Diabetes Midwife

Birmingham-Women; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Midwife to provide diabetes-related maternity care, including gestational diabetes education and insulin administration support in both antenatal clinics and inpatient settings.

You will work in midwife-led and consultant-led clinics, offering expert advice and contributing to diabetes education and pathway development. UK-wide guidelines and safeguarding are emphasized.

Qualifications

• NMC registered midwife with current professional registration.
• Experience or training in diabetes in pregnancy is essential.
• Knowledge of high-risk antenatal care and diabetes education.

Responsibilities

• Support Diabetes Specialist Midwives to provide diabetes care in pregnancy and postnatal period.
• Deliver education and follow-up for gestational diabetes and insulin management.
• Provide in-patient diabetes support across maternity services and cover for DSMs when needed.
• Assist in planning diabetes education updates and participate in audits to improve care.
• Teach and support MDT in diabetes care and contribute to service development.

Education

NMC Registered Midwife

Diabetes in Pregnancy postgraduate course

Job description

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• To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
• Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
• To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
• To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. No matter the career path you choose – you’ll have unwavering support for your ambition and a real investment in your learning.
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This is Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust.

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Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for working closely with the diabetic maternity services to provide care to women with diabetes in pregnancy and the postnatal period. The post holder will be expected to work in the midwife led clinics, consultant led clinic and practice in line with evidenced based care. The post holder will also be required to offer clinical advice to women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes and appropriately refer for continued care in the diabetes antenatal clinics.

Additionally, the successful midwife will provide in-patient diabetes support across all areas of the Maternity Directorate, and provide management cover for the diabetes service in the absence of the Band 7 DSM’s.

The role will also include being actively involved in supporting the DSM’s to plan and arrange diabetes education updates for midwives and junior doctors, participate in local and national audits, and develop diabetes care pathways and guidelines.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Diabetes Specialist Midwives to provide specialised diabetes support and midwifery care, advice and support to women with pre-existing and gestational diabetes in the consultant and midwife led clinics and across the wider maternity directorate. To offer continuity of care to women and their families.
• To provide education and support to women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes and arrange appropriate follow up and care.
• To provide education and support to women and their families regarding the safe practice of administration of insulin when prescribed by a doctor or non-medical prescriber.
• To support the Diabetes Specialist Midwives in delivering telephone, one to one or remote review of diabetes control and refer as appropriate.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and development of her/his own clinical skills including mandatory training.
• To support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service.
• To assume responsibility for the safe custody and administration of drugs in
• accordance with the Trust Policies and Statutory Rules and Regulations.
• To support the Band 7 DSM team to provide training to the MDT as required
• To support and educate the MDT with diabetes care, acting as a clinical specialist/expert
• To support other junior members of the diabetes team with any training or education

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• NMC Registered Midwife
• Diabetes in Pregnancy postgraduate course

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• High risk antenatal care
• Experience of giving health care education

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS

• Good analytical skills
• Ability to make swift appropriate decisions in an emergency
• Able to make appropriate decisions regarding care planning

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Able to provide all aspects of routine midwifery care
• Able to teach home blood glucose monitoring and use diabetes equipment
• Knowledge of Badgernet, Lorrenzo and EPIC software
• Knowledge of the GDM-Health App

PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with service users, colleagues and other professionals in primary/acute care and agencies
• Good team working
• Planning of clinic and service provision
• Assist in maintaining good levels of equipment and patient resources
• Evidence of project or service planning

Sponsorship:

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Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.