We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to join our team as a Band 7 Preceptorship midwife. The Preceptorship Lead Midwife works as a member of the maternity and neonatal senior leadership team, supporting all activity in ensuring the maternity unit works to support newly qualified midwives transition to post-registration, autonomous practitioner.
You will work as part of the senior midwifery leadership team to understand challenges of staff and implement strategies, seeking opportunities to address these. The role is cross-site, encompassing the footprint of York and Scarborough NHS Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Preceptorship Lead Midwife will work closely with all members of the midwifery workforce, including relevant stakeholders. They will be required to provide advice and support to the wider team; this will include supporting analysis of intelligence and provide innovative suggestions to support the onboarding and professional growth of the midwifery profession. The Preceptorship Lead midwife will be confident to develop and provide support to the facilitation of preceptorship activity with staff across the Trust.
We are delighted to be able to offer a range of roles within the maternity department across the Trust following additional investment to enhance services.
Interviews will take place the week commencing the 17th of March
You will be an autonomous practitioner, promoting the best practice and highest standards within maternity services. As a highly motivated individual, with a passion for providing high quality solutions to problem solve, the postholder will have an in-depth understanding of the maternity workforce climate.
Leading by example, you will empower staff in their professional development. As a midwife with an expert knowledge of staffing challenges, you will be responsible for liaising, guiding and advising maternity stakeholders with meeting the requirements within the People’s Promise.
The postholder will provide professional and pastoral advice, guidance, mentorship and coaching support to colleagues. The postholder will also participate in the education and training of the maternity workforce. The successful candidate is expected to be an autonomous practitioner, promoting compassionate leadership and high standards.
You will be actively involved with audit, quality and service improvement.
You will be highly visible, accessible within clinical practice, demonstrating the trust vision and values in all behaviours.
Our benefits

WE OFFER A RANGE OF BENEFITS TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF INCLUDING:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages
  A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
  Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
  Working for the Trust
  Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
  Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs.net .
  As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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  We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment

Please refer the Job description for details