Midwifery Clinical Placement Facilitator

• We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to join the Clinical Placement Facilitator (CPF) Team at Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust to cover maternity leave for approximately a 15 month fixed term period.
• The CPF team co-ordinate and facilitate the educational activities of pre-registration students, midwifery apprentice students and return to practice midwives.
• The team will facilitate student midwives in gaining proficiencies set by the NMC. The CPF team support practice supervisors and assessors to ensure that they receive high quality training in order to support students in their learning journey and work clinically with students to ensure high quality evidence-based care.
• The CPF works closely with the Higher Educational Institutes providing teaching support at university and a link between practice and theory.
• The period of maternity leave will end approximately November/December 2025.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• To provide student pastoral support, specialist advice, supervision and continuous professional development activities
• To positively support, influence and improve the quality of the clinical environment by the provision of research, audit, and educational activities to facilitate improvements in patient care and organisational development.
• To plan, implement and review evidence-based improvement programmes in a range of settings to drive continuous quality improvement in the delivery of high quality and safe care for patients and service users
• To facilitate practice-based learning for learners and clinical staff to ensure quality a quality person centred approach to care which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity.
• Involvement in placement planning using interpersonal and negotiation skills with services and HEIs where complex situations must be considered.

About us

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.

We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance. -Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year. -HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has four key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

- Caring- Safe - Responsible - Value Each Other - Inspiring

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document and person specification which contains more information about the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered midwife with current NMC registration
• Evidence of ongoing education

Desirable

• Masters module or working towards Masters degree
• Practice teacher qualification

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate midwifery experience
• Experience of managing people/team

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to initiate change
• Able to work autonomously and within a team to meet deadlines

Desirable

• Able to undertake presentations

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to articulate evidence base to practice

Other

Essential

• Teaching experience
• Passionate about the training of student midwives
• Adaptable and flexible

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Maternity Unit

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

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