Recruitment and Retention Midwife

As a Recruitment & Retention Midwife you will work alongside the Practice Development Midwife to recruit and retain post-registration - newly qualified, preceptor midwives; midwives recruited from outside the UK and Band 5 Registered Nurses working within maternity services at ESNEFT. You will be required to have the appropriate knowledge and skills to provide support, educational input and development activities for clinical staff, and assessors. You will be responsible for the planning, implementation and embedding of a robust recruitment and retention plan that will positively contribute to the development of a workforce fit for purpose. Included within your responsibility will be to consider innovative and supportive methods for focussing upon retention within the midwifery profession.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes.

Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFTs core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, procedures and in its practices and to foster positive work relationships. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values of Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Staff Standards, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

Essential: - Able to demonstrate on going learning; - Currently on Professional Register.

Desirable: - Teaching qualification; - Leadership/management qualification

Essential: - Robust understanding of Guidelines and Policies; - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate processes.; - Experience in group teaching/presentations to peers and other professionals; - Ability to impart unwelcome news to staff e.g. where performance targets have not been met.; - Understanding/experience of current recruitment processes.; - Previous experience as Interviewer

Desirable: - Previous experience of change implementation.; - Recruitment experience.; - Use of computerised information system