Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR406-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Recruitment & Retention Lead Midwife
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. 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 the ESNEFT’s 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, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for a Recruitment & Retention Lead Midwife to support our Newly Qualified, International Midwives and new member of staff joining our friendly and vibrant team.
You will ensure that they feel supported and are able to thrive within their working environment. You will be responsible for co-ordinating, planning and implementing orientation programmes as well as and additional support plans that may be required.
This is permanent post for part time- 18.75 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
• To be up to date with the preceptor programme of support and education and to understand the assessment process for post registration practitioners
• Work with senior staff and assessors to ensure all learners and newly qualified practitioners receive a robust induction and orientation to placement areas.
• To work in collaboration with the Head of Education: Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals and the Clinical Education Support Team to ensure a consistent approach to post-registration education across the trust.
• To contribute to the development of policies and guidelines applicable to the placements of post-registration preceptor practitioners and B5 RNs working within maternity.
• To provide leadership for all members of the Midwifery and Non-Midwifery team acting as a role model leading and promoting appropriate midwifery care.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
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.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Currently on Professional Register
- Able to demonstrate on going learning
Desirable criteria
- Leadership/management qualification
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in group teaching/presentations to peers and other professionals
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate processes
- 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 criteria
- Previous experience of change implementation.
- Recruitment experience.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Cook
- Job title
- Education and Practice Development Lead Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
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