Legacy Midwife - Basildon, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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To support the workforce across the partnership, clinically teaching learners pre and post registration.

This is an exciting pilot which would see Midwives spending a 'legacy' period, supervising, supporting and handing over their career insights to students, following significant experiences in midwifery.

The role will be supporting students in Acute/Community Trusts, using a model based on the Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP).

The role of the Legacy Midwife also ensures collaboration with Education Leads and Universities across Mid & South Essex partnership to increase placement capacity across health and social care.

The role provides an opportunity to transfer skills and expertise to others and inspire the next generation of midwives.


Successful pilot of this role will support the ambition that this post can become a dedicated role within organisations so that experienced Midwives have the opportunity to feel a sense of achievement with imparting their skills & knowledge to others.

The role will require a degree of flexibility and creativity and the post-holder will be required to occasionally work from home using technology.

The role will be Across Mid and South Essex Health Care Partnership

Legacy Midwifery Responsibilities

  • Inspiring and promoting the nursing and midwifery profession across Mid and South Essex.
  • Will undertake clinical education with their students and learners face to face/virtually and deliver presentations as appropriate.
  • Be able to present complex and sensitive information to a variety of students with differing needs.
Please refer to the Job description attached for further information.


Midwifery:
Midwifery encompasses care for the woman and her family from preconception until the end of the postnatal period.

As independent practitioners they work alongside the multidisciplinary team to provide individualised holistic care in all settings both in the community and hospital environments.


As the lead clinician and often the first point of contact for pregnant women, midwives are responsible for planning, providing and implementing care pathways referring to other members of the multidisciplinary team as required according to individual needs.

Be able to support and provide clinical learning opportunities for students and staff.


The post holder will ensure students feel nurtured, supported and encouraged to consider Primary care, Acute and Community care as an employment option from the outset.

Take responsibility for personal development and education including statutory, mandatory, and in-service training.

Identify opportunities to maximise benefits and effectiveness of new information and information technologies.

Encourage leadership opportunities across Mid and South Essex.

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