Clinical Placement FacilitatorNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Midwife committed to promoting excellence in practice to join the midwifery education team, based at the Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital site.
If you have a passion for student education and support, have excellent communication, organisational, IT skills and a keen interest in teaching and developing practice, we would like to hear from you.
The role will involve facilitating and coordinating clinical placements for learners, ensuring they obtain the requisite experience to meet the NMC requirements for registration.
You will also be involved in the preparation of practice supervisors and assessors and visibly support them in their role in the clinical areas. The post holder will also be required to collaborate closely with our partner universities and have a good understanding of the curriculum and assessment requirements of all students that are supported within the maternity services.
Main duties of the job
- To work with the midwifery education lead to co-ordinate and facilitate the educational activities of individual pre and post registration students and return to practice (RTP) midwives, by working in partnership with the Approved Education Institutions (AEI's) to promote evidenced based learning in the development of midwifery practice, encompassing local and national service drivers.
- To provide and assure a safe and effective clinical placement for midwifery students, by ensuring that practice supervisors (PS's) and assessors (PA's) are appropriately allocated and supported to maximise learning opportunities Provide practice based continuing professional development for PS's and PA's including education provision in teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Work with the midwifery education lead to co-ordinate and support midwives' attendance at SSSA (standards for student supervision and assessment) courses and updates. Collaborate with link lecturers to provide opportunities for midwives to achieve practice assessor status and maintain a local database of PA's
- With the midwifery education lead, work collaboratively to ensure that students achieve the NMC requirements for clinical proficiencies and practice assessments and manipulate student learning experiences where necessary to meet this need, troubleshooting when issues arise
Job description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
About us
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Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
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