Clinical Placement Facilitator

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Midwife committed to promoting excellence in practice to join the midwifery education team, based at the Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital site.

If you have a passion for student education and support, have excellent communication, organisational, IT skills and a keen interest in teaching and developing practice, we would like to hear from you.

The role will involve facilitating and coordinating clinical placements for learners, ensuring they obtain the requisite experience to meet the NMC requirements for registration.

You will also be involved in the preparation of practice supervisors and assessors and visibly support them in their role in the clinical areas. The post holder will also be required to collaborate closely with our partner universities and have a good understanding of the curriculum and assessment requirements of all students that are supported within the maternity services.

Main duties of the job

• To work with the midwifery education lead to co-ordinate and facilitate the educational activities of individual pre and post registration students and return to practice (RTP) midwives, by working in partnership with the Approved Education Institutions (AEI's) to promote evidenced based learning in the development of midwifery practice, encompassing local and national service drivers.
• To provide and assure a safe and effective clinical placement for midwifery students, by ensuring that practice supervisors (PS's) and assessors (PA's) are appropriately allocated and supported to maximise learning opportunities Provide practice based continuing professional development for PS's and PA's including education provision in teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• Work with the midwifery education lead to co-ordinate and support midwives' attendance at SSSA (standards for student supervision and assessment) courses and updates. Collaborate with link lecturers to provide opportunities for midwives to achieve practice assessor status and maintain a local database of PA's
• With the midwifery education lead, work collaboratively to ensure that students achieve the NMC requirements for clinical proficiencies and practice assessments and manipulate student learning experiences where necessary to meet this need, troubleshooting when issues arise

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered Midwife
• First degree
• Evidence of post registration education activity
• Mentorship Qualification/SSSA preparation and Assessor experience

Desirable

• Has attained or is working towards a master's degree in midwifery or relevant alternative.
• Teaching qualification
• PROMPT Trainer
• NLS Trainer
• Leadership qualification

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience as a practicing midwife.
• Experience working as a mentor/practice assessor/preceptorship support
• Experience teaching in a variety of settings
• Proven experience in support of trained staff
• Proven enthusiasm towards teaching\sharing knowledge

Skills
Essential

• Evidence of applying current research to practice.
• Highly developed IT skills
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Ability to adapt to the changing needs of service.

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).