Clinical Skills Facilitator

This 12-month post sits within the Maternity Education Team at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, working across several clinical sites. The clinical skills facilitator works directly with midwives on preceptorship, including newly qualified, internationally educated and return to practice midwives, to build their clinical skills through their first year. The role also plans preceptorship training days and obstetric emergencies training with the lead midwife and practice development midwives.

Applicants need NMC registration and at least two years' NHS experience since registering.

• Work clinically with midwives on preceptorship to develop their clinical skills and competencies through the preceptorship year
• Support midwives in clinical practice, prominently those on preceptorship, including newly qualified, internationally educated and return to practice midwives
• Plan and facilitate preceptorship training days and obstetric emergencies training
• Review the preceptorship programme regularly with the preceptorship lead midwife and practice development midwives
• Support individual midwives through individual programmes that build knowledge and skills, alongside the practice education fellows
• Build good working relationships and collaborative working with the multi-disciplinary team across the directorate and Trust, and with the local education faculty

• Completed midwifery preceptorship within the UK
• Evidence of professional development

• Current NMC registration as a midwife
• Awareness of the Professional Midwifery Advocate role

• Minimum two years' NHS experience since NMC registration
• Relevant clinical experience, including demonstrated experience against the clinical skills facilitator knowledge and skills framework

• Competencies and clinical skills against the Band 6 knowledge and skills framework
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• IT skills
• Ability to motivate and develop clinical and managerial staff to their full potential
• Knowledge of the local and national maternity transformation programme
• Knowledge of midwifery statutory frameworks, national policy, and the Midwives' Rules and Code of Practice

• Self-motivation and organisational prioritising skills
• Commitment to a culture of continuous improvement, openness and honesty
• Awareness of and adherence to the Trust's vision
• Ability to work across all sites as needed

• Previous teaching experience