Practice Development Midwife

Position

Band 7 – Practice Development Midwife

We are seeking applications from experienced midwives to join the dynamic education team at Queen Mary Maternity Unit, part of Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Queen Mary Maternity Unit Hospital site – the team includes a fetal wellbeing lead midwife, clinical practice facilitator and practice development midwives.

• Facilitate and coordinate the delivery of maternity clinical skills and emergency skills training to multi‑professional maternity and obstetric teams.
• Provide monitoring and reporting of all mandatory maternity training to support the attainment of NHSLA risk management standards.
• Maintain a senior professional midwifery role within the maternity service, providing evidence‑based care in daily practice and acting as a role model to other staff.
• Support newly qualified staff during their preceptorship programme (Capital Kite Mark achieved).
• Support professional and personal development of staff to ensure delivery of high quality training.

The education programme is well established with a good track record of multi‑professional learning and training. The hospital is expanding its critical care and diagnostic centres with investments of £30m and £80m respectively. The Care Quality Commission rates the Trust ‘Good’ in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and ‘Outstanding’ in leadership and resource use.

Weekend shifts may be required at multiple sites. Employment is subject to a six‑month probationary period.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. We actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and under‑represented communities and value the unique perspectives that diverse teams bring.

For further details or to arrange informal visits, contact:

Name: Natalie Charalambides
Job title: Lead Midwife for Professional Practice
Email address:

Hannah Phillips, Consultant Midwife