Midwife Clinical Educator

Transformation Unit; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Midwife Clinical Educator (Band 6) for a 12-month fixed term/secondment. The role is part-time (22.5 hours per week) across two sites, with clinical shifts and Monday–Friday day hours, including Study Day facilitation.

You will lead preceptorship, induction programmes and education activity to ensure evidence-based training for both new and existing staff. UK registration and Band 6 competencies are essential.

Qualifications

• UK professional registration is required.
• Evidence of band 6 competencies (suturing, cannulation, IV therapy) may be required.
• Part‑time role involving 22.5 hours per week with occasional longer days.

Responsibilities

• Teach and facilitate learning for a wide range of staff within maternity services.
• Offer clinical and pastoral support to newly qualified midwives.
• Organise induction programs and liaise with departments for planning.
• Support introduction of new equipment, pathways of care and audits.
• Lead on projects and collaborate with nursing, AHPs and clinical skills teams.

Skills

Suturing

Cannulation

IV therapy

Education

UK professional registration (NMC)

Job description

Main area Clinical Educator Grade Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed term/ Secondment . Cross site working required within this role) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Role involves clinical shifts and Monday to Friday day hours, with occasional longer days due to facilitating Study Days) Job ref 320-W&C-1205-A

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/11/2026

Midwife Clinical Educator

Band 6

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.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under‑represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex‑armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats oryou require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care‑experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

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.

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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. Please email scanned documents/ images to [e-mail].**

Closing date of applications: 19TH OCTOBER 2026

Date of interview: 02ND NOVEMBER 2026

Working for our organisation

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 4 th 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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• the points‑based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Alexandra Jasper Job title Lead Clinical Educator Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07385954891 Additional information

Alternative contact number : 01332789276

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.