Job summary
We are pleased to offer a wonderful secondment opportunity to join the friendly and dynamic Maternity Practice Development team at Wexham Park Hospital as a Clinical Skills Facilitator Midwife Band 6, 37.5 hrs per week. This role consists of 0.5 Clinical Skills Facilitator shifts, and 0.5 clinical shifts in our maternity unit.
If you are an experienced midwife with a passion for education, practice development and supporting new learners we would encourage you to submit an application.
You will be supported by the Practice Development team to develop and hone your teaching and professional knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
- Participate in the delivery of a preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives and maternity care assistants in training, specifically in the maternity wards.
- Work collaboratively with the Practice Development Midwives to enable appropriate educational support for the changing role of Midwives and Maternity Care Assistants (MCA's).
- Identify new ways of working for both Midwives and MCA's to ensure safe quality care is provided for women and their babies within limited resources.
- Support the ongoing development of the skills and knowledge required for midwives and MCA's to practice effectively.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work collaboratively with the Practice Development Midwife to lead in the development of programmes of education and training to achieve improvement in clinical skill competency for Midwives, MCAs and multi-professional team members.
- Work with all members of the Practice development team in a collaborative and proactive manner.
- To contribute to and participate in workforce development.
- Provide a range of teaching within the clinical setting.
- Maintain and develop own skills with on-going professional development.
- With the support of the PD Midwife evaluate effectiveness of role providing regular reports of progress.
- To participate in the development and implementation of clinical guidance.
- To use resources effectively and efficiently.
- To be involved with the appraisal process.
- Maintain excellent standards of communication.
- Participate in mandatory programmes including PROMPT and MDT simulation training.
LEADERSHIP - To assess Preceptee midwives development needs and create a culture of reflective practice.
- By working with individuals within the clinical setting in all community hubs, facilitate practice by enabling and motivating staff to realise their potential within existing and available resources.
- Be aware of NHS initiatives and assist in change management.
- Ensure Trust policies and guidelines are adhered to and regular updating of staff and students takes place.
- To maintain current records and progress reports on individual projects and initiatives.
- To maintain the high standards of the Department by contributing towards individual and team objectives.
- To actively participate and contribute towards the setting and achievement of personal objectives.
- To support ward/department senior staff and Departmental Matrons and exercise leadership skills to achieve high morale.
- Exercise leadership skills to act as a catalyst for change.
- To develop and co-ordinate effective team working.
- To be a professional role model.
- To communicate on a regular basis with team regarding trust objectives, plans & business developments.
Decision Making, Responsibility and Accountability - To be able to organize appropriate support for women, their babies and families.
- To use all resources efficiently and effectively. Maintain operational standards taking responsibility for regular testing and maintenance of all equipment.
- Ensure a high standard of service is achieved and maintained by utilizing the tools of clinical and environmental audit and user satisfaction surveys.
- To be an accountable and responsible practitioner.
- To be aware of the changing needs of the service and participant in its development.
- To maintain high standards of record keeping and documentation in compliance with the NMC Midwives Rules and Code of practice.
- To be aware of child protection procedures and attend training when required and liaise with other agencies as appropriate.
Clinical Knowledge and Clinical Practical Skills - To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
- To provide professional leadership, being aware of the need for changes in professional practice both current and planned, whilst acting as a resource for women and their families.
- To be competent in a range of clinical skills: e.g suturing, epidural, cannulation, CTG interpretation and to be able to teach these skills to others.
- To be able to be the lead responsible professional for providing midwife led care to women on the low risk pathway.
- To acquire and maintain new skills within your professional scope as required by the service.
- To be involved with the setting, implementing and monitoring of clinical standards.
TEACHING AND LEARNING - Ensure information given to women, their families is current and evidence based.
- Participate in the planning and development of educational programmes and assessment in practice for student midwives.
- Ensure a conducive learning environment is provided and maintained for all learners.
- To be involved with the development, implementation and review of induction programme for all new starter to the maternity service.
- Network and establish links with other clinical Facilitator Staff locally and nationwide in order to benchmark current practice and aid own and colleague professional development.
- To be responsible for own professional conduct and maintain own professional development by updating knowledge and attending study days.
- To be involved with the collation of training statistics and reports as required for CQC/NHSLA.
Investors in People - To brief staff on a regular basis about the Trusts objectives, plans and business developments.
- To set objectives and identify training needs for staff and ensure that they are appraised at least once annually.
- To induct new staff effectively ensuring all relevant training is undertaken corporately and locally.
- To discuss expected outcomes of training and development activity with staff prior to training and afterwards review whether expected outcomes were achieved.
Equality and Diversity - To comply with and maintain awareness of the Trusts Equality and Diversity Policy.
- To undertake an equality update every three years.
- To ensure equality analyses of strategies and policies are undertaken every three years.
Health & Safety - To take reasonable care of your health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work activities.
- To work in accordance with the Trusts health and safety policy and other relevant policies and guidance.
- To attend all relevant mandatory health and safety training and annual update training, (including that for manual handling and fire).
- To follow high standards of infection control practice relevant to your work which includes hand cleansing and aseptic techniques for clinical staff and attend mandatory training and annual update training as necessary.
- To ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to provide a safe place of work, including arrangements for undertaking departmental risk assessments, and developing action plans to resolve any significant hazards found.
