We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced, dynamic and inspirational senior midwife to join our practice development team.

You will have an extensive evidence based, clinical knowledge, high level communication and organisational skills, and be able to work closely with other agencies and the multi-disciplinary team.

Fixed term post for 12 months.

Secondment opportunity will also be considered.

Main duties of the job

Provide positive clinical midwifery leadership, empowering midwives to utilise their skills and evidence available to develop midwifery practice within the Trust.

Develop a system of support within the clinical area for newly qualified midwives, newly appointed midwives, and existing midwives working within the Trust including the development of a robust preceptorship package, and facilitate practice learning to the highest quality through teaching, assessing, administration, and practice-based work whilst supporting the Trust's Clinical Governance Agenda.

You will have an extensive evidence based, clinical knowledge, high level communication and organisational skills, and be able to work closely with other agencies and the multi-disciplinary team.

You will need to be able to demonstrate recent clinical experience, have the requisite level of competencies at band 7 and provide evidence of on-going professional development. Further education is encouraged, including support to attend relevant courses to maintain personal and professional development to meet service needs.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Be responsible for personal and professional development of all staff and learnerswithin the Maternity Department.
• Work in close collaboration with external agencies with the clinical and organisational multidisciplinary team of the Trust and link with Higher Education Institutions to influence educational strategy and student support and engagement.
• Working with senior midwifery team and multidisciplinary Team in taking forward and shaping the future of midwifery practice in the light of the local, national and professional agenda.
• Play a pivotal role in education provision within the Maternity department.
• Be a proficient, approachable role model in addition to an expert clinician in the field of Midwifery, with a proven track record of clinical achievement.
• Promote a positive, open and honest culture within the department.
• Identify areas for role expansion and staff development within the service in order to ensure the delivery of high quality maternity care designed to meet client need.
• Provide appropriate support and assistance to staff involved in and interested in undertaking research or practice development projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Professional Registration

Essential

• Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through midwifery training to degree/ diploma level and preceptorship plus further study, experience of area of expertise
• 1st Level live NMC required Registered Midwife
• Registered Mentor/Practice assessor

Desirable

• Leadership Course
• Management Course
• Diploma or Degree in Midwifery
• ALSO Course
• NLS Course

Experience

Essential

• Significant midwifery experience

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE64 6LZ

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