Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Neonatal Unit

Job overview

Supporting student midwives in clinical learning, ensuring safe, effective, and reflective practice.

Main duties of the job

• To support and develop the pre-registration midwifery students whilst on clinical placements within King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust across all sites, reflecting the NMC standards

• Promote high standards of care through role modelling the demonstration of clinical expertise , leadership and professionalism

• To demonstrate clinical expertise and act as an effective role model for best practice midwifery for pre-registration midwifery students

• To work along-side the Midwifery Practice Facilitator , assisting in the delivery of effective programmes and the facilitation of high quality placement learning

• Facilitate a positive learning environment in the classroom, simulation and clinical areas where student development is encouraged and supported and talent is fostered and enhanced

• To support both students and practice supervisors and assessors within the clinical environment

• To provide pastoral support, guidance and training to all stakeholders on all aspects of pre-registration midwifery

• To provide support to students who have been identified as requiring further development in order to achieve the required standard for their stage of training.

• To champion pre-registration midwifery across King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Clinical Practice

• To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and Trust Policies and Procedures.

• Be a highly visible clinical role model, working al ongside pre-registration midwifery students and practice supervisors and assessors

• To ensure that own practice demonstrates current clinical knowledge

• To work clinically alongside pre-registration midwifery students where required across the organisation , supporting individual students to develop their practice

• To provide feedback to the midwifery students and practice supervisors and assessors , verbally and through the Pan London Midwifery Practice Assessment Documents

• To demonstrate a strong understanding of the support a student midwife requires during their training

• Contribute to an environment in which effective practice-based learning is fostered, implemented, evaluated and shared

• Support practice supervisors and assessors in their roles

• To work effectively as part of the multi-professional, inter-disciplinary team, encouraging and supporting other health care professionals in the promotion and maintenance of an effective learning environment

• To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role m odel for midwives and other staff

• To maintain effective working relations with colleagues at all levels and from all professions within the trust, ensuring effective communication at all times

• To maintain records of training undertaken by each member of staff

2. Education and Research

• To facilitate the learning and continuing development of pre-registration midwifery students in the trust, ensuring that education is responsive to trust developments and national guidance around pre-registration midwifery

• To help develop and co-ordinate planned educational programmes and opportunities for pre-registration midwifery students

• Support the implementation of the new NMC proficiencies and t he Standards for student supervision and assessment

• To assist in maintaining a high quality learning placement experience for student midwives within the trust.

• To support pre -registration midwifery students to reflect on their clinical practice through clinical supervision

• To support with the identification of suitable practice assessors and supervisors who are clear on their role and have received adequate support and preparation

• To assist in the allocation of suitable practice assessors and supervisors

• To support the delivery of practice assessor and supervisor training programmes

• To help create, sustain and support an environment where student midwives can flourish

• To support practice assessor and supervisors to ensure that learning opportu nities are effectively utilised

• To support research awareness by, disseminating appropriate evidence-based and research findings relevant to the clinical practice area

• To work closely with the Midwifery Practice Facilitators to ensure the T rust meets the NMC requirements

• To work collaboratively with practice development midwives, ward managers/team leaders and midwifery staff to champion p re-registration midwifery within the organisation

• To be involved in the working partnership with the Capital M idwife training steering group and colleagues across KHP

• To be part of the PROMPT faculty and contribute to other multidisciplinary training

3. Management

• To manage own time to ensure balance between clinical teaching and administrative activities

• To produce appropriate student data or reports requested by management

• To help support and maintain the Trust’s SSSA database

• To assist in the process of recruitment of pre-registration midwifery students for the partner universities

• To support all midwifery students to receive a comprehensive and individualised induction and orientation package on commencement of post

• To actively participate in evaluation of all student placements

• Work collaborative with our partner universities

• To ensure compliance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy, supporting the delivery of the Trusts Race Equality Scheme and the Trust's duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people ensuring services are responsive to the needs of equality groups

• To be an active member of the Trust’s Practice Development Nurses

Forum and other forums for developing practice

• In conjunction with senior midwifery colleagues provide direction for the Trust in regard to pre-registration midwifery

4. Personal Professional Development

• To actively participate in maintaining own professional development, identifying own educational and clinical training needs with Line Manager

• Participate in own a ppraisal

• To ensure own mandatory training certificates are current.

• To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with PREP requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required

• To participate in reflective practice, and maintain a personal learning portfolio.

• To keep up to date with NMC, relevant specialist, Faculty & Trust guidelines and protocols.

• To maintain full conversance with current national and local guidance and the NMC curriculum standards

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Completed midwifery preceptorship programme
• Practice Supervisor & Practice Assessor competency or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience as a Mentor/Practice Supervisor and Assessor

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent clinical skills and competence in suturing and cannulation
• Managing time effectively

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• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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