching Qualification or be working towards
• Evidence of recent professional development and its application in the clinical workplace
• Knowledge of effectively engaging diverse groups of learners
• Experience of teaching in practice and undertaking clinical and practical skills
• Facilitation skills in a variety of settings with a variety of staff and trainee groups
• Recent experience of service development and implementation of change
• Recent experience of practice development and teaching

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Reference number: 387-W&C6248-GE

Closing date: 11 November 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 6, £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa, pro rata

Contract: Fixed term, 5 months

Working pattern: Part-time