Preceptorship Clinical Support Midwife

Job summary

The individual in this role will divide their time equally between two key responsibilities: providing clinical support to newly qualified midwives and developing educational opportunities for maternity assistants (MAs) and maternity support workers (MSWs) in alignment with the Health Education England (HEE) framework.

Preceptorship Lead:

The post holder will be responsible for supporting newly qualified midwives to successfully achieve essential clinical competencies, ensuring their practice is both evidence-based and safe.

This element of the role focuses on reviewing existing training provisions and developing tailored, role-specific programmes to meet the learning needs of MAs and MSWs. This includes creating comprehensive orientation packs for each clinical area, ensuring that support staff are well-prepared for their roles.

A core aim of the role is to support the retention and development of the MA/MSW workforce by offering ongoing training and clearly defined career progression. The post holder will also play a key role in the implementation of the apprenticeship pathway for MAs wishing to progress to Band 3.

The Preceptorship Clinical Support Midwife/Practice Educator for MSWs will work closely with the Practice Development Midwives (PDMs) and Clinical Practice Facilitators (CPFs) to deliver coordinated training, education, and recruitment activities.

Main duties of the job

• To lead in the support of newly qualified midwives and internationally recruited midwives in collaborationwith the practice education and senior management teams.
• To facilitate and deliver a preceptorship programme in collaboration with Capital Midwife preceptorship programme. Liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues to facilitate this programme
• To support the practice education team and senior midwifery management team to promote an environment of life-long learning for maternity staff
• To review current mandatory training programmes in place and develop a bespoke training programme that meets the needs of the MA/MSW workforce.
• To support the retention of the MA/MSW workforce and provide ongoing learning and development.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, supervision and shadowing opportunities to each individual to support their professional development.

Please note: This secondment opportunity is initially expected to run until 1st of June 2026 with the anticipated return of the current post holder. However the end date may be revised depending on the circumstance at the time.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.