Job summary
Midwife Tutor for Medical Education
37.5hrs per week
1 Year Fixed Term / Maternity Leave Cover
Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 Per Annum / Pro-Rata
Closing Date: 10/07/2023
Interview Date: 24/7/2023 PM
Great opportunity to grow your education skills and use your clinical experience to help deliver a fantastic placement for medical students. If you enjoy educating and supporting students while helping then to meet their learning objectives, we want to hear from you. You will be joining an established and successful medical education team and will be supported with your own development too.
*This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.
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*A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertiseand enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
Plan, design, facilitate and evaluate delivery of obstetrics and gynaecology education and assessments, in collaboration with the medical education team, for medical students on placements.
Ensure medical students have the opportunity to achieve their learning objectives in line with their curriculum, placement year and block, GMC learning outcomes and stakeholder SLA requirements through delivery of theoretical, simulated and practical teaching and clinical supervision.
Ensure medical students are supported and enabled to access appropriate and meaningful learning opportunities, assessment, and feedback in a safe manner as part of a team which delivers quality care and education to women, partners babies and learners.
Place the clinical environment at the heart of learning and participate in project delivery, research and evaluation related to midwifery practice and delivery of education including responding and action planning against learner feedback.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/Professional
1. Act professionally, developing the role of MDT clinicians in the best interests of the patient and professions in accordance with the relevant professional body codes of professional conduct and educational outcomes.
2. Maintain an identifiable clinical presence and undertake relevant clinical activities to maintain own clinical competency and to support staff and students in developing clinical practice.
3. Provide specialist knowledge, advice and guidance while ensuring evidence based practice is developed and implemented to improve patient care and learner experience.
4. Respond to any professional, operational or clinical concerns as per Trust policy while promoting professional practice at all times, ensuring the Medical Education Lead and Matron - Maternity & Gynaecology are made aware of relevant concerns and the actions taken.
5. Ensure any incidents related to learner activity or concerns related to learner activity are raised appropriately and responded to effectively, discussing with the Medical Education Lead or Matron - Maternity & Gynaecology where appropriate.
You can find the detailed duties and responsibilities within the Job Description and Person Specification please ensure you address these in your supporting information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/Professional
1. Act professionally, developing the role of MDT clinicians in the best interests of the patient and professions in accordance with the relevant professional body codes of professional conduct and educational outcomes.
2. Maintain an identifiable clinical presence and undertake relevant clinical activities to maintain own clinical competency and to support staff and students in developing clinical practice.
3. Provide specialist knowledge, advice and guidance while ensuring evidence based practice is developed and implemented to improve patient care and learner experience.
4. Respond to any professional, operational or clinical concerns as per Trust policy while promoting professional practice at all times, ensuring the Medical Education Lead and Matron - Maternity & Gynaecology are made aware of relevant concerns and the actions taken.
5. Ensure any incidents related to learner activity or concerns related to learner activity are raised appropriately and responded to effectively, discussing with the Medical Education Lead or Matron - Maternity & Gynaecology where appropriate.
You can find the detailed duties and responsibilities within the Job Description and Person Specification please ensure you address these in your supporting information.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oProfessional knowledge acquired through completion of preceptorship and clinical post registration experience in midwifery
- oCurrent clinical experience in acute hospital.
- oExperience of implementing change in clinical practice
- oExperience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- oExperience in audit and implementing evidence based care
- oExperience of supporting learners in clinical practice
Desirable
- oNursing/midwifery research experience
- oEvidence of conference presentation or Journal publication
- oKnowledge of the undergraduate medical student curriculum
- oExperience of organisation, delivery and facilitation of study events, workshops and education programmes for learners
Qualificationa and Professional Training
Essential
- oFirst degree in Health related subject or working towards
- oRegistered Midwife with current NMC registration
- oTeaching &/or assessing qualification
- oDemonstrable CPD relevant to post
Desirable
- oLeadership Development
- oMasters degree or working towards
- oPost Graduate Certificate in Education
- oEDL
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAble to explain clinical governance in its clinical context
- oAble to provide clinical supervision
- oAble to support learners to use reflective practice
- oUp to date understanding of current clinical/professional issues
- oAble to discuss methods used to facilitate learner development
- oAble to demonstrate sound clinical skills to learners
- oAble to demonstrate effective leadership skills
- oAble to negotiate and influence decision making
- oAble to discuss how research is applied to practice
- oAble to critically analyse feedback data and implement solutions
- oDemonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- oAble to manage difficult situations effectively
- oAble to prioritise and meet deadlines
- oAble to use initiative and make decisions
- oAble to use MSOffice packages
- oAble to write complex reports
- oAble to work across a number of clinical areas
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oSelf-awareness
- oCreative and innovative
- oConfident approach
- oEnthusiastic and able to motivate others
- oAble to encourage and support staff in difficult circumstances
- oAble to form positive working relationships with MDT colleagues
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspires confidence
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oProfessional knowledge acquired through completion of preceptorship and clinical post registration experience in midwifery
- oCurrent clinical experience in acute hospital.
- oExperience of implementing change in clinical practice
- oExperience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- oExperience in audit and implementing evidence based care
- oExperience of supporting learners in clinical practice
Desirable
- oNursing/midwifery research experience
- oEvidence of conference presentation or Journal publication
- oKnowledge of the undergraduate medical student curriculum
- oExperience of organisation, delivery and facilitation of study events, workshops and education programmes for learners
Qualificationa and Professional Training
Essential
- oFirst degree in Health related subject or working towards
- oRegistered Midwife with current NMC registration
- oTeaching &/or assessing qualification
- oDemonstrable CPD relevant to post
Desirable
- oLeadership Development
- oMasters degree or working towards
- oPost Graduate Certificate in Education
- oEDL
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAble to explain clinical governance in its clinical context
- oAble to provide clinical supervision
- oAble to support learners to use reflective practice
- oUp to date understanding of current clinical/professional issues
- oAble to discuss methods used to facilitate learner development
- oAble to demonstrate sound clinical skills to learners
- oAble to demonstrate effective leadership skills
- oAble to negotiate and influence decision making
- oAble to discuss how research is applied to practice
- oAble to critically analyse feedback data and implement solutions
- oDemonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- oAble to manage difficult situations effectively
- oAble to prioritise and meet deadlines
- oAble to use initiative and make decisions
- oAble to use MSOffice packages
- oAble to write complex reports
- oAble to work across a number of clinical areas
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oSelf-awareness
- oCreative and innovative
- oConfident approach
- oEnthusiastic and able to motivate others
- oAble to encourage and support staff in difficult circumstances
- oAble to form positive working relationships with MDT colleagues
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspires confidence
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).
Employer details
Employer name
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Medical Education GETEC George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
College Street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
Employer's website
http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
