Diabetes Maternity Support Worker

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a Diabetes Maternity Support Worker to facilitate care for individuals with diabetes during pregnancy. The role involves planning and prioritizing workloads, providing education and lifestyle advice, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The organization emphasizes compassionate care and offers various benefits such as flexible working, extensive training opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

27–33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress and bereavement

Extensive training and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise workload; implement evidence-based care.
• Provide education, monitoring, and lifestyle advice to patients with diabetes in pregnancy.
• Work with the multidisciplinary diabetes team to contribute to care planning and review.
• Perform administrative duties to support service delivery.

Job description

Overview

The Diabetes Maternity Support Worker will facilitate and support the delivery of safe, compassionate, person-centred care to individuals with diabetes in pregnancy. Working alongside the multidisciplinary diabetes team, the post holder will provide education, monitoring, and lifestyle advice to patients, ensuring effective diabetes management. They will also contribute to the improvement of patient outcomes through support, guidance, and administrative duties. In this role you will be expected to plan and prioritise your workload, implement evidence-based care, use relevant guidance, protocols, and policies (local and national), and work within the team to contribute to care planning and review.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise workload; implement evidence-based care and use relevant guidance, protocols, and policies (local and national).
• Provide education, monitoring, and lifestyle advice to patients with diabetes in pregnancy.
• Work with the multidisciplinary diabetes team to contribute to care planning and review; support and guide patients to achieve safe, person-centred care.
• Perform administrative duties to support service delivery and patient outcomes.

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Organisation context and values

The Trust is committed to environmental responsibility through the "Save Planet Tameside & Glossop" strategy, emphasising green workplace practices.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop, providing services both within the hospital and in the community. Our vision is to improve health outcomes through collaboration with health and care partners.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

Commitment to diversity

We encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people who are underrepresented within our workforce.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• 27–33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme
• Free eye tests and health checks
• Gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance
• Extensive training and development opportunities, paid mandatory training

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. Please ensure all information provided is accurate and reliable.

Additional information

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. For our agenda for change staff, terms include regular pay awards, annual leave increasing to 33 days after 10 years, and access to a competitive Pension Scheme, subject to role type. Terms may differ for non-Executive positions. There are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training and a protected training budget; an on-site Occupational Health Service is available, with fast-track access to physio, counselling and complementary therapies.