Practice Development Midwife Band 7

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Practice Development Midwife (PDM) to work with a multi-disciplinary team at the Newham site. This role involves facilitating statutory and mandatory training, ensuring compliance and reporting on training outcomes. The ideal candidate must be educated to degree level and trained as a Practice Assessor, exhibiting strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to professional development. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to patient safety and care standards.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Trained to Practice Assessor Level.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Work with the multi-disciplinary team at the Newham site.
• Facilitate statutory and mandatory training.
• Ensure training is collated and reported at local levels.

Skills

Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills

Able to work under pressure

Effective negotiation and persuasion skills

Developed skills in audit and research

Proficient clinical skills

Education

Educated to degree level

Trained to Practice Assessor Level

Post Basic Qualification relevant to area of practice

Working at masters' degree level or undertaking a masters course

Job description

Practice Development Midwife (PDM)-Band 7

The post holder is required to work with the multi-disciplinary team at the Newham site, facilitate statutory and Mandatory training and education within the Midwifery and MaternitySupport workers team; and ensure training is collated and reported at local and Trust levels.

Implementation of CNST Safety action 8.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Trained to Practice Assessor Level
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Leadership Course/Development Programme
• Post Basic Qualification relevant to area of practice
• Working at masters' degree level or undertaking a masters course

Experience

• Experience of collaborating with a multi-professional team
• Experience of reflective practice
• Ability to present and teach in classroom setting
• Experience with teaching in the clinical setting
• Recent clinical experience in the relevant area of practice
• Experience of change management and service improvement

Skills

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Able to work under pressure and priorities care
• Effective negotiation and persuasion skills
• Developed skills in audit and research
• Proficient clinical skills

Other

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Developed communication skills, both verbal, written and presentation

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.