The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Maternity Support Worker Practice Educator

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals for a passionate, innovative Maternity Support Worker to assist with the coordination of training, educational, and clinical support for our Maternity Support Workers (MSW) and Apprentice MSW's. At Mid Yorkshire Hospitals, we strive to deliver the highest quality and safest care for approximately 5,400 women and babies per year. We are passionate about ensuring women have a positive experience each and every time and are committed to supporting our teams to develop professionally. If you have a passion for excellence, then Mid Yorkshire is the Trust for you! The ideal candidate must be able to show evidence of high standards of practice with significant experience and understanding of the MSW role and an ability to prioritise and manage their own workload. The post holder will demonstrate professional behaviours and effective leadership to our Non-Medical professional workforce and promote the vision of the Trust and build excellent working relationships with the clinical teams. If you are a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about excellent care of Women and Families and enjoys helping others to achieve their goals, we encourage you to apply for this fantastic opportunity to diversify your portfolio and make a difference to those around you and the patients experience at MYTT.

Main duties of the job

Work under the direction and guidance of the Midwifery Team. Facilitate and deliver training programmes across various learning environments, including ward-based settings, classrooms, and simulation suites, using diverse teaching methods. Support Practice Assessors and Supervisors in guiding apprentices and learners within the clinical environment, under the supervision of Practice Educators. Provide learners and trainees with guidance and support to help them engage in experiences that align with their professional frameworks or portfolios. Work alongside learners and new starters to build their clinical confidence and competence. Support non-registered staff in completing competency documents and fulfilling rotation requirements. Provide pastoral care to learners and new starters within the clinical environment. Effectively manage and prioritise workload, working independently within your scope of practice and escalating concerns when necessary. Contribute to the design, delivery, and evaluation of educational sessions to support continuous improvement. Assist with recruitment and retention initiatives for the non-registered workforce. Support the coordination and delivery of clinical skills training for trainees. If you have the necessary skills, experience, and personal qualities to help us put women first and deliver an outstanding level of care, we encourage you to apply.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000300

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work under the direction and guidance of Midwifery Education Team.

To facilitate and deliver training programmes in a variety of learning environments using a range of teaching methods, e.g., ward based, classroom and simulation suites.

To assist the Practice Assessors and Supervisors in supporting apprentices and learners within the clinical environment under the guidance of the Practice Educators.

To assist with the on boarding of new starters ensuring they have a comprehensive induction to the Trust and have a proactive plan for their first weeks in the practice area

Provide the learner/trainee with advice and support to uptake learning experience that align with their relevant frameworks or portfolios.

Work alongside learners/ new starters to develop learners/ new starter’s clinical confidence and competence.

To support non-qualified staff to complete their competency documents and to fulfil rotation requirements of the service

Deliver pastoral care to learners and new starters in the clinical environment.

Complete administrative tasks as appropriate for role

Asist in co-ordinating events and training opportunities.

Provide monthly training records

To ensure the learning environment is appropriate for all learners and adapt training where necessary.

To effectively manage and priorities workload.

To work without direct supervision and make day to day decisions within own scope of practice. Along with using initiative to escalation to others when required.

Contributing to the development and evaluation of learning events to ensure continuous improvement.

Undertake service audits as necessary to role.

Undertake clinical supervision of learners in appropriate role.

Have an effective working relationship with the department managers and nursing, midwifery, AHP teams to increase attendance and participation at training event.

To provide advice and encouragement to individual staff who express an interest in learning development and direct them to the appropriate resources.

To maintain clinical competency by undertaking an agreed number of hours in clinical practice

To support recruitment and retention initiatives for the non-registered workforce

To assist with the co-ordination and delivery of clinical skills training to the trainees

To support learners with their apprenticeship documentation including tripartite meetings

To assist in the delivery of teaching in the fundamental aspects of care

To work the Digital midwife to support training of IT systems