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Preceptorship lead Midwife

4 weeks ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinically experienced Midwife to join the Maternity Practice Education team at WWL working 30 hours per week Monday - Friday (condensed hours will be considered). With occasional unsocial hours to meet the needs of the preceptorship Midwife

We are looking for a clinically credible midwife with a broad range of midwifery experience who is able to deliver a high standard of evidence based clinical care. We need someone who has evidence of education delivery with excellent communication, good leadership and networking skills. The successful candidate will need the ability, skills and knowledge to support the maternity team on our journey from Good to Outstanding.

The successful candidate will need experience in supporting junior staff and/or students to enable smooth transition from student to newly qualified Midwife.

You will need to be self -motivated, enthusiastic , flexible and highly organised and have a distinct passion for maternity services and a drive for continuous improvement in maternity services

Main duties of the job

Demonstrate clinical expertise and knowledge as a role model and be a source of expertise with a positive approach to education across the service.

Lead in the orientation and induction of new Band 5's within the maternity outpatient service.

To design and implement rotations for new preceptees to ensure experience in all areas of maternity services

To support the education team to deliver all aspects of maternity training

You will need to have the ability to work as part of a wider multi- disciplinary team but also demonstrate your own autonomy in managing your own day to day workload.

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for full details

Plan and implement robust induction programmes for all NQM's alongside the maternity education team To support NQM's in their transition in all clinical areas To work alongside the maternity education team to implement and deliver evidenced based maternity training Liaise with other appropriate multidisciplinary and organisations for effective collaborative care as appropriate. Support Preceptees in enhancing their skills in reducing risk within clinical practice Provide midwifery expertise, ensuring all preceptees are supported in their practice Attend Divisional meetings and provide a summary report on clinical issues Participate and undertake in the development of maternity guidelines Being conversant with all publications and documentations issued by the NMC in relation to training and development Practising within the NMC rules and codes of conduct Adhere to Trust rules and clinical guidelines of the Trust and be aware of any changes that may affect midwifery Maintain contemporaneous records in an accurate and legible manner Being aware of all current safeguarding polices relevant to the provider Trust Actively participating in clinical governance strategy, audit, and risk management Maintain close links with the midwifery education team and clinical skills teams within providers and contribute to the provider trust Take an active role in the implementation of the emerging Midwifery agenda Ensure attendance at training as appropriate to the needs of the role

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience of working within all areas of miwifery Experience of teaching and assessing staff Experience of teamworking with external agencies Experience of supporting colleagues in the clinical area

Desirable criteria

Able to design, plan, implement and evaluate educational programmes Experience of delivering presentations

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communicator with good leadership and interpersonal skills. Computer literate with sound knowledge of software packages and good keyboard skills. Good communication skills - written & verbal. Assertive Ability to practice in a changing environment.

Desirable criteria

Experience of data collection and compilation of statistics. Evidence of leadership, management and team development at clinical level.

Personal Attributions

Essential criteria

Flexible and positive approach to work. Enthusiasm / motivation. Role modelling behaviours Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level Mentorship/teaching qualification (or significant demonstratable experience) Registered Midwife

Desirable criteria

Evidence of masters or working towards

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Clear understanding of midwifery issues and an up-to-date knowledge of current NHS developments within maternity services. Evidence of clinical and professional expertise acquired through CPD and experience. Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory. Excellent understanding of local and national safety agendas within maternity.

Desirable criteria

Good understanding of training analysis Good understanding of statutory training requirements within midwifery services.

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