We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead our student midwives at Whipps Cross hospital Barts Health NHS Trust. You will join the existing post holders at Whipps Cross and Newham Hospitals to support the delivery student midwife education to enable the provision of compassionate high quality clinical care in Barts Health.

You will be responsible for working with our mentors and HEIs to support the education and development of our student midwives, identifying and addressing their education needs, enabling them to successfully complete their training programme fit for purpose and practice. You will work closely with the education teams and senior midwifery colleagues to maintain high clinical standards within the unit.

The role has a strong clinical focus and therefore you will be able to demonstrate expertise in intrapartum care and specifically the use of NICE guidance and expert knowledge of key obstetric emergencies and fetal monitoring.

You must have studied at degree level or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of midwifery experience at band 7 level and have worked as a practice assessor and supervisor, providing teaching and mentoring support for students.

Main duties of the job

The role of midwifery Clinical Placement Facilitator is to lead the education and development of all student midwives within maternity services and other learning environments. The individual will work collaboratively and strategically with the Practice Development Midwife and the Whipps education team, maternity lecturers in linked HEI's, the Trust Education team and the senior midwifery team to ensure clinical teaching is of the highest standard. The post holder must be an effective communicator able to confidently deliver lectures and presentations. They must have the skills to support midwives in facilitating student learning in practice. The post holder will need to have effective organisational and management skills to facilitate the needs of various student groups in practice.

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.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• NMC registered midwife
• First degree qualification
• 997/998 mentorship/Practice Assessor/ Practice Supervisor

Desirable

• Masters or Management qualification or working towards

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with and supporting student midwives
• Coordination of practice placements or rota management
• Management/coordination of a team
• Teaching and assessment of students in practice
• Able to organize and facilitate teaching sessions

Desirable

• Management of projects or improvement initiatives

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Sound knowledge & experience of midwifery practice
• Sound Knowledge of midwifery education
• Knowledge of current NHS, maternity and education reports
• General computing skills incl use of excel, PowerPoint and word documents
• Effective presentation skills
• Effective organisation skills
• Able to challenge current practice in a non-threatening manner
• Able to work to under pressure and meet deadlines
• Able to prepare and write reports

Desirable

• Ability to understand and analyse financial, numerical and statistical data
• Knowledge of audit and evaluation processes Excellent time management skills
• Able to organise and chair meetings/ feedback

Personal and people development

Essential

• The ability to work flexibly and communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate staff
• Highly motivated and uses own initiative
• Committed to student midwife development and training
• Influences and role models behaviours that support positive patient experience
• Adheres to the trust values and encourages others to work accordingly

Communication

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Communicates (verbal and written) effectively in complex organisational environments

Desirable

• Evidence of ability to network and work effectively across multi-professional/multi-agency boundaries

Specific requirements

Essential

• Travel across the Trust to support other services when required
• Travel to university sites when required
• Participate in hot day midwife (bleep holder) & senior midwifery on call rota

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

259-6618331WXH