Employer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Town: Harlow
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus 5% High cost area supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
Practice Development Midwife
NHS AfC: Band 7
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The maternity service at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust are looking for a practice development midwife to support our established team and workforce. We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. The post holder will be a highly motivated and experienced clinical midwife who will focus on the provision of leadership and clinical advice to support and promote excellence in safe, evidenced-based practice for our staff.
The post holder will assist the service in supporting our midwives in clinical practice and developing their confidence and competence in their role. The post holder will work closely with the established Maternity Education Team, providing teaching, support and pastoral care to staff. In addition, the post holder will support the Maternity unit in its training and development programmes for all clinical staff.
Main duties of the job
1. The Practice Development Midwife (PDM) is an expert practitioner of Midwifery and will be a role model for midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs) and maternity nurses within the maternity department, as well as being a source of expert midwifery knowledge.
2. The Practice Development Midwife is a leadership role within the Trust, specifically responsible for the continuing professional development of Midwives, MSWs and maternity nurses.
3. The Practice Development Midwife will be responsible for the advanced clinical support and development of midwifery staff working both in hospital and the community settings. This includes maintaining an up-to-date register of continuing education for maternity staff.
4. They will work alongside midwives in clinical practice who need additional support and will also support the learning needs of preceptorship midwives, international midwives, return to practice midwives and student midwives alongside the members of the Education Team.
5. To work clinically 0.2wte and to meet the needs of the service as required.
Person specification
* Registered Midwife with minimum of 3 years post registration experience
* Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience working in a midwifery role
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Evidence of continuing professional development E Mentorship or teaching accreditation: ENB 997 or equivalent, SSSA supervisor and assessor
* NIPE Trained
* NLS Trainer
* PROMPT Trainer or equivalent
* Teaching qualification such as PGCE
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite creche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks.
* Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn.
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