Midwifery Clinical Skills Educator Band 6 22.5 Hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 6 Midwife to join our friendly and passionate team. We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and dedicated midwife who has appropriate clinical experience, skills and knowledge to provide clinical support to Early Career and Internationally Recruited midwives, and to contribute to outstanding care across our services - which cover community midwifery, antenatal, consultant and midwife-led intrapartum care and postnatal.

Our maternity services strive to provide outstanding, evidence-based, individualised care - our recent Ockenden assurance visit provided positive feedback to support our work.

We have been recognised by the CQC as having a 'positive team-based culture', and our welcoming team are keen to welcome and support midwives who are seeking to develop their career with us.

This is a fantastic chance to join a well-established maternity unit with a great reputation in our community. You will work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide outstanding care, making a real difference to experience and outcomes. We expect you to work autonomously within Trust guidelines and the sphere of professional practice to provide safe, effective and personalised care, acting as an advocate for women and their families.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a visible and proactive role model that supports development in Early Career and Internationally Recruited midwives. They will also provide support to the Practice Development Midwife, in ensuring the core competency framework is achieved and supporting with development and facilitation of training for the wider workforce.

This role requires a midwife who is confident in both working independently and collaborating with others in the provision of high-quality learning experiences within the maternity unit for Newly Qualified Midwives and Internationally Recruited midwives undertaking the Midwifery Preceptorship programme.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RM with current NMC registration
• Diploma/degree or working towards

Desirable

• Basic Life Support

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of practice development
• Proven experience of staff support/supervision
• Good written and communication skills
• Preparation for Mentorship or equivalent/Practising sign-off mentor
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrate prioritisation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge

Essential

• NMC Code

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside General Hospital

Fountain Street

Ashton-under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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