- To ensure that all staff (including bank and part time staff ) working in your area receive all necessary health and safety (including fire and manual handling) information and are appropriately inducted and trained to enable them to undertake their duties in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- If you are responsible for anyone undertaking a job of work on Trust premises who is not a member of staff (e.g. a contractor) you must ensure that they receive all necessary health and safety information to allow them to work safely, which will include details of the Trusts fire alarm procedure.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Group - The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to undertake this commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work collaboratively with the Practice Development Midwife to lead in the development of programmes of education and training to achieve improvement in clinical skill competency for Midwives, MCAs and multi-professional team members.
- Work with all members of the Practice development team in a collaborative and proactive manner.
- To contribute to and participate in workforce development.
- Provide a range of teaching within the clinical setting.
- Maintain and develop own skills with on-going professional development.
- With the support of the PD Midwife evaluate effectiveness of role providing regular reports of progress.
- To participate in the development and implementation of clinical guidance.
- To use resources effectively and efficiently.
- To be involved with the appraisal process.
- Maintain excellent standards of communication.
- Participate in mandatory programmes including PROMPT and MDT simulation training.
LEADERSHIP - To assess Preceptee midwives development needs and create a culture of reflective practice.
- By working with individuals within the clinical setting in all community hubs, facilitate practice by enabling and motivating staff to realise their potential within existing and available resources.
- Be aware of NHS initiatives and assist in change management.
- Ensure Trust policies and guidelines are adhered to and regular updating of staff and students takes place.
- To maintain current records and progress reports on individual projects and initiatives.
- To maintain the high standards of the Department by contributing towards individual and team objectives.
- To actively participate and contribute towards the setting and achievement of personal objectives.
- To support ward/department senior staff and Departmental Matrons and exercise leadership skills to achieve high morale.
- Exercise leadership skills to act as a catalyst for change.
- To develop and co-ordinate effective team working.
- To be a professional role model.
- To communicate on a regular basis with team regarding trust objectives, plans & business developments.
Decision Making, Responsibility and Accountability - To be able to organize appropriate support for women, their babies and families.
- To use all resources efficiently and effectively. Maintain operational standards taking responsibility for regular testing and maintenance of all equipment.
- Ensure a high standard of service is achieved and maintained by utilizing the tools of clinical and environmental audit and user satisfaction surveys.
- To be an accountable and responsible practitioner.
- To be aware of the changing needs of the service and participant in its development.
- To maintain high standards of record keeping and documentation in compliance with the NMC Midwives Rules and Code of practice.
- To be aware of child protection procedures and attend training when required and liaise with other agencies as appropriate.
Clinical Knowledge and Clinical Practical Skills - To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
- To provide professional leadership, being aware of the need for changes in professional practice both current and planned, whilst acting as a resource for women and their families.
- To be competent in a range of clinical skills: e.g suturing, epidural, cannulation, CTG interpretation and to be able to teach these skills to others.
- To be able to be the lead responsible professional for providing midwife led care to women on the low risk pathway.
- To acquire and maintain new skills within your professional scope as required by the service.
- To be involved with the setting, implementing and monitoring of clinical standards.
TEACHING AND LEARNING - Ensure information given to women, their families is current and evidence based.
- Participate in the planning and development of educational programmes and assessment in practice for student midwives.
- Ensure a conducive learning environment is provided and maintained for all learners.
- To be involved with the development, implementation and review of induction programme for all new starter to the maternity service.
- Network and establish links with other clinical Facilitator Staff locally and nationwide in order to benchmark current practice and aid own and colleague professional development.
- To be responsible for own professional conduct and maintain own professional development by updating knowledge and attending study days.
- To be involved with the collation of training statistics and reports as required for CQC/NHSLA.
Investors in People - To brief staff on a regular basis about the Trusts objectives, plans and business developments.
- To set objectives and identify training needs for staff and ensure that they are appraised at least once annually.
- To induct new staff effectively ensuring all relevant training is undertaken corporately and locally.
- To discuss expected outcomes of training and development activity with staff prior to training and afterwards review whether expected outcomes were achieved.
Equality and Diversity - To comply with and maintain awareness of the Trusts Equality and Diversity Policy.
- To undertake an equality update every three years.
- To ensure equality analyses of strategies and policies are undertaken every three years.
Health & Safety - To take reasonable care of your health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work activities.
- To work in accordance with the Trusts health and safety policy and other relevant policies and guidance.
- To attend all relevant mandatory health and safety training and annual update training, (including that for manual handling and fire).
- To follow high standards of infection control practice relevant to your work which includes hand cleansing and aseptic techniques for clinical staff and attend mandatory training and annual update training as necessary.
- To ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to provide a safe place of work, including arrangements for undertaking departmental risk assessments, and developing action plans to resolve any significant hazards found.
- To ensure that all staff (including bank and part time staff ) working in your area receive all necessary health and safety (including fire and manual handling) information and are appropriately inducted and trained to enable them to undertake their duties in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- If you are responsible for anyone undertaking a job of work on Trust premises who is not a member of staff (e.g. a contractor) you must ensure that they receive all necessary health and safety information to allow them to work safely, which will include details of the Trusts fire alarm procedure.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Group - The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to undertake this commitment.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- NMC Midwife Registration
- Experience - post preceptorship
- Competent midwifery skills
- Practice supervisor/ Practice assessor
Desirable
- Undertaken audit
- Teaching experience
- Written and presentation skills
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- NMC Midwife Registration
- Experience - post preceptorship
- Competent midwifery skills
- Practice supervisor/ Practice assessor
Desirable
- Undertaken audit
- Teaching experience
- Written and presentation skills
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
