Job summary
We're seeking an experienced and motivated midwife to lead in the placement facilitation and pastoral support of student midwives who work clinically at Airedale. This role provides daily support and guidance to students as they fulfil the clinical requirements of the NMC, on either the direct entry or shortened course pathway.

The post holder will liaise with area managers and their teams to ensure there is adequate provision of staff to meet the learning needs of students at various levels of training. Collaborating with other areas of the hospital to identify potential placement opportunities and working alongside the universities to maintain a professional and consistent working relationship which ultimately aims to support students in providing safe patient care as they navigate their training.

The post holder will work alongside the university in providing up to date information to the wider maternity team at Airedale, on current local and national projects which affect the students.

The postholder will also act as the Preceptorship Lead Midwife supporting newly qualified and return to practice Midwives for their duration of their preceptorship, continually reviewing the preceptorship offer.

The post holder will look for innovative ways to enhance student experience such as. Providing induction workbooks for maternity areas, carrying out and facilitating workshops, meeting with each cohort regularly to gather feedback and keep informed of current issues and successes.

Main duties of the job
The Maternity PEF will work collaboratively with the Local Maternity & Neonatal Services(LMNS) and regional Maternity PEF forums, as well as AEI organised groups, to acquire and maintain specialist knowledge linked to best practice and consistency across the region for Trusts and students.

Work autonomously to manage own workload and workstreams associated with the role, using discretion and specialist professional knowledge, skills and judgement to prioritise and progress appropriately, utilising guidance from peers and/or external reference points where necessary.

Using expert specialist knowledge along with research and information gathered from the results of audits on educational opportunities, the PEF will analyse data to identify and interpret trends and areas for improvement, working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure desired outcomes.

• Lead change and respond in providing support, and educational contribution, to the development of activities for students within pre-registration healthcare professional programmes, and the staff supporting them. This specialist role aims to enhance the quality of the practice placement experience and positively contribute to the future

About us
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:
We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities
Please see full job description and person specification attached for further information about the job description and main responsibilities.

Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified Midwife
• Educated to Degree Level
• Registered practitioner with the NMC
• Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Leadership qualification

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of the NMC Standards for student supervision and assessment
• Knowledge of the National Preceptorship Framework for Midwifery
• Understanding of the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS)

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Core Competency Framework

Skills
Essential

• Ability to manage own workload and workstreams associated to role, using discretion and professional knowledge and skills to prioritise and progress appropriately.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, influencing, presentation, and facilitation skills to: -Create and maintain formal and informal networks -Providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in an appropriate way, using diplomacy and advanced communication skills to deliver to groups of clinicians and senior teams where necessary. -Create clear and concise reports for a variety of audiences. -Ability to understand and utilise complex information and to concentrate on complex matters whilst dealing with unplanned interruptions
• Clinically competent Registered Midwife
• Excellent keyboard skills and effective IT user

Desirable

• Knowledge of different learning theories and approaches to teaching, learning and assessment

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience
• Experience in an education/ training/ people development role
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Desirable

• Project/programme management experience/change projects
• Experience in a leadership role
• Evidence of managing the development and delivery of education programmes

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).