Job summary
We are looking for a committed and organised 8a Clinical Placement Facilitator (CPF) to join our maternity education team at Whipps Cross Hospital, working alongside an existing CPF colleague. Together, you will help shape and support the clinical development of student midwives, ensuring they are equipped to provide high-quality, compassionate care.This is a challenging and dynamic role that combines educational leadership with operational management responsibilities, including participation in the on-call rota. You will collaborate with midwives, senior midwifery teams, and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to coordinate placements, identify learning needs, and provide tailored support to students. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring students complete their training confident, competent, and prepared for practice.
A strong clinical background is essential, along with expertise in NICE guidance, fetal monitoring, and obstetric emergencies. The successful candidate should demonstrate excellent communication, coordination, and organisational skills, and can manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a midwife ready to take the next step in their career, combining clinical expertise, educational passion, and operational insight. If you're ready for a new challenge in a supportive and progressive environment, we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The role of midwifery Clinical Placement Facilitator is to lead the education and developmentof all student midwives within maternity services and other learning environments. Theindividual will work collaboratively and strategically with the Practice Development Midwifeand the Whipps education team, maternity lecturers in linked HEI's, the Trust Educationteam and the senior midwifery team to ensure clinical teaching is of the highest standard.
The post holder must be an effective communicator able to confidently deliver lectures andpresentations. They must have the skills to support midwives in facilitating student learningin practice. The post holder will need to have effective organisational and management skillsto facilitate the needs of various student groups in practice.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with and supporting student midwives
- Coordination of practice placements or rota management
- Management/coordination of a team
- Teaching and assessment of students in practice
- Able to organize and facilitate teaching sessions
Desirable
- Management of projects or improvement initiatives
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge & experience of midwifery practice
- Sound Knowledge of midwifery education
- Knowledge of current NHS, maternity and education reports.
- General computing skills incl use of excel, PowerPoint and word documents
- Effective presentation skills
- Effective organisation skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to challenge current practice in a nonthreatening manner
- Able to work to under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to organise and chair meetings/ feedback
Desirable
- Ability to understand and analyse financial, numerical and statistical data
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation processes
- Able to prepare and write reports
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered midwife
- First degree qualification
- 997/998 course or other mentorship equivalent
Desirable
- Masters or Management qualification or working towards
Other
Essential
- Travel across the Trust to support other services when required
- Travel to university sites when required
- Participate in hot day midwife (bleep holder) & senior midwifery on call rota
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with and supporting student midwives
- Coordination of practice placements or rota management
- Management/coordination of a team
- Teaching and assessment of students in practice
- Able to organize and facilitate teaching sessions
Desirable
- Management of projects or improvement initiatives
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge & experience of midwifery practice
- Sound Knowledge of midwifery education
- Knowledge of current NHS, maternity and education reports.
- General computing skills incl use of excel, PowerPoint and word documents
- Effective presentation skills
- Effective organisation skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to challenge current practice in a nonthreatening manner
- Able to work to under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to organise and chair meetings/ feedback
Desirable
- Ability to understand and analyse financial, numerical and statistical data
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation processes
- Able to prepare and write reports
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered midwife
- First degree qualification
- 997/998 course or other mentorship equivalent
Desirable
- Masters or Management qualification or working towards
Other
Essential
- Travel across the Trust to support other services when required
- Travel to university sites when required
- Participate in hot day midwife (bleep holder) & senior midwifery on call rota
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).
