Job summary
Want a career with growth, progression, and empowerment? Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UK's largest acute teaching Trusts in England. Our Maternity Services offer a wide range of choice and support for all women and families, from midwifery-led birthing units to specialised neonatal care. This means our midwives have the unique opportunity to work across a range of highly specialist departments - giving you the chance to develop highly sought-after skills right from the very start of your career.
When you join, you'll receive excellent guidance and support from us as an organisation, but also from some of the most experienced and dedicated members of our Maternity Services team. From there, you'll have the power to take your career down any branch or specialism of midwifery that inspires you.
We're looking for compassionate, ambitious, and progressive people to join our team. With so many opportunities for self-development and progression, we need people who want to learn and inspire others. People who have a voice and want to use it to drive positive change. People who love a challenge and want to be part of transformation.
Main duties of the job
Based within the Family Health Directorate the post holder will be a proactive role-model, who supports the practice and development of our newly qualified midwives (NQM). The post holder will have a visible presence on both campuses and within the community setting.
With compassionate leadership, guidance and direction to NQM, supporting as they transition student to midwife, to develop and enhance their clinical competence, and confidence, making sure that the provision of high quality, evidence based clinical care is embedded in their everyday practice and received on every occasion by the people who use the local maternity service.
The post holder will be required to evaluate and implement the development of programmes and clinical skills competencies including the preceptorship programme to ensure that they meet the needs of both the staff and the service.
You will be responsible for the continuous monitoring of the achievement and suitability of required competencies, for NQMs, building supportive individualised development plans in partnership with the identified staff member as appropriate to achieve specifically identified outcomes.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient care and clinical expertise
provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across the whole spectrum of the service related to the training and development agenda
Be an expert clinical practitioner, prioritising and planning workload to including working clinically to support the newly qualified midwives
Demonstrate compassionate, visionary leadership, working in partnership with the Maternity Workforce Matron, to create a safe learning environment that is conducive to encouraging and enabling newly qualified midwives to grow and flourish and where staff feel safe and at ease to access support and/or escalate concerns should they arise
Support newly qualified midwives to ensure that an integrated approach in training and education meets the diversity both within our team as within the local community which we serve.
Assisting newly qualified midwives to identify both their individual learning needs and the effective learning activities required to meet these needs while fostering a positive attitude towards the benefits and opportunities of life-long learning.
Role model mindfulness of the cultural diversity within the workplace ensuring demonstration and promotion of inclusivity at all times
Maintain presence in the clinical areas. Continually lead, support and guide staff in the evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of care given, implementing necessary changes to ensure high standards of care is given
Support with the recruitment and induction of new starters in collaboration with the maternity workforce team
Development
Actively contribute to the identification and development of clinical competencies expected for every level of midwifery practice, projecting the needs of future workforce, developing a comprehensive and cohesive strategy for training and development of staff
Participate in the induction/orientation of newly qualified midwives, using your clinical skills to support their development and sign off competencies. Coach and supervise when needed and provide pastoral care.
