An incredibly exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time band 7 midwife to shape the future of midwifery practice within Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, based on the QEW site. We are looking to recruit a Clinical Practice Facilitator at Queen Elizabeth, who will join and be supported by the established cross-site midwifery education team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic experienced midwife who has:
1. a passion for midwifery
2. a commitment to upholding professional standards and to safeguarding the profession
3. is conversant with NMC and Health Education England (HEE) education pathways, plans, and strategies
4. an extensive knowledge of applying evidence-based theory to practice
5. experience of practicing within a variety of areas to support the development and educational needs of our student midwives.
The successful candidate will be a highly visible role model for clinical education, an expert practitioner, and change agent promoting a learning environment in all areas of the midwifery service and provide practical, clinical training and support to student midwives and their practice supervisors.
Main duties of the job
You will support and improve the learning in clinical practice for both the return to practice midwives and undergraduate students whilst reducing attrition rates.
You will further develop midwives in their role as teachers and assessors, whilst ensuring students are fit for purpose at the point of qualifying.
You will ensure there is a quality learning environment.
We are very proud of our partnership working with our local HEIs who you will work collaboratively with to develop clinical education within the Midwifery Department and Universities. You will be responsible for maintaining this relationship and are the bridge from practice back to theory through supporting the facilitation of skills sessions at the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), representing the Trust at meetings, involvement with interviews at the HEIs, encouraging and facilitating midwives' involvement with HEI activities, and regularly liaising with your link lecturers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To co-ordinate and facilitate the educational activities of individual pre and post-registration students, by working in partnership with the HEI to promote evidence-based learning in the development of midwifery practice, encompassing local and national service objectives.
Work in partnership with the Trust and HEI leading on student placement mapping. Create practice-based opportunities for learning and match practice-based learning to coincide with theory taught in the classroom.
To provide and assure a safe and effective clinical placement for midwifery students, child-branch student-nurses on maternity placement, and work experience candidates.
Provide clinical and professional advice ensuring optimal use of skills of all staff working within areas.
Provide practice-based continuing professional development for practice supervisors and practice assessors, including education and skills in teaching and assessing in clinical practice.
To co-ordinate attendance at practice assessor courses for midwives ensuring the ratio of assessors to students is maintained.
To develop and maintain SSSA database.
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* Registered Midwife
* First Degree or equivalent advanced study
* Practice Assessor (SSSA Standard)
* Ability to demonstrate effective communication both written and verbal
* Ability to contribute pro-actively to a multidisciplinary team
* Good organisational and leadership skills
* Ability to initiate, evaluate and sustain change
* Excellent, all-round midwifery skills
* Good presentation skills
* Good IT skills
Desirable
* Masters or willingness to work towards achieving
* Practice Teacher / teaching qualification
* Risk management and quality assurance experience
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience of working as a midwife
* Currently clinically based
* Excellent clinical teaching and assessing skills
* Evidence of managing a team of midwives and taking a lead in multi-professional work.
* Experience facilitating training sessions
Desirable
* Clinical audit and service evaluation
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
London
SE18 4QH
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