Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic Maternity Clinical Educator to provide leadership, support, and expertise in advancing clinical practice and education. This role focuses on mentoring newly qualified midwives, promoting innovative practices, and ensuring excellence in electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and intrapartum care, in alignment with current evidence and national guidelines.
This role is to cover Maternity leave until the end of May 2026.
As part of the maternity education team, you will deliver expert training and guidance, collaborate with the senior midwifery team to implement evidence-based practice.
Main duties of the job
The Maternity Clinical Educator will lead in-service education programmes, provide specialised knowledge in intrapartum care, including adherence to NICE guidance and emergency management, and support the professional development of midwife preceptors through evaluation and mentorship. Additionally, the successful candidate will champion Barts Health values, fostering excellence through maternity practice initiatives and the "Great Expectations" programme.
This position is pivotal in enhancing professional development and maintaining exceptional care standards within maternity services.
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.
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 knowledgerequired. 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 knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience at a senior level (band 7) in Midwifery
- oExperience in quality, clinical audit, and clinical developments
- oExperience of teaching professional development and professional issues.
- oExperience of mentoring students and teaching in Practice
- oAble to be part of the Band 8 on call-rota
- oExperience of clinical supervision and use of clinical reflective practice
Desirable
- oHandling complaints and issues involving midwives.
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal, managerial, and organisational skills.
- oGood written communication skills
- oDemonstrate clinical leadership skills.
- oExcellent electronic fetal monitoring and interpretation skills
- oAbility to act as a change agent.
- oAbility to work both individually and in a team.
- oUp to date on current midwifery education, practice, and development issues.
- oAbility to communicate with staff and colleagues at all levels.
- oGood IT skills
- oCurrent clinical experience and skills
- oGood intrapartum skills including, cannulation, obstetric emergencies & suturing.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of current evidence and guidelines around electronic fetal monitoring and its interpretation
- oKnowledge of equal opportunities.
- oKnowledge about current evidence and reports influencing practice.
- oKnowledge of infection prevention and Control.
- oUnderstanding of Child and vulnerable adults Protection
- oKnowledge of Clinical Governance issues.
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- oDegree level qualification
- oTeaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or Module/ENB 997/99
Desirable
- oAttendance on a clinical leadership programme
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience at a senior level (band 7) in Midwifery
- oExperience in quality, clinical audit, and clinical developments
- oExperience of teaching professional development and professional issues.
- oExperience of mentoring students and teaching in Practice
- oAble to be part of the Band 8 on call-rota
- oExperience of clinical supervision and use of clinical reflective practice
Desirable
- oHandling complaints and issues involving midwives.
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal, managerial, and organisational skills.
- oGood written communication skills
- oDemonstrate clinical leadership skills.
- oExcellent electronic fetal monitoring and interpretation skills
- oAbility to act as a change agent.
- oAbility to work both individually and in a team.
- oUp to date on current midwifery education, practice, and development issues.
- oAbility to communicate with staff and colleagues at all levels.
- oGood IT skills
- oCurrent clinical experience and skills
- oGood intrapartum skills including, cannulation, obstetric emergencies & suturing.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of current evidence and guidelines around electronic fetal monitoring and its interpretation
- oKnowledge of equal opportunities.
- oKnowledge about current evidence and reports influencing practice.
- oKnowledge of infection prevention and Control.
- oUnderstanding of Child and vulnerable adults Protection
- oKnowledge of Clinical Governance issues.
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- oDegree level qualification
- oTeaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or Module/ENB 997/99
Desirable
- oAttendance on a clinical leadership programme
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).
