Diabetes Midwife

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Demonstrate organisational skills to manage area of responsibility effectively and efficiently.

Provide visible clinical leadership and direct line management for all the maternity diabetic team including roster management, failsafe procedures and optimisation of clinical pathway delivery.

Attends and participates in inter departmental meetings both clinical and non-clinical.

Be aware of current research in diabetes care and aid in active participation where opportunity allows.

Develop and deliver high quality training for the maternity workforce in line with core competency frameworks and local learning needs analysis

Work in collaboration with the maternal medicine lead to support care and oversight of services for women with pre-existing diabetes

Refer as appropriate any women to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring distinct roles and responsibilities within the workforce

Assist with review and support of the women with diabetes in pregnancy in the clinical areas including intrapartum, inpatient and postnatal care.

Work with the outpatient lead midwives and matron to provide leadership within the diabetic and antenatal clinics

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife
• Midwifery Degree or equivalent
• Evidence of further study related to Diabetes
• Evidence of recent professional development

Desirable criteria

• Diabetes qualification
• Non-medical prescriber

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven recent post registration practice and relevant competencies
• Proven experience of caring for women with diabetes in pregnancy
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of diabetes in pregnancy
• Evidence of working in a multi professional team
• Worked in all areas of maternity services

Desirable criteria

• Clinical audit experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of frameworks and guidance informing care in diabetes
• Aware of current issues in Midwifery and NHS as a whole
• Conversant with recommendations from National Enquiries and Statutory bodies.
• Knowledge of management responsibilities including roster management and HR processes

Desirable criteria

• Risk management

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Ability to communicate with all team members/staff/families
• Ability to communicate at all levels within the profession and other professionals on a range of complex and sensitive issues
• Teaching skills
• Leadership skills and excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate effective time management skills
• Computer literate
• Training, presentation, facilitation and mentoring skills
• Excellent clinical skills

Personal Characteristics

Essential criteria

• Committed to working within the organisation and achieving departmental goals
• Ability to achieve deadlines and work under pressure
• Adaptable and flexible
• Act as a role model
• Enthusiastic and motivated

Desirable criteria

• Desire to pursue professional development

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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