Midwifery Clinical Skills Mentor

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking an experienced Midwifery Clinical Skills Mentor. The role involves supporting clinical education for students and staff, enhancing their skills across multiple departments. Candidates should have at least 10 years post-registration experience and a passion for teaching and support. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the next generation of midwives in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Coach newly qualified clinical professionals to enhance their knowledge.
• Provide clinical expertise on projects supporting best practices.
• Liaise with practice area support staff for consistency.
• Raise the profile of practice development and share good practice.
• Support strategies for staff in early career and retention.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Coaching

Empathy

Patience

Education

Full and active NMC midwifery PIN

10 years post registration midwifery experience

Extensive rotational midwifery experience

Experience of mentoring or teaching

Job description

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Midwifery Clinical Skills Mentor

The closing date is 11 December 2025

We are looking for an experienced midwife who has extensive experience across multiple departments within the maternity setting to join the clinical education team.

As a Midwifery Clinical Support Midwife you would be supporting all grades of students and staff within the clinical environment to develop their clinical skills. The successful post holder would be supernumerary to the clinical workforce and be required to provide support to staff across all departments dependent upon daily needs.

You will be required to demonstrate empathy and patience, be passionate about the profession and be able to provide pastoral support to others.

Main duties of the job

• Coach newly qualified clinical professionals and/or students on placement to enhance their knowledge and skills.
• Provide clinical expertise on a range of projects, supporting best practice and enhancing the learning environment for all.
• Liaise and work with other practice area support staff to ensure consistency across the setting and blended learning approaches to support the transfer of learning/skill attainment.
• Raise the profile of practice development and share good practice with others, enhancing the profile of the organisation and providing support to managers.
• Work as an integral member of the section to develop appropriate strategies and support for relevant staff in early career, and support retention.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Person Specification

Education

• Full and active NMC midwifery PIN
• Minimum 10 years post registration midwifery experience
• Extensive rotational midwifery experience
• Experience of mentoring or teaching

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 Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust