Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the preceptorship programme, supporting the transition from student to newly qualified midwife. Acting as a role model, you will provide support for the preceptee midwives as they consolidate their learning and skills. As a member of the education team, you will work with the preceptees to enhance their experience, build confidence and establish a strong foundation for their future career.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical leadership, guidance & support to preceptees within a variety of clinical & community setting
Use midwifery expertise as a resource to support preceptee midwives, promoting normality as well as providing guidance for high risk care
Recognise the knowledge, skills, attributes and competence of preceptee midwives at the point of registration, providing them with the appropriate resources
Enable the preceptees to achieve the aims and outcomes of the preceptorship programme.
Empower preceptees to appropriately escalate concerns and support them to build confidence within the profession
Facilitate local inductions for preceptee midwives, ensuring activities are designed to welcome and integrate them into the team and place of work
Monitor progress, rotation, achievements and attrition rates for all preceptees
To be a point of contact for the wider team, in relation to the preceptorship programme and preceptee midwives
Establish and maintain effective communication within the multidisciplinary team
To support midwives on improvement plans
Attending departmental meetings where appropriate, supporting evaluation of changes within midwifery practice. Providing feedback and reporting preceptorship updates
To support implementation of key projects as identified by the Director of Midwifery, Heads of Midwifery and matrons
To participate in audit, risk management, quality, practice and education initiatives
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered midwife
- *Accredited mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- *Current Professional Registration
Desirable
- *Appraisal Trained
- *Master's degree or willingness to undertake
- *Leadership qualification or completion of leadership programme
- *NIPE qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Experience in a community midwifery setting.
- *Evidence of practice as a Band 6 RM
- *Evidence of CPD
- *Able to demonstrate an understanding of the national vision for maternity services and the wider health service
- *Ability to manage people and change
- *Experience of conflict management
Desirable
- *Significant Post Registration experience in all areas of Midwifery
- *Experience in research
- *Experience in audit
- *Experience in HR and Management Related Issues
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to work independently.
- *Experience of working with junior midwives.
- *Ability to review clinical practice and make recommendations
- *Ability to identify problems and escalate appropriately
- *Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary, being flexible to the demands of the service and the Education team
- *Broad clinical skills and experience
- *Effective leadership skills
- *Evidence of applying research to practice
- *Ability to negotiate and influence decision making
- *Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- *Evidence of excellent documentation and written skills
- *Ability to manage difficult situations effectively
- *Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- *Ability to analyses problems and implements appropriate solutions
- *Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
- *Ability to use initiative and make decisions
- *Full clean driving licence, with access to own car.
Desirable
- *Competent in suturing, cannulation and NIPE.
- *Excellent IT skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint, email and Excel spreadsheets. As well as excellent skills in report writing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered midwife
- *Accredited mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- *Current Professional Registration
Desirable
- *Appraisal Trained
- *Master's degree or willingness to undertake
- *Leadership qualification or completion of leadership programme
- *NIPE qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Experience in a community midwifery setting.
- *Evidence of practice as a Band 6 RM
- *Evidence of CPD
- *Able to demonstrate an understanding of the national vision for maternity services and the wider health service
- *Ability to manage people and change
- *Experience of conflict management
Desirable
- *Significant Post Registration experience in all areas of Midwifery
- *Experience in research
- *Experience in audit
- *Experience in HR and Management Related Issues
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to work independently.
- *Experience of working with junior midwives.
- *Ability to review clinical practice and make recommendations
- *Ability to identify problems and escalate appropriately
- *Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary, being flexible to the demands of the service and the Education team
- *Broad clinical skills and experience
- *Effective leadership skills
- *Evidence of applying research to practice
- *Ability to negotiate and influence decision making
- *Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- *Evidence of excellent documentation and written skills
- *Ability to manage difficult situations effectively
- *Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- *Ability to analyses problems and implements appropriate solutions
- *Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
- *Ability to use initiative and make decisions
- *Full clean driving licence, with access to own car.
Desirable
- *Competent in suturing, cannulation and NIPE.
- *Excellent IT skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint, email and Excel spreadsheets. As well as excellent skills in report writing
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
