Job summary
Are you an experienced and passionate midwife looking to inspire, support and develop the next generation of midwives? Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Preceptorship Midwife to lead and coordinate our preceptorship programme, ensuring newly qualified midwives receive the guidance, education and support they need to thrive in clinical practice.

Main duties of the job
Working within our Womens Services team, you will play a key role in promoting excellence in maternity care through education, mentorship and professional development. Based across our maternity services, you will work closely with clinical teams, educators and senior leaders to create a supportive learning environment that enables newly qualified midwives to build confidence, competence and professional resilience.

About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.

Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.

We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.

Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities
Why you should join our Team
Our maternity service is one of the largest and most dynamic in the region, providing specialist and community-based care to women, birthing people and families across Leeds and beyond. We are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate and personalised care while supporting our staff to develop and reach their full potential.

As part of our maternity education team, you will join a supportive, forward-thinking group of professionals who are passionate about learning, innovation and workforce development. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of midwifery practice, contribute to service improvement and make a lasting difference to the experience of newly qualified midwives entering the profession.

What you will bring to the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered midwife with significant post-registration experience and a commitment to professional development. You will have:

• Current NMC registration as a Midwife.
• Experience supporting, teaching and developing midwives in clinical practice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for education, mentorship and workforce development.
• Experience facilitating learning and delivering training programmes.
• The ability to build positive relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• A commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• The ability to support staff wellbeing and promote a positive learning culture.
• Leadership skills that inspire confidence, innovation and continuous improvement.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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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.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is an equal opportunities employer.