Practice Development Midwife

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Full time
Location: Guildford
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Job offered by: NHS
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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 ongoing training. The post holder will also work closely with other members of the practice development team to support the facilitation of in situ skills drills and manage 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. About us

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 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) has 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 Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible. Job 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 works 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 Resolutions 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: ccardu@nhs.net 01483 571122 ext 2319. Person Specification

Qualifications

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 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 Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £48,270 to £54,931 a year Per annum (pro rata) inc HCAS

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