The Preceptorship Co-lead Midwife role promotes an environment within maternity that encourages learning and sustains the personal and professional development of staff. The post will support the ongoing midwifery preceptorship programme for newly qualified and new the the NMC register midwives with clinical, educational and pastoral support.
Post holder will be expected to work within the maternity duty manager rota
Working hours are flexible to the needs of the service, including shift work and out of hours when required, · Provide individualised situated support in a clinical environment for students, apprentices, return-to practice learners, and early career midwives.
· Provide, or signpost to, resources that will promote job satisfaction and retention across multiple domains including those related to pastoral care, learning support, and career development.
· Seek out new and innovative solutions to enhance preceptorship programme outcomes and/or reinvigorate approaches that have demonstrated value and impact in the past.
· Act as a direct link between the director of midwifery/head of midwifery/chief nurse and students, apprentices, return to practice learners, and early career midwives to inform enhancements in learner and staff experience.
· Participate in learning activities locally and nationally to enhance the overall objectives of the programme.
· Working creatively to develop practice and new ways of working, taking the lead in the change management process when appropriate.
· Facilitating the development of Midwife-led quality improvement initiatives.
· Critically analysing research related to practice and using research findings to influence and change practice.
· Supporting members of the team to develop critical analysis skills.
· Facilitating the development of theory into practice and vice versa.
· Identify high turnover hotspot areas and work with staff to improve local retention rates., We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme., We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
+ Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
+ Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
+ An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
+ Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
+ Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
+ An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
+ Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Uniform provided (where required)
+ On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
+ On site health and fitness club
+ On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
+ Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.