Job Overview
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic midwife to join the team as an Early Career Support Midwife to provide clinical support to newly qualified midwives transitioning from student to autonomous practitioner, offering structured support, mentorship (named preceptor/buddy), protected study days, and clinical guidance to build confidence and competence in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care across integrated community and hospital setting.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience and be up to date and confident with all clinical skills.
If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
Main duties of the job
Will be responsible for the support and development of our newly qualified midwives, with a focus on clinical care provision.
Will assist in the review the preceptorship package with the guidance of the retention support midwives to ensure the outcomes reflect the needs of the midwives, the wider MDT and the evolving service.
To help in the induction process for staff when joining our organisation, including their training and education needs.
To support the wider education team with the ongoing training and development of the workforce through facilitation of training days, including mandatory study days and local training delivery.
To act as a resource of clinical expertise and support the professional development of midwives, maternity support workers, health care assistants and other members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate
Closing date of applications: 8 March 2026
Interview date: 20 March 2026
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
NMC registration and revalidation requirements/CPD
Completion of a mentorship course or SSSA assessor
Desirable criteria
Has a degree or is working towards one
Experience
Essential criteria
Substantial post registration experience in all maternity areas
Mentor / Supervisor experience
Desirable criteria
NLS Instructor
Previous experience of participating in audit
Awareness of budget management and financial constraints
Communication
Essential Criteria
Highly developed communication skills to support colleagues/learners in a learning environment
IT literate - Ability to use Microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
Awareness of different learning styles and needs and how to support these
Values and Behaviours
Essential Criteria
Model's Trust values and Behaviours
Adheres to NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable criteria
Can identify own and others limitations with knowledge to escalate this to the appropriate person
Can help to undertake developmental reviews and take steps to support this