Lead Midwife Education
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Education / Teaching
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Healthcare
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Job summaryLead Midwife for Education
Division:
Women's, Children and Young People
Care Group:
Women's Care
Band: NHS AfC Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum/ pro rata
The Lead Midwife for Education will provide strategic and operational leadership for education, training, workforce development and practice learning across maternity services.
The post holder will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of education programmes for registered and unregistered maternity staff, ensuring the workforce is equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to deliver safe, effective and personalised care.
The Lead Midwife for Education will be responsible for the maternity education strategy, governance of practice-based learning, preceptorship, apprenticeship pathways, clinical skills development and compliance with NMC standards. They will work in partnership with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), NHS England, Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems (LMNS), Professional Midwifery Advocates and internal stakeholders to ensure high-quality learning environments and positive outcomes for staff, learners and women and families.
Mainduties of the job
The Lead Midwife for Education will provide strategic and operational leadership for education, training, workforce development and practice learning across maternity services.
The post holder will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of education programmes for registered and unregistered maternity staff, ensuring the workforce is equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to deliver safe, effective and personalised care.
The Lead Midwife for Education will be responsible for the maternity education strategy, governance of practice-based learning, preceptorship, apprenticeship pathways, clinical skills development and compliance with NMC standards. They will work in partnership with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), NHS England, Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems (LMNS), Professional Midwifery Advocates and internal stakeholders to ensure high-quality learning environments and positive outcomes for staff, learners and women and families.
About usOur Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Date posted: 06 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum/ pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 275-1026-LME
Job locations: Medway Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, ME7 5NY
, United Kingdom
- Lead the development and delivery of the Maternity Education Strategy in line with Trust, regional and national priorities.
- Provide expert professional leadership on education, workforce development and practice learning across maternity services.
- Act as a member of the maternity senior leadership team contributing to workforce, quality and service improvement agendas.
- Lead all pre-registration and post-registration education activity within maternity services.
- Oversee student midwife placements and ensure a high-quality learning environment that meets NMC standards.
- Lead implementation of the NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment.
- Develop and monitor education programmes, competency frameworks and learning pathways for all maternity staff groups.
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