Clinical Tutor for Midwifery - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for aMidwifery Clinical Tutor.

This post will be split between Bedfordshire Hospitals and the University of Bedfordshire and will be key to supporting learners and new registrants to bridging the gap between academia and practice.

This will be a varied and exciting role combining excellent clinical, teaching and facilitating skills with organisational abilities.

The post will identify training needs of learners and facilitate delivery of training and the development of clinical skills for students undertaking pre-registration courses in line with NMC registration requirements.

Work as an integral member of both the Bedfordshire Hospitals midwifery education team and the University of Bedfordshire midwifery team fostering a strong link between the organisations and bridging the gap between academic teaching and clinical practice for both learners and educators.

Lead on the support and education of Student Midwives in the practice placement setting ensuring that Practice Supervisors (PS) and Practice Assessors (PA) maintain up to date knowledge and competence of the standards for midwifery education and the University of Bedfordshire programme.

Lead on the effective implementation of new educational initiatives, for example the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) or Coaching and Peer Assisted Learning in practice (CPAL), ensuring that they are embedded in practice and are maintained.

Be responsible for personal and professional development of all pre and post registration learners within the Maternity Department.

Facilitate high quality practice learning, seeking out innovative methods of delivery and new educational opportunities to enrich and broaden the learner's experience.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.

Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care.

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Please review job description and personal specification in relation to main role and responsibilities for this post.