Practice Development Midwife

ZeroAge; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Midwife to lead in practice development. This role involves enhancing midwifery education standards, ensuring effective learning, and supporting student midwives. The ideal candidate will collaborate with senior staff and regulatory bodies to maintain high educational and clinical standards. Join a diverse team dedicated to delivering world-class healthcare and enjoy extensive personal development opportunities in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about midwifery and education, this role offers a unique chance to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• NMC registration required for midwifery practice.
• Teaching and mentoring qualification essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead on developing excellence in midwifery practice education.
• Ensure high-quality support and assessment for students.

Skills

NMC registration

Teaching and mentoring

Midwifery practice education

Education

Masters level study

Job description

Job summary

Maternity Band 7, 12 months (Fixed term or secondment)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Predominantly office hours)

Job ref: 164-7150490

Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Across both campuses

Town: Nottingham

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 11/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Band 7

Job overview

The Practice Development (PDM) Midwife is a proactive midwifery leader, teacher, and role model hosted by the Family Health Division to work across NUH maternity services. The role involves developing best practices related to student midwifery practice education to ensure successful registration upon training completion.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details.

The PDM acts as a visible resource for support and advice for senior midwives, education leads, practice supervisors/assessors, and managers, particularly concerning competence and capability concerns.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, NUH is a major employer supporting local health and wellbeing. We lead in research, education, and innovation.

Join our team at NUH. We value diversity and welcome new ideas to develop our team and deliver world-class healthcare. We offer extensive personal development opportunities and aim to turn your job into a career.

We especially encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled individuals to improve our representation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The PDM leads on developing excellence in midwifery practice education, ensuring high-quality support and assessment for students and learners, in line with NMC standards. The role involves ensuring effective theory and practice learning, responding to regulatory guidance, and equipping educators and assessors with necessary skills.

The PDM is a clinical leader, highly visible and accessible, working with education leads, midwives, and senior staff to share best practices, improve student and staff satisfaction, retention, recruitment, and multidisciplinary teamwork. The role also involves maintaining high standards in education, research, and clinical care, and collaborating with regulatory bodies and HEI partners to uphold governance and quality standards.

Person specification

NMC Midwifery Registration

Essential criteria

• NMC registration
• Teaching and mentoring qualification

Evidence of Masters level study

Essential criteria

• Masters level study

We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. Please refrain from using AI during the recruitment process. Apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if enough applications are received.

Communication regarding your application will be via email. Check your email regularly, including junk/spam folders.

For applicants with disabilities, an easy-read application option is available at: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Support for NUH Job Applications

If aged 16 or 17 and applying for roles over 20 hours/week, you will need to undertake an Apprenticeship alongside your role, as per current UK guidance.

The salary quoted is pro-rata for part-time workers.

Applicants declaring a disability and meeting essential criteria will be shortlisted. NHS staff at risk of redundancy will be given priority if they meet criteria.

ID and Right to work checks

Consent is required for data transfer, occupational health checks, and DBS checks, with costs reimbursed if applicable.

Additional Information

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