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Job overview
We are inviting applicants for a training post to become an Advanced Practice Midwife. This is an exciting and challenging development opportunity designed for midwives who are ready to advance their scope of practice whilst continuing to work within their current clinical role. The programme is aligned to the four pillars of Advanced Practice: Clinical Practice, Leadership & Management, Education, and Research.
This training role is intentionally rigorous. The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme requires a high level of professional maturity, strong clinical foundations, and the ability to balance academic study with complex clinical responsibilities. Applicants should already demonstrate:
·Extensive post-registration midwifery experience, with evidence of autonomous decision- making
·Commitment to lifelong learning, reflective practice, and professional growth
·Resilience, motivation, and excellent organisational skills
·A genuine appetite for challenge and innovation.
Applicant suitability
Given the intensity of the training and the academic requirements, applicants should carefully consider their readiness to undertake this role alongside their current responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have excellent leadership and clinical skills, as well as evidence of continuing professional development.
The successful applicant will undertake the Trainee Advanced Practitioners programme, which is a structured training while remaining embedded in your existing clinical team. The role includes:
1. Clinical Practice: Developing enhanced assessment, diagnostic and decision-making skills to support safe, evidence-based care across the maternity pathway.
2. Leadership & Management: Supporting quality improvement, service development and contributing to strategic priorities.
3. Education: Participating in teaching, supporting colleagues’ learning, and acting as a positive role model.
4. Research: Engaging with evidence-based practice, critical enquiry, and contributing to the development of maternity knowledge.
Your role will be integral to the patient journey from outpatient assessment to ongoing acute care for pregnant people.
The post holder will work as a highly skilled and experienced autonomous practitioner across the Maternity services as part of a well-established specialist multidisciplinary and multi-agency team. You will be managing and supporting a broad range of complex maternity patient cases and be part of the MDT planning care pathways, follow-up and acute care.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Demonstrating a high level of expertise within the pregnant population. You will manage and coordinate care pathways for complex pregnant people.
With substantial midwifery experience, you must be prepared to undertake an MSc degree (level 7) in Advanced Clinical Practice and will complete a portfolio of evidence to achieve accreditation/digital badge status. You must be able to work independently within the four pillars of advanced practice which include clinical practice, management and leadership, education and research.
Your role will involve the independent and autonomous practice of history taking, clinical examination, non-medical prescribing, clinical investigations, interpretation and subsequently the diagnosis and management planning of complex pregnancy.
You will have excellent leadership and clinical skills, as well as evidence of continuing professional development. The ACP role will be integral to the patient's journey.
For full details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and personal specification.
Person specification
education/training
Essential criteria
5. Professional registration
6. MSc Advanced Practice working towards successful completion of ACP apprenticeship ( PACR, PADRAP and NMP)
7. Post graduated qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
8. Proven leadership
9. Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
Work Experience
Essential criteria
10. Grounded knowledge of Complex maternity Care and the pathways
11. Demonstrable experience of service improvement and transformation, achieving cultural change to improve service quality
12. Experience of implementing local/specialist objectives
13. Proven track record of successful management of change and leadership
Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. Evidence of skills show in JD
Leadership
Essential criteria
15. Demonstrates ability to question and challenge practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient and staff care, health and wellbeing are continually evaluated and improved
16. Professional approach to work and instil confidence
17. Motivated, with the ability to motivate others
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.