Job overview

You will assist and support the diabetes team to provide an effective and efficient service to women with diabetes, their families and carers and other health care professionals involved in their care.

You will plan appointments, communicate diagnosis and ongoing care plans with the women within our care as well as provide direct care for these women.

You will independently plan tasks and workload activities whilst ensuring that your practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. Your practice will reflect the principles of woman and family centred care. It will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising your own limitations, and work within the scope of the role at all times.

You will prioritise your own workload and be responsible for planned care and tasks delegated from a registered practitioner.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Healthcare Support Worker to support the Diabetes Midwifery team within the maternity service at Saint Mary's hospital, Wythenshawe. 

The role will encompass Maternal observations, venepuncture  & supporting Midwives and doctors in their clinical roles.  You will educate women to manage their diabetes and become familiar with the use of specialised equipment.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills as you will be working closely with the women and their families in the unit. You will also be required to assist the multidisciplinary team in both daily tasks and will support the running of the Diabetes Clinic

Candidates should expect to work  Monday - Friday only.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.