Student Support Midwife in London inLondon PUBLISHED TUE 4 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section
Band 6: £46,419 to £55,046 a year pro-rata per annum inclusive of HCAs
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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust rIDPs5Rx
Job description
Job summary
We are looking for an
Experience
d Midwife with excellent communication and organisational skills to work in collaboration with the Clinical Practice Facilitator.The student support role is designed to influence the quality of the clinical learning environment by providing support, educational input and development activities for Practice Supervisors/Assessors and students on the pre-registration and post-registration Midwifery programmes.The post holder will:1. Be an
Experience
d band 6 Midwife with Excellent clinical skills.2. Be qualified in performing examination of the new born.3. Demonstrate the ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically whilst remaining professional under pressure.
Main duties of the job
With the support of the Clinical Practice Facilitator, you will have the opportunity to support and facilitate student midwives and mentors in practice and be actively involved in student clinical assessments.You will be able to further develop your coaching, teaching, and assessment skills for Student Midwives, Practice Supervisor, and Practice Assessors as you will be actively involved in training and giving ongoing support with clear objectives. This will involve working clinically with Students and Midwives as well as facilitating study days, and workshops i.e. Suturing workshops, live drills and PROMPT.You should possess excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills along with the ability to negotiate learning objectives and give challenging feedback. You must be aPractice Assessorand be able to work in all areas of Maternity including Intrapartum.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Details
Date posted
04 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 6
Salary
£46,419 to £55,046 a year pro-rata per annum inclusive of HCAs
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
220-WHT-3500
Job location
sWhittington HospitalMagdala AvenueLondonN19 5NF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
Job description
and
Person Specification
in the attached documents for further
Details
.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
Job description
and
Details
.
Person Specification
Education and QualificationEssentialRegistered Midwife currently registered to practice.Minimum of 2-year
Experience
as RM
Experience
d Practice AssessorSkills and AbilitiesEssentialMust be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the Midwives rules and code of conduct.Ability to deal with challenging behaviour and circumstancesHas advanced clinical skills including, suturing, cannulation, maternal and neonatal resuscitation confident dealing with e.g. PPH, shoulder dystocia Eclamptic fitsCompetent interpreting CTG and intermittent monitoringAble to work in all areas of Midwifery , including Intrapartum Care settings.Knowledge and
Experience
EssentialComprehension of current midwifery practice agendaKnowledge of safeguardingGood understanding of the Middlesex University curriculum and clinical assessment document.
Experience
as RM
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer
Details
We are looking for an
Experience
d Midwife with excellent communication and organisational skills to work in collaboration with the Clinical Practice Facilitator.The student support role is designed to influence the quality of the clinical learning environment by providing support, educational input and development activities for Practice Supervisors/Assessors and students on the pre-registration and post-registration Midwifery programmes.The post holder will:1. Be an
Experience
d band 6 Midwife with Excellent clinical skills.2. Be qualified in performing examination of the new born.3. Demonstrate the ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically whilst remaining professional under pressure.
Main duties of the job
With the support of the Clinical Practice Facilitator, you will have the opportunity to support and facilitate student midwives and mentors in practice and be actively involved in student clinical assessments.You will be able to further develop your coaching, teaching, and assessment skills for Student Midwives, Practice Supervisor, and Practice Assessors as you will be actively involved in training and giving ongoing support with clear objectives. This will involve working clinically with Students and Midwives as well as facilitating study days, and workshops i.e. Suturing workshops, live drills and PROMPT.You should possess excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills along with the ability to negotiate learning objectives and give challenging feedback. You must be aPractice Assessorand be able to work in all areas of Maternity including Intrapartum.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Details
Date posted
04 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 6
Salary
£46,419 to £55,046 a year pro-rata per annum inclusive of HCAs
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
220-WHT-3500
Job location
sWhittington HospitalMagdala AvenueLondonN19 5NF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
Job description
and
Person Specification
in the attached documents for further
Details
.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
Job description
and
Details
.
Person Specification
Education and QualificationEssentialRegistered Midwife currently registered to practice.Minimum of 2-year
Experience
as RM
Experience
d Practice AssessorSkills and AbilitiesEssentialMust be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the Midwives rules and code of conduct.Ability to deal with challenging behaviour and circumstancesHas advanced clinical skills including, suturing, cannulation, maternal and neonatal resuscitation confident dealing with e.g. PPH, shoulder dystocia Eclamptic fitsCompetent interpreting CTG and intermittent monitoringAble to work in all areas of Midwifery , including Intrapartum Care settings.Knowledge and
Experience
EssentialComprehension of current midwifery practice agendaKnowledge of safeguardingGood understanding of the Middlesex University curriculum and clinical assessment document.
Experience
as RM
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer
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