Midwife Clinical Educator

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated midwife to join the Clinical Educator team. You will oversee mandatory and essential training, support preceptorship programmes, and coordinate clinical placements in line with Trust policies and national guidelines.

In this role you will teach MCA's and MSWs and the multi‑professional team, organise induction programmes, provide clinical and pastoral support to newly qualified midwives, and promote

Qualifications

• Experience teaching and facilitating learning for a wide range of staff in maternity
• Ability to support preceptorship and induction programmes
• Knowledge of evidence-based education and annual updates

Responsibilities

• Teach and facilitate learning of MCA's, MSW's, midwives and the multi-professional team
• Offer clinical and pastoral support to newly qualified midwives
• Organise induction programmes and liaise with departments to plan them
• Support introduction of new equipment, pathways of care and lead audits/projects
• Liaise with nursing, AHPs and clinical skills education teams
• Provide evidence of band 6 competencies if shortlisted for interview

Job description

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic midwives to join the practice development team as a Clinical Educators. This role will include mandatory and essential to role training, service activity, preceptorship programmes and clinical placements in line with Trust policies, procedures and national guidelines. Supporting new staff through the preceptorship and induction programmes and provide access to education and training to ensure both new and existing staff maintain required skills and competencies. Ensure training is evidence based and updated annually.

• Teach and facilitate learning of a wide range of staff from MCA's, MSW's, 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 programs for a wide range of staff and liaise with the various departments within University Hospitals of Derby and Burton(UHDB) essential to the planning of such programs.
• Support introduction of new equipment, pathways of care, guidance, assist with audit and lead on various projects.
• Liaise with the professional development teams from nursing, AHP's and clinical skills.
• If shortlisted to interview, you will be asked to provide evidence of band 6 competencies before interview, namely suturing, cannulation and IV therapy.
  As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience and be up to date and confident with all clinical skills.

We have 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 bereavement suite.
• Four bedded Midwife led birth centre.
• 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.