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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

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

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.

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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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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

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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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