Job summary
If you have been qualified for an extensive period of time or more and are interested in developing your leadership skills; supporting others in maintaining their knowledge and skills; talent spotting and helping to signpost colleagues in their career progression, whilst supporting succession planning within the service then look no further. Come and join us as a PDM at Queen Elizabeth Hospital where you will have the opportunity to develop this role.
Are you ready to be the lead midwife responsible for providing training and development? As the Practice Development Midwife (PDM) you will be instrumental in delivering specialist midwifery training at the trust.
As a trust we recognize that education, training and development are the building blocks required in order to deliver a safe, effective, quality, evidence-based service, from being a student through to continuing post-registration professional development.
The PDM is pivotal in maintaining safe maternity services and ensuring continuous professional development for midwives and the whole maternity team, through the organisation, facilitation and delivery of training on a wide variety of topics on the mandatory and multidisciplinary training days, as well as responsive training within the clinical environment.
Main duties of the job
We are offering you the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team who are continually evaluating the maternity services to provide the best quality care for our women and families. You will develop leadership and managerial skills with opportunities to become involved with project management.
Your main duties will involve but not be limited to
Creating a learning environment conducive to all staff acquiring the required knowledge and skills to meet the needs of clients and their families.
Working in conjunction with the Head of Midwifery and senior management team, you will identify training needs and develop the training/development strategy for the unit working to ensure evidence based practice underpins all midwifery care and is responsive to local and national criteria.
Co-ordinating and assisting with the audit of midwifery practice to demonstrate compliance with National standards.
Supporting the CPF in fulfilling the requirement of the NMC for all midwives to be and 'Practice Assessors' and thus ensuring exceptional mentoring for students.
Possess advanced clinical knowledge and skills, be able to recognise complications and deal with clinical problems in a safe and appropriate manner and provide emergency care to mother/birthing person and/or baby whilst awaiting medical assistance.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead in the professional development programme for midwives in collaboration with the Lewisham site PDM, Head of Midwifery and Senior Midwives.
To deliver and facilitate a programme of mandatory training for midwives, in collaboration with specialist speakers. Liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues to organise joint obstetric emergency study days.
To support the Senior Midwifery team co-ordinate an environment of life-long learning for midwives and support staff and to support midwifery staff in clinical practice by working in tandem alongside them in the clinical areas.
Develop Training Needs Analysis in response to needs of the service, Trust and wider organisation.
The Practice Development Midwife will work closely with the Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF) in training and skills for midwives and preceptee midwives.
Key Performance:
- Create a learning environment conducive to all staff acquiring the required knowledge and skills to meet the needs of clients and their families.
- In conjunction with the Head of Midwifery and senior management team, identify training needs through annual training needs analysis and develop the training/development strategy for the unit working to ensure evidence based practice underpins all midwifery care and is responsive to local and national criteria.
- Contribute to the development and provision of in-house post-registration courses.
- Review and influence the development and implementation of policies based on local and national agendas.
- Co-ordinate and assist with the audit of midwifery practice to demonstrate compliance with National standards.
- Support the CPF in fulfilling the requirement of the NMC for all midwives to be Practice Assessors and thus ensuring exceptional mentoring for students.
- Lead the teaching programmes for midwives and support the ethos of lifelong learning for midwives.
- Possess advanced clinical knowledge and skills, able to recognise complications and deal with clinical problems in a safe and appropriate manner and can provide emergency care to mother/birthing person and/or baby whilst awaiting medical assistance, including management of maternal haemorrhage, intravenous cannulation, infant and adult resuscitation.
- Work with staff in a variety of settings to ensure midwifery practice is evidence based including IV cannulation, episiotomies and perineal suturing.
- Support midwives undergoing development or supervised practice where relevant.
- Support education and clinical research within the Unit.
- Promote staff awareness of the national agenda, influencing midwifery services and ensuring that the service reflects current policy.
- Initiate/participate with projects and working groups in the maternity department.
Although based in one hospital within the Trust, he/she should be able to work in either hospital, providing consistent practice development cover
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead in the professional development programme for midwives in collaboration with the Lewisham site PDM, Head of Midwifery and Senior Midwives.
To deliver and facilitate a programme of mandatory training for midwives, in collaboration with specialist speakers. Liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues to organise joint obstetric emergency study days.
To support the Senior Midwifery team co-ordinate an environment of life-long learning for midwives and support staff and to support midwifery staff in clinical practice by working in tandem alongside them in the clinical areas.
Develop Training Needs Analysis in response to needs of the service, Trust and wider organisation.
The Practice Development Midwife will work closely with the Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF) in training and skills for midwives and preceptee midwives.
Key Performance:
- Create a learning environment conducive to all staff acquiring the required knowledge and skills to meet the needs of clients and their families.
- In conjunction with the Head of Midwifery and senior management team, identify training needs through annual training needs analysis and develop the training/development strategy for the unit working to ensure evidence based practice underpins all midwifery care and is responsive to local and national criteria.
- Contribute to the development and provision of in-house post-registration courses.
- Review and influence the development and implementation of policies based on local and national agendas.
- Co-ordinate and assist with the audit of midwifery practice to demonstrate compliance with National standards.
- Support the CPF in fulfilling the requirement of the NMC for all midwives to be Practice Assessors and thus ensuring exceptional mentoring for students.
- Lead the teaching programmes for midwives and support the ethos of lifelong learning for midwives.
- Possess advanced clinical knowledge and skills, able to recognise complications and deal with clinical problems in a safe and appropriate manner and can provide emergency care to mother/birthing person and/or baby whilst awaiting medical assistance, including management of maternal haemorrhage, intravenous cannulation, infant and adult resuscitation.
- Work with staff in a variety of settings to ensure midwifery practice is evidence based including IV cannulation, episiotomies and perineal suturing.
- Support midwives undergoing development or supervised practice where relevant.
- Support education and clinical research within the Unit.
- Promote staff awareness of the national agenda, influencing midwifery services and ensuring that the service reflects current policy.
- Initiate/participate with projects and working groups in the maternity department.
Although based in one hospital within the Trust, he/she should be able to work in either hospital, providing consistent practice development cover
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to First degree level or working towards.
- Practice Assessor (SSSA Standard)
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards in related subject.
- Teaching Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification midwifery experience
- Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.
- Implementation of audit / research recommendations.
- Evidence of involvement in change management
- Ability to identify poorly performing staff and take appropriate action
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level
- Evidence of continued leadership development.
- Evidence of participation in research projects
- Contribution to academic programmes.
- Module in research methods.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff/student groups
- Evidence of excellent clinical record.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
Desirable
- Competent in database and spreadsheets.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word & PowerPoint.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to First degree level or working towards.
- Practice Assessor (SSSA Standard)
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards in related subject.
- Teaching Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification midwifery experience
- Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.
- Implementation of audit / research recommendations.
- Evidence of involvement in change management
- Ability to identify poorly performing staff and take appropriate action
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level
- Evidence of continued leadership development.
- Evidence of participation in research projects
- Contribution to academic programmes.
- Module in research methods.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff/student groups
- Evidence of excellent clinical record.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
Desirable
- Competent in database and spreadsheets.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word & PowerPoint.
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).
