Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (from approximately June 2025 to March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 151-SF67
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £48,270 - £54,931 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Practice Development Midwife Student Lead
Band 7
Job overview
Wexham Park Hospital is pleased to offer a wonderful secondment/Fixed Term opportunity to join the friendly and dynamic Maternity Practice Development team as a Practice Development Midwife for Students.
This is a full-time seconded/Fixed Term role. You will be responsible for all midwifery students, external students and work-experience students carrying out their placements in our maternity departments at Wexham Park Hospital.
Main duties of the job
If you are an experienced midwife with a passion for education, practice development, supporting students and new learners within a multi-professional environment, we would encourage you to submit an application. The Maternity Service at Frimley Health Foundation Trust currently provide clinical placement for Midwifery Students from 5 different universities, all of which work together with Wexham Park Hospital.
Frimley Health is a great place to work and progress your career in the Midwifery profession. We are the 4th largest trust to deliver maternity services in England, with a Director of Midwifery and a dedicated Head of Midwifery at both sites.
As a member of the Practice Development team you will be encouraged and supported to further develop your professional knowledge, coaching and teaching skills.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current Midwifery NMC registrant
- Degree in midwifery or relevant subject
Training
Essential criteria
- Mentorship qualification / PSPA / SLIP
Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Clarke
- Job title
- Lead Midwife for Practice Development & Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006151325
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