An exciting fixed term/secondment opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, enthusiastic and experienced midwife to join the maternity education and practice development team in the position of Midwifery Practice Educator Team Leader . The vision is for successful post-holder(s) is to support the delivery of education and practice development programmes at St Mary's Hospital Managed Clinical Service, North Manchester site, with some cross site working.

Main duties of the job

Saint Mary's Hospital Managed Clinical Service is the largest maternity service in the country providing care for women across Manchester, its surrounding areas and the North West region. The three sites are Saint Mary's oxford Road, Saint Mary's North Manchester and Saint Mary's Wythenshawe. Saint Mary's Hospital is a well-known centre of excellence, all with a vibrant and lively working atmosphere. You will work with the Lead Midwife for Education and Practice Development team and other multi -disciplinary team members to support the delivery of education and practice development programmes.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of �2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptionalintegrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate soyou'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & drivingresearch and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitatehigh-quality research programme's. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues toplay its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open andtransparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Degree level qualification
• Evidence of formal CPD

Desirable

• NIPE course
• Formal teaching qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the local and national maternity specific education requirements that impact patient safety and staff retention
• Detailed knowledge of current evidence-based midwifery practice
• Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning

Desirable

• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies

Experience

Essential

• Extensive midwifery experience in all areas
• Experience of having worked across professional boundaries
• Extensive experience of teaching, supervising and assessing in the practice setting

Desirable

• Recent evidence of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital, North Manchester General Hospital Site

Delaunays Road

Crumpsall

M8 5RB

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