Diabetes Midwife

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Midwife in the Diabetes in Pregnancy team at Liverpool Women's Hospital. The role focuses on prescribing and clinical care for women with diabetes in pregnancy, liaising with maternity and diabetes services, and providing diabetes expertise across the multidisciplinary team.

You will support the Band 7 lead midwife, deputise when required, and contribute to quality improvement and governance in diabetes care for mothers and

Qualifications

• NMC registered midwife with current registration.
• Experience leading and delivering education in group settings.
• Knowledge of gestational diabetes and related risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, safe midwifery care to women and families with diabetes in pregnancy.
• Give direct client care, extra support and prescribing for diabetic and high-risk women.
• Plan and coordinate individual care linking maternity with other diabetes services.
• Work with the Diabetes in Pregnancy multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
• Deputise for the Band 7 lead midwife and promote quality improvement.
• Act as a diabetes specialist knowledge source for the team.
• Take autonomous clinical decisions in emergencies to safeguard mother and baby.
• Carry out risk assessments in hospital, birth centre and community settings.
• Manage obstetric and neonatal emergencies.
• Maintain clinical competencies and keep up with service developments.
• Implement evidence-based midwifery and medical practice.

Skills

Gestational diabetes knowledge

Education leadership

Team management

Public health & governance

NMC guidelines knowledge

Education

NMC registered midwife

Job description

The post is a Band 6 specialist midwife role in the Diabetes in Pregnancy team at Liverpool Women's Hospital, part of Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. It centres on prescribing and clinical care for women whose pregnancy is complicated by diabetes, linking maternity with other diabetes services. The post works alongside a Band 7 diabetes lead midwife, with deputising cover when needed and a role as a diabetes resource for colleagues. NMC registration as a midwife is the core requirement.

What the job involves

• Provide high-quality, safe midwifery care to women and families with diabetes in pregnancy
• Give direct client care, extra support and prescribing for diabetic and high-risk women through the consultant units
• Plan and coordinate individual care, linking maternity with other diabetes services
• Work with the Diabetes in Pregnancy multidisciplinary team and external agencies
• Help the Band 7 lead midwife maintain high standards of diabetes care, and deputise when required
• Promote quality improvement methods among frontline staff
• Act as a source of diabetes specialist knowledge for the multidisciplinary team
• Take autonomous clinical decisions in emergencies to ensure safe outcomes for mother and baby
• Carry out risk assessments in hospital, birth centre and community settings
• Manage obstetric and neonatal emergencies, including when medical help is unavailable
• Maintain clinical competencies and keep up with service developments
• Implement evidence-based midwifery and medical practice

Qualifications

• NMC registered midwife

Experience

• Experience of leading and delivering education in a group setting

Skills & knowledge

• Evaluate midwifery care, with knowledge of gestational diabetes and its risks
• Knowledge of diabetes frameworks and guidance
• Working knowledge of the NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, Scope of Professional Practice and standards for administering medicines
• Ability to educate parents and students
• Ability to manage junior staff
• Knowledge of the public health agenda and clinical governance

Other

• Use own initiative, prioritise workload and undertake all midwifery duties in the clinical area
• Calm under pressure, courteous with difficult people and using appropriate language
• Able to work well within a team
• IT literate, with good literacy and grammar
• Flexible working hours and ability to adapt to new working practices
• Reliable, punctual, approachable and non-judgemental

Nice to have

• Study at Master's level or equivalent
• Managerial or leadership qualification
• Diabetes qualification
• Teaching qualification or teaching experience
• Able to meet the practical requirements of the post, including cross-site shift patterns
• Knowledge of the National Services framework and healthy hospitals initiative