Midwife Clinical Educator
2 days ago
Derby
Main area Clinical Educator Grade Band 6 Contract 37.5 hours x Fixed term/ Secondment and 22.5 hours Permanent Hours • Full time, • Part time37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours x Fixed term/ Secondment and 22.5 hours Permanent. Role involves clinical shifts and Monday to Friday day hours, with occasional longer days due to facilitating Study Days) Job ref 320-W&C-1280 Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary pro rata pa Closing 11/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2026 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. With over 14,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity. As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit. The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible. Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment. The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request. if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment. Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application. Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust. Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic midwives to join the practice development team as a Clinical Educators. This role will include mandatory and essential to role training, service activity, preceptorship programmes and clinical placements in line with Trust policies, procedures and national guidelines. Supporting new staff through the preceptorship and induction programmes and provide access to education and training to ensure both new and existing staff maintain required skills and competencies. Ensure training is evidence based and updated annually. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience and be up to date and confident with all clinical skills. We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour. The following roles are available: 1 x 37.5 hours Fixed term/ Secondment and 1 x 22.5 hours Permanent At Royal Derby Hospital there are: • 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite., • Four bedded Midwife led birth centre., • Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay At Queens Hospital Burton there are: • 7 delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite., • Teach and facilitate learning of a wide range of staff from MCA's, MSW's, midwives and the multi-professional team in line with the Maternity Incentive Scheme and Core Competency Framework, • Offer clinical and pastoral support to newly qualified midwives., • Organise induction programs for a wide range of staff and liaise with the various departments within University Hospitals of Derby and Burton(UHDB) essential to the planning of such programs., • Support introduction of new equipment, pathways of care, guidance, assist with audit and lead on various projects., • Liaise with the professional development teams from nursing, AHP's and clinical skills. If shortlisted to interview, you will be asked to provide evidence of band 6 competencies before interview, namely suturing, cannulation and IV therapy. Please email scanned documents/ images to Closing date of applications: 11 November 2026 Interview date: 24 November 2026 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer: • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development, • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond., • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts about our Trust: • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day., • We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week., • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country., • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily., • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres., • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres., • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). • NMC Registration, • Demonstrable post registration experience, • Demonstrable experience in mentorship / SSSA qualification, • NLS instructor, • GIC instructor, • PROMPT Instructor, • Post Graduate Certificate in education or equivalent, • To be able to demonstrate the ability to manage own workload and operate with minimal supervision, • Acts as a resource for clinical staff with regard to learning, • IT Literate, • To be able to demonstrate high level of competence in midwifery especially focused on ante natal and post-natal care, • Demonstrable experience of working in the specialist area of practice, • Has previous experience of participating in an audit, • Demonstrable evidence of CPD, • Demonstrable evidence of Band 6 Competencies (Suturing, Cannulation + IV Therapy), • NLS instructor, • GIC, • PROMPT Instructor, • Post Graduate Certificate in Education or equivalent Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us. Follow us on Twitter @UHDBTrust or find us on Facebook & LinkedIn - UHDB Trust IMPORTANT INFORMATION If we receive a high number of applications for this position, we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust. For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home. Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options. Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. All correspondence relating to your application will be sent to you via our trac.system account. Please ensure that you regularly check your emails; this includes junk/spam, as your security settings may not recognise the sender. Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here. UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via: • the points-based immigration system, • the EU settlement scheme, • eVisa During the course of its employment activities, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust collects, stores and processes personal information about prospective, current and former staff. Our Privacy Notice includes applicants, employees (and former employees), workers (including agency, casual, honorary and contracted staff), volunteers, trainees and those carrying out work experience – please refer to our Privacy Notice available on our Trust website: information-governance UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Melissa Coleman Job title Lead Clinical Educator Email address Telephone number Additional information Alternative contact number : We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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