Opportunity to influence midwifery practice through the development of clinical guidelines and protocols.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to enhance the quality of maternity services.
Hands-on engagement with midwives, allowing for direct impact on their clinical skills and competencies.
Role in supporting newly qualified and internationally educated midwives, promoting safe and evidence-based practice.
Active involvement in the creation and delivery of training and education programs tailored to the needs of the workforce.
Mentorship and coaching opportunities that foster professional development for midwives and support staff.
Contribution to the continuous improvement of maternity services, ultimately enhancing patient care and outcomes in the community.
The Practice Development Midwife at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is responsible for enhancing midwifery practice through the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical guidelines and training programs. This role involves collaborating with midwives across various clinical settings to ensure they possess the necessary competencies for safe and compassionate care. Key responsibilities include mentoring newly qualified and internationally educated midwives, maintaining electronic training databases, and delivering educational programs tailored to the needs of the midwifery workforce.
Additionally, the midwife will work closely with the maternity practice development team to facilitate training and support for preceptors and mentors, ensuring that effective supervision and professional development opportunities are provided within the clinical environment. The position requires a commitment to evidence-based practice and aims to foster a culture of continuous improvement in maternity services.
Additionally, the midwife will work closely with the maternity practice development team to facilitate training and support for preceptors and mentors, ensuring that effective supervision and professional development opportunities are provided within the clinical environment. The position requires a commitment to evidence-based practice and aims to foster a culture of continuous improvement in maternity services.
Opportunity to influence midwifery practice through the development of clinical guidelines and protocols.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to enhance the quality of maternity services.
Hands-on engagement with midwives, allowing for direct impact on their clinical skills and competencies.
Role in supporting newly qualified and internationally educated midwives, promoting safe and evidence-based practice.
Active involvement in the creation and delivery of training and education programs tailored to the needs of the workforce.
Mentorship and coaching opportunities that foster professional development for midwives and support staff.
Contribution to the continuous improvement of maternity services, ultimately enhancing patient care and outcomes in the community.
A primary function of the practice development midwife is to actively engage in the development, implementation and evaluation of midwifery practice. This will include review, and development of clinical guidelines in response to case reviews and the recommendations of national and local bodies.
The post holder will lead practice development in all areas of the maternity service as a member of the maternity practice development team. The post holder will work clinically with midwives in all clinical areas to ensure that these midwives are assessed in the breadth of clinical competencies required to ensure the delivery of safe, compassionate midwifery practice. The post holder will have the responsibility to ensure that newly qualified and internationally educated midwives successfully demonstrate the necessary clinical competencies assuring that their practice is evidence based and safe.
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- Develop and maintain electronic training databases for midwifery and support staff.
- Develop and support the delivery of education and training programmes within the maternity unit to meet the needs of the registered midwifery workforce and support staff.
- Deliver training on designated programmes to address midwifery requirements both in a classroom setting and within the clinical area.
- Participate in developing and facilitating training and education programmes with the Trust Workforce Development Team.
- Provide mentorship, coaching, supervision and shadowing opportunities to each individual to support their professional development.
- Provide training and support to preceptors, and mentors to enable them to provide the appropriate supervision within the clinical areas.
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