Midwife Clinical Educator (MSW Development)

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Derby is seeking a Midwife Clinical Educator to lead training and development for midwives and support staff. The role focuses on clinical inductions and ongoing training to ensure best practices in maternity care. The ideal candidate will have NMC registration and experience in staff mentoring. Various development opportunities and staff benefits are offered, including ongoing support through the recruitment process.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Must be confident with all clinical skills.
• Experience in audit/research is beneficial.
• Ability to manage own workload with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Teach and facilitate learning for staff in line with the Maternity Incentive Scheme.
• Offer clinical and pastoral support to staff and midwives.
• Organise induction programmes for staff.

Skills

Demonstrable post registration experience

Experience of mentoring and supporting staff members

Educational/ teaching experience

IT literate

Education

NMC Registration

GIC Qualification

NLS Instructor

Job description

Overview

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Midwife Clinical Educator (MSW Development)

The closing date is 21 September 2025

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic midwife to join the practice development team as a Midwife Clinical Educator with a focus on supporting MSW development. This role will include mandatory and essential to role training, MCA/MSW induction programmes/apprenticeships, supporting clinical placements in line with Trust policies, procedures and national guidelines and providing access to education and training to ensure both new and existing staff maintain required skills and competencies.

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.

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, Core Competency Framework and Maternity Support Worker framework
• Offer clinical and pastoral support to support staff and midwives
• Organise induction programmes 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 programmes.
• Support with the 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.
• When required, support the wider professional development team with facilitating essential and mandatory study days

If you would like to look around our Maternity Unit and find out more about our Midwife Clinical Educator (MSW development) post, please contact us.

Closing date of applications: 21 September 2025

Date of interview: 3 October 2025

About us

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.

What we offer

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.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Criteria

• NMC Registration
• Demonstrable post registration experience

Qualification

• Experience of mentoring and supporting staff members
• GIC Qualification
• NLS Instructor

Experience and Knowledge

• IT literate
• Educational/ teaching experience
• Experience of audit/research

Organisational Skills

• Manages own workload and operates with minimal supervision
• Evidence of CPD

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust