Midwife - Diabetes Continuity Team | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Preston seeks experienced midwives to join a continuity team supporting women with diabetes during pregnancy. Ideal candidates will work at least 33 hours weekly, assist in managing care, and communicate effectively to deliver high-quality outcomes. Development opportunities abound, and the role involves working in various maternity settings. Applications close on November 23, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in maternity services.
• Ability to support women with diabetes in pregnancy.
• Reassuring style that inspires confidence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and coordinate care through effective management.
• Promote patient safety and manage risk.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Effective communication

Patient care management

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

NMC registration to practice as a midwife in the UK

Band 5 or Band 6 midwifery qualifications

Job description

Overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced midwives to join our highly motivated continuity team supporting women with diabetes in pregnancy. The Tulip Team provides continuity of care in the Antenatal, Intrapartum and Postnatal periods. The team works a variety of shifts including day and night on call cover.

Ideally the candidate would work a minimum of 33 hours per week and be either a Band 5 nearing the end of their preceptorship or a Band 6. Experienced midwives will receive a period of orientation to the service once the post is commenced prior to joining the team.

Please note: All overseas applications who do not have NMC registration allowing them to practice as a midwife in the UK will not be shortlisted.

You will have a reassuring style that inspires confidence and promotes our range of services to the families you are supporting. You will be an excellent communicator, also great at listening to women, birthing people and their families, helping them to achieve a high quality, positive and safe experience through the development of personalised care plans.

You will have the chance to work in all areas of our service: freestanding and alongside birth centres, obstetric delivery suite, maternity assessment suite, antenatal clinics, community services, home birth team, antenatal and postnatal ward, and theatre. You will also work closely with our specialist teams: enhanced support midwifery team, antenatal screening team, research and development team, rainbow team, diabetes specialist continuity of carer team, and our digital team. You’ll help support & guide our students & maternity support workers too.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our service users. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely makes a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path. You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the lead midwife in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes


• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation


• Be responsible for the delivery and co‑ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by less experienced staff


• Ensure a high standard of Midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence‑based guidelines


• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care


• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines


• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care


• Promote provision of education and health promotion


• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals


• Ensure environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness

BIG PLAN

• Consistently deliver excellent care


• Create a great place to work


• Deliver value for money


• Ensure we are fit for the future


• Develop our staff to be the best they can be

You can chat with Christina Morris, lead midwife for diabetes: [e-mail]

This advert closes on Sunday 23 Nov 2025