Student Practice Facilitator - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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To support and develop the pre-registration midwifery students whilst on clinical placements within King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust across all sites, reflecting the NMC standards

  • Promote high standards of care through role modelling the demonstration of clinical expertise, leadership and professionalism
  • To demonstrate clinical expertise and act as an effective role model for best practice midwifery for preregistration midwifery students
  • To work alongside the Midwifery Practice Facilitator, assisting in the delivery of effective programmes and the facilitation of high quality placement learning
  • Facilitate a positive learning environment in the classroom, simulation and clinical areas where student development is encouraged and supported and talent is fostered and enhanced
  • To support both students and signoff mentors/supervisors/practice assessors within the clinical environment
  • To provide pastoral support, guidance and training to all stakeholders on all aspects of preregistration midwifery
  • To provide support to students who have been identified as requiring further development in order to achieve the required standard for their stage of training.
  • To champion preregistration midwifery across King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Clinical Practice
  • To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and Trust Policies and Procedures.
  • Be a highly visible clinical role model, working alongside preregistration midwifery students and signoff mentors/supervisors/practice assessors
  • To ensure that own practice demonstrates current clinical knowledge
  • To work clinically alongside preregistration midwifery students where required across the organisation, supporting individual students to develop their practice
  • To provide feedback to the midwifery students and signoff mentors/supervisors/practice assessors, verbally and through the Pan London Midwifery Practice Assessment Documents
  • To demonstrate a strong understanding of the support a student midwife requires during their training
  • Contribute to an environment in which effective practicebased learning is fostered, implemented, evaluated and shared
  • Support signoff mentors/ supervisors / practice assessors in their roles
  • To work effectively as part of the multiprofessional, interdisciplinary team, encouraging and supporting other health care professionals in the promotion and maintenance of an effective learning environment


King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.


We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.


  • Undertake continuous professional development and participate in staff development and training activities to update and enhance skills
  • To uphold and adhere to the behaviour standards at all times
  • Use own judgement to define short, medium term and longterm work priorities
  • Maintain a professional work ethic and promote professionalism within the department
  • To take part in the annual appraisal in line with the knowledge and skills framework and have an appropriate and up to date PDP in place and take responsibility for own development
  • Critically reflect on own performance through supervision

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