Overview
The Practice Development (PD) Team is central in our commitment to enhance the quality of the clinical learning environment and deliver meaningful, supportive learning and development opportunities within maternity services. The post holder will operationally and strategically manage Maternity's Practice Development Team and education programme.
Responsibilities
* Lead on the educational provision of ongoing learning and development within maternity’s clinical environments, ensuring high‑quality learning opportunities and supportive educational input for learners and staff.
* Develop and deliver inter‑professional learning opportunities and training programmes, fostering a learning culture that promotes equality and values diversity.
* Work collaboratively with the Midwifery Leadership Team to provide learning and development support to all maternity staff, especially newly qualified or newly appointed staff.
* Ensure learning and development activities meet CQC standards, MIS criteria, NMC codes of conduct and other relevant national and local guidance.
* With the Director of Midwifery, plan a schedule of education and training geared towards service development.
* Lead development and delivery of inter‑professional learning and nurture professional education programmes for the multidisciplinary team, encouraging life‑long learning.
* Coordinate development and ongoing training for newly qualified and newly appointed midwives and maternity support workers.
* Collaborate with the Midwifery Leadership Team to develop and deliver high standards of women‑centred, evidence‑based care.
* Participate in the planning and delivery of multi‑professional education provision, leading OxMUD, PROMPT, supporting the Fetal Wellbeing Day, and facilitating other training sessions.
* Chair the MPEF (Maternity Practice Education Forum) in collaboration with the Lead Midwife for Education and Programme Lead Oxford Brookes University.
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