Practice Development Midwife — Education Lead in Maternity

The Portland Hospital for Women and Children; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount for all M&amp

Comprehensive range of flexible health

Discounts with over 800 major retailer

Job summary

The Portland Hospital for Women and Children is recruiting a Practice Development Midwife to lead the professional development of staff and learners within the Maternity Services Department. You will drive education provision, support clinical governance, and partner with Paediatrics and theatres to enhance patient care during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal stays.

You will collaborate with senior nurses to deliver high-quality training, ensure competency across the team, and contribute to

Qualifications

• NMC Registered midwife.
• Evidence of post registration education.
• Up-to-date Obstetric Emergency Training.
• Mentorship qualification with Sign-Off Mentor status.
• Competent in cannulation, venepuncture and perineal suturing.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development, coordination, and managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating competency in the clinical setting.
• In collaboration with the Deputy Chief Nurse for Women's Services, Consultant Midwife, Women's Services Manager and Maternity Matron produce a training needs analysis for the Maternity Services.
• Co-ordinate and manage in-service education programmes for midwives, healthcare assistants and nursery nurses including mandatory training on medical devices and the maternity training days (Skills and Drills, Fetal Monitoring).
• Facilitate midwives to develop their clinical skills and competencies including IV Cannulation, Suturing, IV drug administration, water birth and obstetric skills and drills.
• Organise and lead in situ skills and drills and other simulation training in the clinical setting.
• Ensure the maternity training programmes are updated to include learning from local and national incidents, and that they are benchmarked against national recommended training requirements.

Skills

NMC Registered midwife

Mentorship qualification

Education

Post registration education

Tools

Medical devices training

Job description

The Portland Hospital for Women and Children is recruiting a Practice Development Midwife to lead the professional development of staff and learners within the Maternity Services Department. You will drive education provision, support clinical governance, and partner with Paediatrics and theatres to enhance patient care during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal stays.

You will collaborate with senior nurses to deliver high-quality training, ensure competency across the team, and contribute to