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Job summary

Main area
Band 7
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (secondment cover (until June 26))
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
199-7253781-RB-SC
Employer
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Croydon University Hospital Trust
Town
Croydon
Salary
£53,751 - £60,651 pa pro rata inc of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
26/08/2025

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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust logo

Preceptorship Clinical Support Midwife

Band 7

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud.  #choosecroydon

Job overview

The individual in this role will divide their time equally between two key responsibilities: providing clinical support to newly qualified midwives and developing educational opportunities for maternity assistants (MAs) and maternity support workers (MSWs) in alignment with the Health Education England (HEE) framework.

 Preceptorship Lead:

The post holder will be responsible for supporting newly qualified midwives to successfully achieve essential clinical competencies, ensuring their practice is both evidence-based and safe. 

This element of the role focuses on reviewing existing training provisions and developing tailored, role-specific programmes to meet the learning needs of MAs and MSWs. This includes creating comprehensive orientation packs for each clinical area, ensuring that support staff are well-prepared for their roles.

 A core aim of the role is to support the retention and development of the MA/MSW workforce by offering ongoing training and clearly defined career progression. The post holder will also play a key role in the implementation of the apprenticeship pathway for MAs wishing to progress to Band 3.

The Preceptorship Clinical Support Midwife/Practice Educator for MSWs will work closely with the Practice Development Midwives (PDMs) and Clinical Practice Facilitators (CPFs) to deliver coordinated training, education, and recruitment activities.

 

Main duties of the job

  • To lead in the support of newly qualified midwives and internationally recruited midwives in collaboration 
    with the practice education and senior management teams.
  • To facilitate and deliver a preceptorship programme in collaboration with Capital Midwife preceptorship programme. Liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues to facilitate this programme
  • To support the practice education team and senior midwifery management team to promote an environment of life-long learning for maternity staff
  • To review current mandatory training programmes in place and develop a bespoke training programme that meets the needs of the MA/MSW workforce.
  •  To support the retention of the MA/MSW workforce and provide ongoing learning and development.
  • Provide mentorship, coaching, supervision and shadowing opportunities to each individual to support their professional development.

 

 

Please note:  This secondment opportunity is initially expected to run until  1st of June 2026 with the anticipated return of the current post holder. However the end date may be revised depending on the circumstance at the time. 

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. 

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. 

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.

 

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • First degree or equivalent advanced study
Desirable criteria
  • Master’s degree or willingness to work towards achieving

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Essential criteria
  • Practice teacher or other teaching qualification or willingness to work towards
  • Practice Assessor
  • • Has good working knowledge of the HEE descriptors for support workers MAs
Desirable criteria
  • ALSO / NLS instructor
  • Clinical Audit and service evaluation

SKILLS/ABILITIES

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate effective written communication
  • Ability to contribute pro-actively to a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to initiate, evaluate and sustain change
  • Excellent all-round midwifery skills
  • Enjoy teaching and development of individuals

experince

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in both hospital and community settings
  • Evidence of contribution to developing midwifery practice or education and training.
  • Formal teaching practice in the classroom
  • Management of people
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical audit
  • Experience of implementing change management projects
  • Ability to achieve deadlines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Monica Abor
Job title
Lead Midwife for Education ,recruitment, retention
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 8401 3000
Additional information

ext:5472