Job summary
We are looking for a Recruitment & Retention Lead Midwife to support our Newly Qualified, International Midwives and new member of staff joining our friendly and vibrant team.
You will ensure that they feel supported and are able to thrive within their working environment. You will be responsible for co-ordinating, planning and implementing orientation programmes as well as additional support plans that may be required.
This is a maternity cover post for part time – 18.75 hours per week until 3 September 2026.
Main duties of the job
* To be up to date with the preceptor programme of support and education and to understand the assessment process for post registration practitioners
* Work with senior staff and assessors to ensure all learners and newly qualified practitioners receive a robust induction and orientation to placement areas.
* To work in collaboration with the Head of Education: Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals and the Clinical Education Support Team to ensure a consistent approach to post-registration education across the trust.
* To contribute to the development of policies and guidelines applicable to the placements of post-registration preceptor practitioners and B5 RNs working within maternity.
* To provide leadership for all members of the Midwifery and Non-Midwifery team acting as a role model leading and promoting appropriate midwifery care.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
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Details
* Date posted: 04 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 7
* Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata
* Contract: Fixed term
* Duration: 11 months
* Working pattern: Part-time
* Reference number: 432-HR664-25
* Job locations: Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: Currently on Professional Register
* Essential: Able to demonstrate ongoing learning
* Desirable: Leadership/management qualification
* Desirable: Teaching qualification
Experience
* Essential: Experience in group teaching/presentations to peers and other professionals
* Essential: Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate processes
* Essential: Ability to impart unwelcome news to staff e.g. where performance targets have not been met
* Essential: Understanding/experience of current recruitment processes
* Essential: Previous experience as Interviewer
* Desirable: Previous experience of change implementation
* Desirable: Recruitment experience
Disclosures
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Employer's website: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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