Diabetes Midwife

The Diabetes Times; Liverpool; Sur place; AUD 65 000 - 84 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Liverpool Women's Hospital is seeking a Band 6 Diabetes Midwife to join the Diabetes in Pregnancy multidisciplinary team. You will deliver and coordinate care for diabetic and high-risk pregnancies, in partnership with the Diabetes Specialist Lead Midwife and other specialists.

You will provide direct client care, develop diabetes expertise, and may deputise for the Band 7 DSM. You will promote quality improvement and act as a resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of

Qualifications

• Interest in diabetes in pregnancy care and keen to develop expert knowledge and skills.
• Ability to provide direct client care and coordinate care with multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to deputise for Band 7 DSM as required.

Responsabilités

• Provide high-quality, safe midwifery care to women with diabetes in pregnancy.
• Plan and coordinate care with the Diabetes in Pregnancy MDT and external agencies.
• Promote quality improvement methods to deliver measurable patient care improvements.
• Act as a resource of diabetes specialist knowledge to the team.

Connaissances

Diabetes care

Midwifery

Quality improvement

Team liaison

Description du poste

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our maternity service for a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Midwife. You will be working as part of the Diabetes in Pregnancy multi-disciplinary team.

You will work clinically as a Diabetes Midwife, providing and prescribing care for diabetic/high risk women through the Consultant units at Liverpool Women's Hospital in liaison with the multidisciplinary teams and in conjunction with the Band 7 Diabetes Lead Midwife.

Main duties

As a Band 6 Diabetes Midwife, you will provide high quality, safe midwifery care to women and their families whose pregnancy is complicated by Diabetes.

You will have an interest in the care of women with Diabetes in pregnancy and keen to develop a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills, which you will use to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant women and new mothers with additional needs.

The post holder will provide direct client care and be responsible for providing extra support and care to women whose pregnancy is complicated by Diabetes in partnership with the named Diabetes Specialist Lead Midwife, and the Diabetes in Pregnancy multi-disciplinary team and external agencies.

You will work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs, providing a link between the maternity service and other services involved in diabetes care.

You will also assist the Diabetes Specialist Lead Midwife to ensure that high standards of quality care are delivered and maintained for women with diabetes and may need to deputise for the Band 7 DSM as required.

You will be expected to promote the use of quality improvement methods by frontline staff in order to deliver measurable improvements in patient care.

You will act as a resource of diabetes specialist knowledge to other members of the multidisciplinary team.