Deputy Practice Development Midwife

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife who will work alongside members of the education team at Barts Health.

The post will be based at Royal London Hospital although the role will also involve supporting and working closely with other PDMs with training programme within 3 maternity sites.

The post holder will be a part of Barts Health Midwifery team and education faculty and will facilitate the linking of theory to practice; as well as providing a supportive, responsive approach to training and development for the MDT at the Royal London Site.

The post holder will work closely with the Consultant Midwife for Education and medical colleagues in the development and delivery of a trust wide training and development programme for all Midwifery and Multi-professional teams.

The post holder will support a range of teaching programmes both in the classroom and clinical area.

The post holder will demonstrate clinical expertise, competency in practice and be a role model.

The post holder will support the team in meeting the standards as identified by the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), Care Quality Commission, Kings Fund, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and other professional / regulatory bodies., The Main purpose of the job is to deliver high quality clinical skills training to Midwives and the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of core competency framework / mandatory training, maintaining, and submitting evidence of staff training compliance records as required. The post holder will work in liaison with the Trust Consultant Midwife for Education and the Midwifery Clinical Educator to coordinate, plan the schedule and content of the Programme and then lead in the delivery and assessment of learning within the specialty.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.