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There is an opportunity for a motivated Midwife to join the maternity education team. The role involves leading and implementing education, training and development strategies for Maternity areas. Using your specialist skills to support clinical staff both working clinically and by more formal training you will be involved in new educational initiatives, professional & clinical development and managing projects so should therefore possess excellent leadership and communication skills. This role will provide lots of opportunity for personal progression and development.

To implement learning from current practice through audits, datix, and feedback, to support improvements in care are made.

You will have the ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team of educators and multi professional team, and will line manage a small group practice development midwives.

The post holder will support student midwives, ensuring that the learning environment will support them to become a midwife and ensure they are part of the midwifery and multi professional team, this will be in conjunction with the higher education institutes.

You will be required to uphold high standards of practice, and be able to demonstrate areas of risk and mitigations through governance procedures. You will be required to present information clearly to required stakeholders.

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Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together u2013 Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country – Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Closing date is midnight on 13 August 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 28 August 2024

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

– Our values and reputation for outstanding care
– Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
– Career and development opportunities
– Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
– Research experience and opportunities
– Lovely location and quality of life
– Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Aug 2024