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Interim Deputy Associate Director of Maternity Education | Barts Health NHS Trust

Posting date:	03 April 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£70,387 - £80,465 Per annum inc pro rata for part time
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	03 May 2025
Location:	London, E1 2DR
Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7125778/259-7125778GSS

Summary

Interim Deputy Associate Director of Maternity Education

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high
performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for
excellence and innovation and providing safe and
compassionate care to our patients in east London
and beyond.

An interim developmental opportunity at Band 8B to
support the Associate Director of Midwifery for
Eduaction for a period of one year. We are looking for
an enthusiastic, highly motivated, strong leadership
skills and innovative educator in Midiwfery with wide
ranging skills in teaching, presenting midwifery
education within midwifery disciplines.. The applicant
must be efficient in supporting roles within education
teams across Barts Health Maternity. The applicant
must be expert in and highly skilled in facilitating clinical
skills within disciplines in maternity workforce



Applicants should be currently working within
Barts Health Education Academy and or Maternity
Education and should have been in an 8A position
for a minimum of 24 months.
The role supports cross site non graduates ( Bands 2-
4); pre registrants: Student Midwives including
Apprenticeship Midwives in training. Post Registrants
Midwives and the Multi Professional teams including
Nurses, Obstetricians, Anaesthetists, and
Neonatologists as well as internal and external
stakeholders .

As a member of the Group Maternity Team, the
successful candidate will be responsible for promoting
and protecting the reputation of the Trust, promoting
safety through education, and empowering and
upskilling the workforce through training. We do this
through providing strategic practice education, across
all discipines in maternity.
You will be working across the the 3 maternity sites
including the Group Director of Midwifery, The
Dierctors and Associate Directors of the Education
Academy, Associate Directors of Midwives and their
Deputies, Practice Development Midiwves. Clinical
Placement Facilitors. Preceptorship Leads

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.


The post holder will support the Associate Director of
Midwifery Education in the development and
implementation of the practice education strategy for pre
and post practice registrants within maternity services.
You will support in the development of the quality and
safety agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high
standards of care and innovation with a strong patient
safety focus in maternity staff training.
They will work in collaboration with the Multi -
professional teams, site governance teams, Higher
Education Institutes, Barts Health Education Academy
to ensure the delivery and achievement of the group's
educational, national objectives and contribute to the
strategic policies for midwifery and maternity services in
Education.
They will develop and facilitate programs for CPD for all staff
groups reflecting national agendas and for personal
professional development

As this is a developmental role, we will develop your
skills, knowledge and experience in meeting national
and strategic programs within maternity services at
Barts Health across all levels.
A compelling call to action
If you are a pratcing midwife, currently working within
Barts Health Education Academy/Maternity Education,
have been in an 8A position for a minimum of 24
months you are are illegible to apply for this role.
Location
Your primary base will be at the Learning Center
(Whipps Cross, Education Academy RLH, or Education
Department South Side at the NUH. However, the role
requires cross Site working .There is the flexibility for
working from any of the maternity sites during the week.

“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”

“Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.”

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.


This advert closes on Thursday 17 Apr 2025