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Diabetic Specialist Midwife (Band 7)
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday service)
Job ref
151-ES44
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hopsital
Town
Slough
Salary
£50,008 - £56,908 per annum incl of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Diabetic Specialist Midwife

Band 7

Job overview

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Band 7 Diabetic Specialist Midwife to join our dedicated Diabetes team at Wexham Park Hospital. This full-time role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on the care and outcomes of women with diabetes throughout their maternity journey.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in delivering and maintaining a high-quality, woman-centred diabetes service tailored specifically for our maternity patients. If you are committed to advancing specialist midwifery care and supporting women with diabetes, we would love to hear from you.

 

Main duties of the job

  • To manage the caseload of diabetic women across the trust, managing time, resources and the clinics in which they are seen.
  • To lead in the running of the Midwife led diabetic clinics within the antenatal clinic and community hubs.
  • To undertake the role as link midwife with all maternity areas providing training and updates as necessary.
  • To be one of the specialist lead midwives of the obstetric diabetic team and liaise with the general diabetic team to provide ongoing education and advice to the pregnant woman with diabetes, their family and to other health professionals involved in their care.
  • This will include both hospital and possible community hub working.
  • To manage the care of pregnant women and give appropriate advice and treatment throughout the pregnancy.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • Mentorship / SLiP course
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership / management training / master study

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of current policies related to diabetes
  • Completed preceptorship
Desirable criteria
  • Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of clinical audit/quality issues within the health care setting.
  • Experience of MDT working
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with guideline development
  • Experience of implementing and influencing clinical governance processes
  • Experience of undertaking midwifery research and audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Monica Warren Cowperthwaite
Job title
Midwifery Matron for ANC and Community
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07790 134311
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