Practice Development Midwife

Practice Development Midwife 

Location:  Corporate & The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, Great Portland Street, London  

Hours: 37.5 pw (Mon-Fri)  

Salary: Competitive plus Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)  

We are currently recruiting for a practice Development midwife @ The Portland Hospital  

As a Practice Development Midwife, you will be responsible for the professional development of all staff and learners within the Maternity Services Department; Facilitating practice learning to the highest quality through teaching, assessing, administration and practice-based work whilst supporting the hospital’s Clinical Governance Agenda.   

As the post holder you will ensure that the HCA Training Strategy objectives are met, playing a pivotal role in education provision within the Maternity department while working alongside Clinical Practice Facilitators for Paediatrics and theatres at The Portland Hospital.  

This position is responsible for enhancing professional practice and the provision of quality patient care in HCA UK. The Practice Development Midwife ensures efficient and effective operations of delivery of quality educational programs to new cohorts of midwives and current staff to drive improved clinical performance. You will be working within the midwifery team to ensure high quality antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care is provided to all women during their in-patient stay  

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.   

What you'll do: 

• Participate in the development, coordination, and managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating competency in the clinical setting.    

• In collaboration with the Deputy Chief Nurse for Women's Services, Consultant Midwife, Women's Services Manager and Maternity Matron produce a training needs analysis for the Maternity Services.    

• Co-ordinate and manage in-service education programmes for midwives, healthcare assistants and nursery nurses including mandatory training on medical devices and the maternity training days (Skills and Drills, Fetal Monitoring).  

• Facilitate midwives to develop their clinical skills and competencies including IV Cannulation, Suturing, IV drug administration, water birth and obstetric skills and drills.  

• Organise and lead in situ skills and drills and other simulation training in the clinical setting. 

• Ensure the maternity training programmes are updated to include learning from local and national incidents, and that they are benchmarked against national recommended training requirements. 

What you'll bring: 

• NMC Registered midwife     

• Evidence of post registration education   

• Up-to-date Obstetric Emergency Training   

• Mentorship qualification with Sign-Off Mentor status   

• Competent in cannulation, venepuncture and perineal suturing. 

Why HCA UK? 

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.  

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Practice Development Midwife, you’ll be eligible for: 

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you 

• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals 

• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service 

• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme 

• Group Life Assurance from day one 

• Critical illness cover 

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay 

• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland 

• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you 

• Discounts with over 800 major retailers 

Culture and values 
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other. 

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values: 

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual 

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion 

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness 

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity 

Reasonable adjustments 
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them. 

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