The maternity service at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a Practice Development Midwife to support our established team and workforce. We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. The post holder will be a highly motivated and experienced clinical midwife who will focus on the provision of leadership and clinical advice to support and promote excellence in safe, evidenced-based practice for our staff.
The post holder will assist the service in supporting our midwives in clinical practice and developing their confidence and competence in their role. The post holder will work closely with the established Maternity Education Team, providing teaching, support, and pastoral care to staff. In addition, the post holder will support the Maternity unit in its training and development programmes for all clinical staff.
The Practice Development Midwife (PDM) is an expert practitioner of Midwifery and will be a role model for midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs), and maternity nurses within the maternity department, as well as being a source of expert midwifery knowledge. The Practice Development Midwife is a leadership role within the Trust, specifically responsible for the continuing professional development of Midwives, MSWs, and maternity nurses. The Practice Development Midwife will be responsible for the advanced clinical support and development of midwifery staff working both in hospital and community settings. This includes maintaining an up-to-date register of continuing education for maternity staff. They will work alongside midwives in clinical practice who need additional support and will also support the learning needs of preceptorship midwives, international midwives, return to practice midwives, and student midwives alongside the members of the Education Team. To work clinically 0.2wte and to meet the needs of the service as required. Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart
– Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence
– Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration
– Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills, and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level. Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at any time.
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The post holder will assist the service in supporting our midwives in clinical practice and developing their confidence and competence in their role. The post holder will work closely with the established Maternity Education Team, providing teaching, support, and pastoral care to staff. In addition, the post holder will support the Maternity unit in its training and development programmes for all clinical staff.
The Practice Development Midwife (PDM) is an expert practitioner of Midwifery and will be a role model for midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs), and maternity nurses within the maternity department, as well as being a source of expert midwifery knowledge. The Practice Development Midwife is a leadership role within the Trust, specifically responsible for the continuing professional development of Midwives, MSWs, and maternity nurses. The Practice Development Midwife will be responsible for the advanced clinical support and development of midwifery staff working both in hospital and community settings. This includes maintaining an up-to-date register of continuing education for maternity staff. They will work alongside midwives in clinical practice who need additional support and will also support the learning needs of preceptorship midwives, international midwives, return to practice midwives, and student midwives alongside the members of the Education Team. To work clinically 0.2wte and to meet the needs of the service as required. Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart
– Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence
– Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration
– Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills, and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level. Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at any time.
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