Midwife Clinical Educator | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the UK is seeking motivated Clinical Educators to join their practice development team. This role involves facilitating training and educational programs for midwives and other staff to ensure compliance with national guidelines. Candidates should have a nursing or midwifery qualification and experience in teaching. The position offers opportunities for professional development and support in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching or facilitating learning for medical staff.
• Ability to provide clinical and pastoral support.
• Strong understanding of maternity care guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Teach and facilitate learning across diverse staff groups.
• Support newly qualified midwives during their transition.
• Organise and liaise on induction programs for staff.

Skills

Teaching and facilitation skills

Clinical support

Organisational skills

Multi-professional collaboration

Education

Nursing or Midwifery qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic midwives to join the practice development team as 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.

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 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 and facilitate learning opportunities for fetal monitoring learning working alongside the fetal monitoring lead midwife
• 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

Facilities and wards

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.

Additional information

If you would like to look around our Maternity Unit and find out more about our Midwifery posts, please contact us.

Closing date of applications: 21 September 2025

Date of interview: 3 October 2025

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.

Benefits and development

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.

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This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025