Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic Maternity Clinical Educator to provide leadership, support, and expertise in advancing clinical practice and education. This role focuses on mentoring newly qualified midwives, promoting innovative practices, and ensuring excellence in electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and intrapartum care, in alignment with current evidence and national guidelines.
This role is to cover Maternity leave until the end of May 2026.
As part of the maternity education team, you will deliver expert training and guidance, collaborate with the senior midwifery team to implement evidence-based practice.
Main duties of the job
The Maternity Clinical Educator will lead in-service education programmes, provide specialised knowledge in intrapartum care, including adherence to NICE guidance and emergency management, and support the professional development of midwife preceptors through evaluation and mentorship. Additionally, the successful candidate will champion Barts Health values, fostering excellence through maternity practice initiatives and the "Great Expectations" programme.
This position is pivotal in enhancing professional development and maintaining exceptional care standards within maternity services.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. •Experience at a senior level (band 7) in Midwifery
2. •Experience in quality, clinical audit, and clinical developments
3. •Experience of teaching professional development and professional issues.
4. •Experience of mentoring students and teaching in Practice
5. •Able to be part of the Band 8 on call-rota
6. •Experience of clinical supervision and use of clinical reflective practice
Desirable criteria
7. •Handling complaints and issues involving midwives.
Skills
Essential criteria
8. •Excellent interpersonal, managerial, and organisational skills.
9. •Good written communication skills
10. •Demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
11. •Excellent electronic fetal monitoring and interpretation skills
12. •Ability to act as a change agent.
13. •Ability to work both individually and in a team.
14. •Up to date on current midwifery education, practice, and development issues.
15. •Ability to communicate with staff and colleagues at all levels.
16. •Good IT skills
17. •Current clinical experience and skills
18. •Good intrapartum skills including, cannulation, obstetric emergencies & suturing.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
19. •Knowledge of current evidence and guidelines around electronic fetal monitoring and its interpretation
20. •Knowledge of equal opportunities.
21. •Knowledge about current evidence and reports influencing practice.
22. •Knowledge of infection prevention and Control.
23. •Understanding of Child and vulnerable adults Protection
24. •Knowledge of Clinical Governance issues.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
25. •Registered Midwife
26. •Degree level qualification
27. •Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or Module/ENB 997/99
Desirable criteria
28. •Attendance on a clinical leadership programme
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
29. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
30. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
31. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
32. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
33. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)