Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7688612
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Keighley
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Clinical Education Lead (Band 7)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
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Job overview
We’re seeking an experienced and motivated midwife to lead in the development and delivery of Maternity clinical education. This role will ensure the delivery of the Core Competency Framework V2 and Maternity Incentive Scheme, Safety Action 8. The post holder will ensure a high standard of training provision and be accountable for the service training compliance. The post holder will work alongside the Maternity Team Leaders and other specialist services to drive forward quality improvement initiatives. This role will provide assurance of learning from incidents and include the service user voice within all training programmes. The post holder will attend national, LMNS and local meetings relevant to clinical education and disseminate findings and actions to relevant stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
Ensure a high quality Maternity training programme
Accountable lead for delivery of the Core Competency Framework V2.
Accountable lead for Maternity Incentive Scheme, Safety Action 8.
· Support staff in enhancing their skills in reducing risk within clinical practice.
· To maintain accurate records of training compliance across all elements of training and ensure appropriate escalation is the required level of compliance is not achieved.
To provide assurance of learning from incidents.
To ensure the service user voice is reflected in all aspects of training.
To drive forward quality improvement in the clinical areas through practical and theoretical teaching.
To work collaboratively with ward managers to support individualised training needs for staff when appropriate in the clinical areas.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure a high quality training programme and maintain standards of training compliance.
To support quality improvement initiatives in the clinical areas that reflect the service user voice, learning from incidents and is data driven.
For more information, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with significant recent experience at band 6 level
- Relevant Health Related Degree with evidence of recent further professional development
- Teaching qualification or experience mentoring students 997, SLIPs, FLIP
- Experience of facilitating training
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- Quality Improvement training
- Education at Master’ level
- PROMPT instructor
- GIC trained
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant NHS Midwifery experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Previous experience in managing/leading change in practice
- Evidence of learning and development in line with NMC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of research-based practice
- Research and audit experience
- Currently holds a similar role or previous experience in practice development education/project planning
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Laura Fordham
- Job title
- Maternity Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292385
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