Midwife Tutor for Medical Education

Job responsibilities

Main duties and Responsibilities

Clinical/Professional

Act professionally, developing the role of MDT clinicians in the best interests of the patient and professions in accordance with the relevant professional body codes of professional conduct and educational outcomes.

Maintain an identifiable clinical presence and undertake relevant clinical activities to maintain own clinical competency and to support staff and students in developing clinical practice.

Provide specialist knowledge, advice and guidance while ensuring evidence based practice is developed and implemented to improve patient care and learner experience.

Respond to any professional, operational or clinical concerns as per Trust policy while promoting professional practice at all times, ensuring the Medical Education Lead and Matron - Maternity & Gynaecology are made aware of relevant concerns and the actions taken.

Ensure any incidents related to learner activity or concerns related to learner activity are raised appropriately and responded to effectively, discussing with the Medical Education Lead or Matron - Maternity & Gynaecology where appropriate.

Clinical Leadership

Act as a clinical role model for effective clinical leadership enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives and deliver quality care.

Act as a role model for the improvement of patient experience and provide guidance and support with patient expectation and effective communication.

Continuously support improvements to service provision by maintaining current/up to date knowledge of best practice and by creating an environment of trust and respect.

Work collaboratively with other professional groups to maximise development opportunities and inter - professional learning opportunities.

Maximise opportunities to share good practices, innovations, audit and research outputs with colleagues locally and nationally.

Represent the Trust on external professional groups and network with colleagues from other organisations as appropriate.

Education and Development

Liaise with the Medical Education Lead, O&G Consultant Block Lead and Clinical Education Fellow Team, to identify medical students learning outcomes and to develop pathways to ensure these are met during student placements.

Develop, implement and evaluate education programmes including simulation, face to face tutorials, e-learning, assessments and clinical learning opportunities ensuring partnership and timetable models meet requirements.

Participate in curriculum development, OSCE examinations, question writing, quality assurance and partnership block meetings as appropriate.

Participate in own regular performance and personal development reviews and work to achieve agreed objectives.

Ensure HEE quality framework and stakeholder SLAs are met

Ensure knowledge and skills for education delivery are kept up to date and participate in development opportunities at postgraduate level.

Advise and facilitate on education initiatives within clinical skills, simulation and technology enhanced learning for obstetrics and gynaecology topics.

Research and Practice Development

Promote research and evidence based practice to inform clinical and educational practice and to develop innovative delivery methods.

Instigate or contribute to research initiatives and clinical audit programmes as appropriate ensuring new initiatives are widely disseminated and shared with partners and stakeholders via regional and national opportunities.

Management of Resources

Promote a culture where staff and learners are valued, supported and enabled to deliver high quality care and educational opportunities.

Encourage and support concerns to be raised and dealt with appropriately

Understand, manage and be accountable for the use of resources in a cost effective way

Encourage recognition of excellence for learners and educators

Quality Management

Facilitate the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and audit of education delivery to ensure delivery reflects current requirements and standards and continues to develop in response to needs.

Act as a resource for staff to ensure all team members understand the medical student curriculum, needs and learning outcomes related to their area of clinical practice.

Ensure that quality standards are set and monitored and that feedback and quality indicators are analysed and responded to with robust action plans.

Facilitate the implementation of national and local quality initiatives to improve service delivery.

Establish effective communication and good working relationships with multi-professional colleagues within the Trust to support effective service delivery.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• oMinimum 3 years clinical post registration experience in Midwifery
• oCurrent clinical experience in acute hospital
• oExperience of implementing change in clinical practice
• oExperience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• oExperience in audit and implementing evidence based care
• oExperience of supporting learners in clinical practice

Desirable

• oNursing/midwifery research experience
• oEvidence of conference presentation or Journal publication
• oKnowledge of the undergraduate medical student curriculum
• oExperience of organisation, delivery and facilitation of study events, workshops and education programmes for learners

Qualification and Professional Training

Essential

• oFirst degree in Health related subject or working towards
• oRegistered Midwife with current NMC registration
• oTeaching &/or assessing qualification
• oDemonstrable CPD relevant to post

Desirable

• oLeadership Development
• oMasters degree or working towards
• oPost Graduate Certificate in Education
• oEDL

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• oAble to explain clinical governance in its clinical context
• oAble to provide clinical supervision
• oAble to support learners to use reflective practice
• oUp to date understanding of current clinical/professional issues
• oAble to discuss methods used to facilitate learner development
• oAble to demonstrate sound clinical skills to learners
• oAble to demonstrate effective leadership skills
• oAble to negotiate and influence decision making
• oAble to discuss how research is applied to practice
• oAble to critically analyse feedback data and implement solutions
• oDemonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• oAble to manage difficult situations effectively
• oAble to prioritise and meet deadlines
• oAble to use initiative and make decisions
• oAble to use MSOffice packages
• oAble to write complex reports
• oAble to work across a number of clinical areas

Personal Qualities

Essential

• oSelf-awareness
• oCreative and innovative
• oConfident approach
• oEnthusiastic and able to motivate others
• oAble to encourage and support staff in difficult circumstances
• oAble to form positive working relationships with MDT colleagues

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).