Job summary
Midwifery Practice Education Facilitator, up to 15 hours per week, fixed term. Band 7. This post involves cross site working.
Providewoman-centred, safe, effective and compassionate midwifery care for women and their families throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.Work autonomously to support all women with their birth choices, recognising when input from Obstetricians and other health professionals is needed and referring appropriately.Practice in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct.
Provisional Interview date of 22nd September
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality midwifery learning environments and will be required to work locally within services and organisations. The post holder will be required to support the breadth of the student experience, which may require cross boundary working.
Key external partners include:
- Health Education England
- HEI's
- Locality based Service Providers - local Trusts and the Private, Voluntary and Independent Sector
Responsibility for managing and coordinating practice education
Supports compliance with Health Education Englands Quality Framework
Identify shortfalls in practice educators across midwifery learning environments, and facilitate access to multi-professional educator programmes/ updates and training
Provide best practice advice and support in clinical settings for educators and staff in relation to education in
Implement and/or develop evidence based approaches to practice based learning CLiP, coaching approach, triad models
Support Educators with complex decision making regarding student assessment
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. Were responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of safe, high quality care every time.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
The Practice Development function supports a wide range of learning and development opportunities in order to meet identified training and development needs of clinical staff and learners. Our focus is on ensuring the provision of high quality learning and development opportunities to support our staff and external learners to deliver outstanding patients care and maintain safe working practices.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our policy for eligible vacancies
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £26 + Administration cost of £4.80 = £30.80. Deducted at £9.80 from 1st month salary and £7 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £44 + administration cost of £4.80 = £48.80. Deducted at £15.80 from 1st month salary and £11 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our policy for eligible vacancies
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £26 + Administration cost of £4.80 = £30.80. Deducted at £9.80 from 1st month salary and £7 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £44 + administration cost of £4.80 = £48.80. Deducted at £15.80 from 1st month salary and £11 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Education to degree level with up to date professional registration
- Specialist knowledge of education in practice at Masters level or equivalent experience (e.g. mentorship module at Masters level)
Desirable
- Masters Degree Post graduate certificate in Teaching and Learning
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad range of post qualifying clinical experience
- Extensive experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare learners in the practice setting
- Experience of having worked across professional and organisational boundaries
- Practical experience of facilitating change and improvement
- Staff management/staff supervision
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
- Experience of managing projects or quality improvement initiatives
- Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary and independent sector
Desirable
- Experience of teaching in academic settings
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to manage difficult conversations and resolve conflict including using negotiation skills
- Ability to present to large groups of people
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
- Willingness to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Ability to write evidence based reports
- Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- Ability to supervise staff on a day to day basis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Education to degree level with up to date professional registration
- Specialist knowledge of education in practice at Masters level or equivalent experience (e.g. mentorship module at Masters level)
Desirable
- Masters Degree Post graduate certificate in Teaching and Learning
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad range of post qualifying clinical experience
- Extensive experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare learners in the practice setting
- Experience of having worked across professional and organisational boundaries
- Practical experience of facilitating change and improvement
- Staff management/staff supervision
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
- Experience of managing projects or quality improvement initiatives
- Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary and independent sector
Desirable
- Experience of teaching in academic settings
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to manage difficult conversations and resolve conflict including using negotiation skills
- Ability to present to large groups of people
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
- Willingness to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Ability to write evidence based reports
- Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- Ability to supervise staff on a day to day basis
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
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cumberland Infirmary (cross site working)
Newtown Road
Carlisle
CA2 7HY
Employer's website
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
