Maternity Practice Educator

Merseywestlancs; Chorley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Chorley seeks a Senior Midwife to lead clinical teaching and assess practice-based skills. The role involves planning and providing expert education to midwives and healthcare professionals, ensuring competency in essential skills. Candidates must hold a current NMC registration, a Master’s in Midwifery, and a teaching qualification. This role is vital for promoting high-quality midwifery care and supporting staff development within the Trust, fostering an environment of education and professional growth.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with a valid NMC registration.
• Evidence of continued professional development (CPD) post-registration.
• Experience in healthcare teaching and training.

Responsibilities

• Teach and assess practice‑based skills for midwifery staff.
• Lead on clinical teaching and ensure competency in skills.
• Plan educational programmes for staff development.

Skills

Ability to work autonomously

Excellent clinical skills

Teaching multidisciplinary groups

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Collaborative and influencing working style

Education

Registered Midwife with current NMC registration

Masters in Midwifery

Teaching Qualification

Job description

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third‑party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e‑mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Job overview

The post holder is required to work with the multi‑disciplinary team at the Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital, facilitate statutory and Mandatory training and education within the Midwifery and Maternity Support workers team; and ensure training is collated and reported at local and Trust levels.

The post holder will be expected to autonomously provide expert high quality practice based learning by teaching and assessing practice‑based skills whilst supporting the Trust’s governance agenda within the maternity practice development team.

To take day to day responsibility and be accountable for leading on skill development for post‑registration midwives and other non‑registered health care professionals.

To identify and provide training and education programmes to support the development of skills, knowledge and attitude required to ensure the delivery of competent, high quality midwifery care.

To act as a role model, expert practitioner and promote normality within the service.

To promote a clinical practice environment that values education and development by team members.

To also undertake the role of the midwife.

Also accepts that as a senior midwife and a member of the Maternity Services senior team will ensure that they act in a professional manner and lead by example at all times.

Participate when required in the maternity bleep rota.

Please note: The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Plan and devise clinical teaching sessions inclusive of personal development programmes for staff to support and develop all midwifery staff in their roles in the delivery of care in the specified clinical setting.

To teach and ensure competency of midwives clinical skills inclusive of IV Cannulation, IV drug administration, suturing, low risk intrapartum skills, high risk intrapartum skills inclusive of HDU, obstetric skills and drills.To ensure compliance with core competencies inclusive of venepuncture, blood transfusion and ANTT..

Lead on all clinical teaching inclusive of live simulation in the practice area with the multi‑disciplinary team.

Use a variety of appropriate teaching and learning strategies to promote learning and reflection on practice, which involves working as a practitioner alongside midwives and non‑registered health care professionals providing direct care to women and babies.

Ensure that all teaching material is evidenced based and in line with trust guidelines and policies, suggesting and promoting change for best practice. Promote evidence based care and best practice whilst supporting and teaching in clinical practice.

Make recommendations regarding future education needs in response to a changing NHS agenda.

Provide strong leadership within the midwifery clinical area, acting as a role model for midwives.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 4th February 2026

Closing date: 18th February 2026

Shortlisting date: 19th February 2026

Proposed Interview date: 26th February 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
• Evidence of continued CPD post registration
• Masters in Midwifery
• Teaching Qualification

Knowledge

• Understanding of Saving Babies Lives V2
• Experience of business planning processes
• Drafting briefing papers for senior management
• Co‑ordinating projects in complex environments
• Negotiating change withing complex systems
• Demonstrated experience of co‑ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Analysis and interpretation of information
• Collaborative and influencing working style
• IT skills – word processing and spreadsheets
• Teaching multidisciplinary groups
• Working to KPIs and performance targets
• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to lead and organise a team
• Experience of line managing a team including setting objectives, conducting appraisals

Other

• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Access to car or mobility support with valid licence/insurance

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward‑thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [e-mail].

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision‑making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

eVisa Update

For successful candidates on selected work and study visa routes, who have completed and paid for their applications will no longer receive a visa vignette in passport as evidence of their permission to enter the UK. Instead, you will be issued with an eVisa only, which is accessed by creating a UKVI account. Before travelling to the UK, we advise applicants to:

• Understand how to generate an eVisa share code

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

• All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
• There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
• Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

The Trust is a non‑smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website.

You will be expected to undertake the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.

Additional Information

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here.

An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.