Practice Based Educator Midwife in Ashton-under-Lyne

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Band 6 NMC Registered Midwife to join our education and development team. In this role you will be working in collaboration with the Practice Development Midwife and Clinical Skills Educator Midwife to support education programmes for all staff within the maternity unit.

We are seeking a confident, enthusiastic, and compassionate midwife with strong clinical experience, skills, and knowledge. The successful candidate will play a key role in the planning, coordination, delivery, and monitoring of training and development programmes. This position requires excellent communication, leadership, and organisational abilities, as well as a commitment to supporting professional growth and maintaining high standards of care.

Main duties of the job include being a visible and proactive role model who supports development in the multi-professional team working within the maternity unit. The Maternity Practice Based Educator Midwife will work in collaboration with the Practice Development Midwife and Clinical Skills Educator Midwife for the development, planning, co-ordination, and delivery of mandatory and continued professional education programmes for all staff within the maternity unit.

The post holder will have a comprehensive, specialised theoretical knowledge within their field of work and be involved in the designing, implementation, and delivery of all education programmes aligned with national strategy and safety initiatives and Local Maternity and Neonatal systems (LMNS). The post holder will be a midwife competent in assessment, planning, and delivery of care to women, babies, and their families through the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum period and will support high standards of care through an efficient and effective service.

About Us: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Essential qualifications include being a Registered Midwife with active NMC registration and holding a diploma/degree in midwifery. Desirable qualifications include NIPE/ENB 997, or working towards Preparation for Mentorship or equivalent/practising Practice Supervisor/Assessor.

Essential experience includes evidence of working autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team, along with a commitment to professional development & evidence of CPD. Desirable experience includes clinical audit, research activities, and experience of teaching and assessing skills/ability.

Essential skills required are excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to demonstrate evidence-based knowledge and application to clinical practice, excellent interpersonal skills, clinical competencies appropriate to the role, computer literate/IT skills appropriate to the role, and effective organisational skills. The candidate should inspire others and lead by example.

Understanding of record keeping, NMC Code, safeguarding, and confidentiality is essential.

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 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.