Job summary
Employer heading
Practice Development Midwife
Band 7
Job overview
The Practice Development Midwife will provide evidence-based advice, and support to all maternity staff. The focus of this post is to support newly qualified midwives and maternity support workers. The practice development midwife will be responsible for managing the induction, orientation and training of newly qualified midwives and maternity support workers, and facilitating training for all staff within the maternity department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead on the induction of newly qualified midwives and newly appointed maternity support workers as well as their on-going training. The post holder will also work closely with other members of the practice development team to support in the facilitation of in situ skills drills and managing multi-professional training in the department. The post holder will manage the Preceptee Support Midwife and the Lead Midwife Support Worker. The post holder will also work with the practice development team in the development of midwifery practice and enhance the overall quality of patient care. It is expected that the post holder will work clinically, supporting students and staff as a requirement of the role.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Practice Development Midwife
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic midwife to join our dynamic midwifery practice development team. The practice development midwife team work in close collaboration with the clinical governance midwife, maternity matrons and the wider obstetric, anaesthetic and neonatal training leads to deliver effective and creative training and practice development programmes to the full maternity team.
While working in all areas of maternity practice development, your work will focus on leading the PROMPT faculty and planning and delivering the maternity training programme as well as supporting the induction, orientation and ongoing training of band 6 and above midwives. This is a busy, demanding role – to help you, you will work within a team and be supported by the Preceptee Support Midwife, the Student Support Midwife and the Lead Maternity Support Worker. You will be a highly skilled midwife, competent and confident in teaching perineal suturing, neonatal resuscitation and the first-line management of obstetric emergencies.
The maternity department at the Royal Surrey is highly successful; it is rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, has achieved Gold Accreditation under the Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative and has achieved all 10 safety actions as a part of NHS Resolution’s CNST scheme. The maternity department prides itself on the high quality care it provides to women and families; this is achieved by focusing on innovation, quality improvement and staff health and wellbeing.
For an informal tour, or if you would like to learn more about the job, please speak to Clare Cardu: [email protected] 01483 571122 ext 2319.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Practicing / NMC Registered midwife with significant experience and evidence of post-registration education bringing knowledge and skills to degree level
- Evidence of education to degree level
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing/mentor preparation qualification
- Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
- Qualifications demonstrating training in advanced skills, for example: Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics qualification or Neonatal Life Support
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Cardu
- Job title
- Head of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For an informal tour, or if you would like to learn more about the job, please speak to Clare Cardu: [email protected] 01483 571122 ext 2319.
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