Maintain accurate records of individual staff members development and progress throughout their preceptorship programme, identifying support when required and setting objectives and assessment of competencies/agreed plan for future meetings
Be responsible for identification of own continuing educational needs and development, actively seeking programmes of learning to maintain and enhance own capability as a clinical expert
Clinical Leadership
Focus on newly qualified midwives, maintaining a highly visible presence on wards/departments including community
Act as an effective role model and an accessible support to staff members, promoting collaborative multi-disciplinary working
Responsible for ensuring newly qualified midwives are aware of the systems and processes in place at NUH
Create an environment that is supportive and conducive to learning
Maintain awareness of local and national health care issues such as NICE, CQC reports and relevant national maternity publications
Develop opportunities for staff to access appropriate education and training programmes, and other learning opportunities such as shadowing, mentoring and action learning, ensuring equity and fairness of access
Clinical Support
Ability to work clinically on the antenatal/postnatal wards and labour suite
Support the newly qualified midwives to complete their blood transfusion packages and commitment to becoming a face to face assessor
Able to support with suturing
Provide knowledge and guidance to newly qualified midwives to complete their IV therapy passport and medicines management package
Become a medical devices assessor to ensure the newly qualified midwives have the correct access to provide safe care, this includes blood glucose monitors and blood gas analyser
Ability to work cross site
Ability to work days, nights and weekends, managing your diary effectively and flexibly
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient care and clinical expertise
provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across the whole spectrum of the service related to the training and development agenda
Be an expert clinical practitioner, prioritising and planning workload to including working clinically to support the newly qualified midwives
Demonstrate compassionate, visionary leadership, working in partnership with the Maternity Workforce Matron, to create a safe learning environment that is conducive to encouraging and enabling newly qualified midwives to grow and flourish and where staff feel safe and at ease to access support and/or escalate concerns should they arise
Support newly qualified midwives to ensure that an integrated approach in training and education meets the diversity both within our team as within the local community which we serve.
Assisting newly qualified midwives to identify both their individual learning needs and the effective learning activities required to meet these needs while fostering a positive attitude towards the benefits and opportunities of life-long learning.
Role model mindfulness of the cultural diversity within the workplace ensuring demonstration and promotion of inclusivity at all times
Maintain presence in the clinical areas. Continually lead, support and guide staff in the evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of care given, implementing necessary changes to ensure high standards of care is given
Support with the recruitment and induction of new starters in collaboration with the maternity workforce team
Development
Actively contribute to the identification and development of clinical competencies expected for every level of midwifery practice, projecting the needs of future workforce, developing a comprehensive and cohesive strategy for training and development of staff
Participate in the induction/orientation of newly qualified midwives, using your clinical skills to support their development and sign off competencies. Coach and supervise when needed and provide pastoral care.
Maintain accurate records of individual staff members development and progress throughout their preceptorship programme, identifying support when required and setting objectives and assessment of competencies/agreed plan for future meetings
Be responsible for identification of own continuing educational needs and development, actively seeking programmes of learning to maintain and enhance own capability as a clinical expert
Clinical Leadership
Focus on newly qualified midwives, maintaining a highly visible presence on wards/departments including community
Act as an effective role model and an accessible support to staff members, promoting collaborative multi-disciplinary working
Responsible for ensuring newly qualified midwives are aware of the systems and processes in place at NUH
Create an environment that is supportive and conducive to learning
Maintain awareness of local and national health care issues such as NICE, CQC reports and relevant national maternity publications
Develop opportunities for staff to access appropriate education and training programmes, and other learning opportunities such as shadowing, mentoring and action learning, ensuring equity and fairness of access
Clinical Support
Ability to work clinically on the antenatal/postnatal wards and labour suite
Support the newly qualified midwives to complete their blood transfusion packages and commitment to becoming a face to face assessor
Able to support with suturing
Provide knowledge and guidance to newly qualified midwives to complete their IV therapy passport and medicines management package
Become a medical devices assessor to ensure the newly qualified midwives have the correct access to provide safe care, this includes blood glucose monitors and blood gas analyser
Ability to work cross site
Ability to work days, nights and weekends, managing your diary effectively and flexibly
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Midwifery
- 2 years experience as a band 6 midwife
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD
- SSSA/equivilant
essential
Essential
- Communication skills
- Completion of preceptorship
- experience support newly qualified midwives
Desirable
- Suturing skills
- Cannulation
- medicines management completion
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Midwifery
- 2 years experience as a band 6 midwife
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD
- SSSA/equivilant
essential
Essential
- Communication skills
- Completion of preceptorship
- experience support newly qualified midwives
Desirable
- Suturing skills
- Cannulation
- medicines management completion
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
Nottingham University Hospitals
Derby Road/Hucknall Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)