Job overview

Our maternity services are committed to upholding and maintaining the highest standards of evidence based practice and working in partnership with women and their families.

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic midwife who has a keen interest in the education of midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered midwife who has an interest/passion for clinical education and teaching. The successful candidate will work 37.5 hrs a week as a Practice Development Midwife leading on the mandatory training programme for midwives ensuring compliance with Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts Maternity Incentive Sceme , Saving babies Lives V3.2 and other nationally driven training expectations.

The successful candidate will also work clinically alongside midwives to support in the learning, supervision and assessment of new skills and extended scopes of practice.

Key skills and qualities required include being organised, diplomatic, approachable, and autonomous, be able to maintain confidentiality and be a good team player.

A passion for teaching on both group and individual basis, and the ability to use flexible teaching strategies is imperative to this post to ensure all learning styles can be met.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead on the delivery of a comprehensive and on-going training program for all staff through clinical teaching and the provision of specialist knowledge and education to meet the requirements of Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts Maternity Incentive Scheme, Saving babies Lives V3.2 and other nationally driven education expectations.

The post holder will be a clinical expert in delivery of midwifery care and will provide hands on assessment, supervision and development of staff in clinical practice to promote the acquisition of new skills and knowledge.

As a lead specialist, the post holder will act as a point of contact within the Trust for the delivery of specialist knowledge and training relating to the care of Midwifery across all Divisions and will work within the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will work alongside the staff in a role as a clinical educator but will also be expected to work clinically in periods of high acuity.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.