Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Maternity Practice Development Midwife

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Job summary

We are looking for a motivated and experienced midwife to join the practice education and development team to support retention and early career midwives. The successful applicant will lead the preceptorship programme, identify strategies that will promote job satisfaction and improve retention in the maternity service including pastoral care, learning support and career development.

The midwife will be required to monitor and analyse the impact of any interventions. They will work collaboratively with the regional retention leads, participating in local and national activities to enhance their role and share knowledge gained with the wider maternity team.

The midwife will also be responsible for providing clinical expertise in the practice areas and on study days and midwifery leadership as part of the education team.

Main duties of the job

  • To cultivate an open and honest culture where staff feel able to raise concerns and share good practice through positive role modelling. To take ownership of problems and seek to influence any change management that may have a negative impact on the working area
  • To be involved in the recruitment and retention programme for the maternity service
  • To develop own skills, taking responsibility for continuing professional development and performance. To maintain own portfolio in accordance with post registration requirements. To achieve competencies appropriate to grade and identify any development needs in relation to current practice and future plans by setting own personal development objectives.
  • To audit and evaluate the service provided.
  • To understand the Trust objectives and promote the Trust values
  • In conjunction with the other practice development team members assist the ward managers/university link teachers by using data from higher education establishment to evaluate learning. This will be through midwifery quality and audit reporting, complaints and clinical governance to underpin the annual training needs analysis.
  • The post holder will contribute to the development of midwifery practice by undertaking clinical shifts
  • The post holder will take part in the on call rota
  • To assist with setting learning outcomes for midwives undergoing any supported practice to monitor progress

About us

The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust (RBFT) is an exciting place to work with opportunities for education and development. The maternity service has recently been rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Comission (CQC) and the trust have been rated as one of the best acute trusts to work for in the NHS staff survey.

We are fully committed to supporting newly qualified midwives to our Trust and this post will be helping those midwives through the transition from student to midwife.

Details

Date posted

27 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

193-6140792UCGB7-MPDM

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

London road

Reading

RG15AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

PDMs are central to assisting midwives and learners to enhance the quality of the clinical learning environment.

The post holder will assist in the development and co-coordination of training programmes to meet the educational and development needs of midwives and, in collaboration with the clinical placement facilitator, student Midwives.

This supernumerary role has been created to support established and new interventions related to students, early career retention, late career progression and retire and return flexibility.

The PE Midwife will provide support in the clinical environment for early career midwives and Internationally Educated Midwives (IEMs). They will be responsible for developing mechanisms for identifying and addressing individual needs. The post holder will seek out new and innovative solutions and/or reinvigorate approaches that have promoted job satisfaction and retention related to pastoral care, learning support and career development.

The post holder will be required to demonstrate an improvement in midwifery retention.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PDMs are central to assisting midwives and learners to enhance the quality of the clinical learning environment.

The post holder will assist in the development and co-coordination of training programmes to meet the educational and development needs of midwives and, in collaboration with the clinical placement facilitator, student Midwives.

This supernumerary role has been created to support established and new interventions related to students, early career retention, late career progression and retire and return flexibility.

The PE Midwife will provide support in the clinical environment for early career midwives and Internationally Educated Midwives (IEMs). They will be responsible for developing mechanisms for identifying and addressing individual needs. The post holder will seek out new and innovative solutions and/or reinvigorate approaches that have promoted job satisfaction and retention related to pastoral care, learning support and career development.

The post holder will be required to demonstrate an improvement in midwifery retention.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered midwife
  • Supervisor/assessor
  • educated to degree level

Desirable

  • Leadership/management qualification
  • NLS

Experience

Essential

  • Significant recent experience in midwifery

skills

Essential

  • Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing/coa
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered midwife
  • Supervisor/assessor
  • educated to degree level

Desirable

  • Leadership/management qualification
  • NLS

Experience

Essential

  • Significant recent experience in midwifery

skills

Essential

  • Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing/coa

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

London road

Reading

RG15AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

London road

Reading

RG15AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Practice Educator for Maternity

Sara Phillips

sara.phillips@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

01183228198

Details

Date posted

27 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

193-6140792UCGB7-MPDM

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

London road

Reading

RG15AN


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