Job overview
Midwifery is ever-evolving, with a continued emphasis on providing high quality, safe care to all women accessing our services, across multiple sites . Crucial to supporting all practitioners is the provision of support and education within the clinical areas alongside a training programme that encompasses all aspects of evidence based practices and is in line with national drivers.
The Practice Development Midwife has a key role in the delivery of this agenda working as part of the multi-disciplinary team in the ongoing development of services.
We are delighted to offer this exciting role on a year long secondment within our senior midwifery team, based at our Scarborough site and welcome applications from proactive and dynamic midwives with a passion for the delivery of high quality care.
This vacancy will be considered for a secondment opportunity. Please note – if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to promote a clinical practice environment which values the education and development of all midwifery team members, from Healthcare Support Workers Band 8 staff. Ensuring that continuing personal, professional and practice development is an active process, and that high quality midwifery care is delivered in line with current evidence based practice.
Key to the success of this role will be the maintenance of relationships both within the maternity services and other Trust departments, as well as with external stakeholders.
The post holder will be a professional role model, who will lead and manage educational and/or practice development activities for staff within the maternity unit. Acting as a clinical expert within the Trust, sharing specialist skills and knowledge to others.
Working for our organisation
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description .
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind ; we are open ; and we pursue excellence .
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
New regulations from 1 April mean that you will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to work for the Trust (unless an exemption applies). If you are offered a job with us, you will need to prove to us that you meet this requirement. Our preference is that you do so using the NHS Covid-19 Travel pass (find more details at: ).
DBS Checks
Under our criminal records check policy, we will re-claim the cost of DBS checks (where required for a role) on the commencement of your employment. Further details will be set out with your offer of employment. Volunteers and Bank roles are exempted from charges.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced.
The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email .
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameMichala LittleJob titleDeputy Head of MidwiferyEmail addressTelephone number01904 727107
