Job summary
Are you passionate about education, practice placement, and clinical education?
Our dynamic education team are seeking a motivated individual to assist and support us in the delivery of our practice placements across Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital.
The post holder will support the development of the (non-medical) practice placements team with a primary focus on Midwifery student placements. The post holder will support the Midwifery practice placement manager in providing support and advise across the non-medical education career pathway and will aid the student transition from pre-registration to becoming a newly registered practitioner.
If you possess sound midwifery clinical experience; and you have experience in supporting students and teaching with good communication skills we would like to hear from you.
This post is based at Birmingham Women's Hospital, flexible working across sites is essential, including Mental Health Services and associated satellite sites.
Main duties of the job
Please see full JD for outline
Placements:
- Have a primary focus on the support of Non-Medical Education & Training (NMET) Students on placement and Mentors in clinical practice.
- Liaise with HEI's, Ward/Department Managers and Professional Clinical staff to ensure that the clinical education, development and advancement of the professional workforce needs are identified and addressed using approved, proven and credible methods.
- Be a visible role model, providing clinical support and practical guidance to wards and departments across the Trust; with a majority of the time spent in the clinical environment, which includes all clinical areas.
- Participate in audit, identify deficit in clinical practice, linking with Education and Learning to formulate and implement action plans
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge/experience
Essential
- Evidence of robust clinical knowledge and skills relating to midwifery practice
- Evidence of teaching within clinical environments
- Evidence of involvement in training programmes within an organization
- Previous administration experience for covering diaries and meetings as required.
personal skills and attributes
Essential
- Sound presentation skills
- Prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. This may require involvement in recruitment/open day events on weekends and delivery of education/training across sites
- Clinical supervision, delivering feedback and coaching skills
- Ability to manage own workload, work and plan autonomously
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge/experience
Essential
- Evidence of robust clinical knowledge and skills relating to midwifery practice
- Evidence of teaching within clinical environments
- Evidence of involvement in training programmes within an organization
- Previous administration experience for covering diaries and meetings as required.
personal skills and attributes
Essential
- Sound presentation skills
- Prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. This may require involvement in recruitment/open day events on weekends and delivery of education/training across sites
- Clinical supervision, delivering feedback and coaching skills
- Ability to manage own workload, work and plan autonomously
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).
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