Midwife Clinical Educator (MSW Development)

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Midwife Clinical Educator to join the Practice Development Team. This role focuses on teaching and supporting MSW development, organizing training programs, and providing clinical support to staff. Candidates should have strong skills in midwifery education and demonstrable clinical experience. The position offers opportunities for professional development and various staff benefits.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in midwifery education and clinical support.
• Up to date and confident with all clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach and facilitate learning for diverse staff groups.
• Offer clinical and pastoral support.
• Organize induction programmes for new staff.
• Support the integration of new equipment and care pathways.

Skills

Teaching and facilitation skills

Clinical support

Organizational skills

Experience with MSW development

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

How to apply and further information

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

Organisation values and benefits

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.

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

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This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025