Diabetes Specialist Midwife Barts Health NHS Trust

The Diabetes Times; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

Royal London Hospital site – Barts Health NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a midwife with a specialist interest in Maternity Services to support the delivery of diabetes services.

We aim to ensure that women are at the core of everything we do, wrapping care providers and birth supporters around them as required rather than moving women to achieve different acuity pathways. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, highly motivated, and enthusiastic midwife to join our diabetes team.

You will have enthusiasm for all aspects of midwifery care, including antenatal care, fetal monitoring, intrapartum care, and postnatal care. You will have the ability to work closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver training, support students, new midwives, doctors, and engage in audit and quality improvement.

Your responsibilities will include being the Midwifery lead on the development, coordination, and implementation of the Specialist Diabetic Service within the Maternity Directorate in conjunction with the Obstetric and Diabetes Lead. You will develop specialist programs of evidence-based care for women with diabetes and ensure that individual care is appropriately planned, implemented, and evaluated.

Additionally, you will provide expert clinical and professional specialist advice on the care of women who require pre-conceptual care, those with diabetes, or those who develop diabetes during pregnancy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide effective leadership to the diabetes/pregnancy team and act as the lead midwife on diabetes in maternity services.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other diabetes team members and contribute to the education and professional development of staff in both acute and primary care settings.

They will be actively involved in client/family education, supporting midwives and GPs to provide ongoing antenatal care and planning care for clients.

The post holder will be responsible for auditing, monitoring, and evaluating the services provided.