Education & Practice Development Midwife
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Midwife to join the Women's & Children's Education Team. The role involves leading and implementing education, training, and development strategies for Maternity areas. You will support clinical staff through formal training and clinical work, participate in development programmes, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The position requires an experienced midwife with a focus on education and staff development.
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Training & Qualifications
- Registered Midwife
- Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent
- First Degree
Desirable criteria
- Working towards a Master's
- Degree in relevant area
- Suitable Post-Registration clinical experience to include relevant speciality
- Education and Practice experience
- Knowledge of nurse / midwife AHP education and clinical practice
- Evidence of the development and delivery of education/training programmes.
- Evidence of innovations and achievements in clinical practice
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience at Band 6/7 Level
- Previous experience of education/ practice development
- Communication and relationship skills
- Teaching/assessment skills Effective communicator
- Leadership & motivation skills Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Motivate self /others
- Supervise, educate and develop others
- Analytical and Judgement skills
- Effective decision making and problem solving
- Demonstrates a good understanding of Clinical governance
- Audit/ research experience
- Assertive and confident
- Personal and professional maturity
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm and motivation
- Planning and organisation skills
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Excellent time keeping
- Team worker
- Adaptable and flexible with working hours and conditions
- Ability to utilise resources Efficiently
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
- Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Training & Qualifications
- Registered Midwife
- Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent
- First Degree
- Working towards a Master's
- Degree in relevant area
- Suitable Post-Registration clinical experience to include relevant speciality
- Education and Practice experience
- Knowledge of nurse / midwife AHP education and clinical practice
- Evidence of the development and delivery of education/training programmes.
- Evidence of innovations and achievements in clinical practice
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience at Band 6/7 Level
- Previous experience of education/ practice development
- Communication and relationship skills
- Teaching/assessment skills Effective communicator
- Leadership & motivation skills Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Motivate self /others
- Supervise, educate and develop others
- Analytical and Judgement skills
- Effective decision making and problem solving
- Demonstrates a good understanding of Clinical governance
- Audit/ research experience
- Assertive and confident
- Personal and professional maturity
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm and motivation
- Planning and organisation skills
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Excellent time keeping
- Team worker
- Adaptable and flexible with working hours and conditions
- Ability to utilise resources Efficiently
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Exciting Opportunity Available Band 7 Education & Practice Development Midwife!
There is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Midwife to join the Women's & Children's Education Team.
The role involves leading and implementing education, training and development strategies for Maternity areas.
You will participate in Midwifery development/ mandatory programmes and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Use your specialist skills to support clinical staff both working clinically and by more formal training. You will be involved in new educational initiatives, professional & clinical development and managing projects.
You will be an experienced Band 6/7 Midwife with extensive experience in all maternity areas. You will be clinically competent, a student assessor and with evidence of post registration development.
The successful candidate would need to be able to demonstrate a confirmed interest in and experience of initiatives in education and staff development, good IT skills, and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team of educators.
Main duties of the job
Support the Education and Practice Development Lead, in implementing education, training and practice development strategies.
You will support the concept of continuing professional development through the delivery of relevant programmes of education and training
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