Diabetes Specialist Midwife
Job summary
Are you passionate about diabetes care?
The post holder will need to be highly visible and to have an accessible approach for women, their relatives/ carers and staff.
To facilitate this, the role should be mainly Monday to Friday within core hours (8am-6pm). This may vary, and be subject to review, depending on the speciality service needs. The post requires cross-site covering Doncaster and Bassetlaw maternity units.
Through this exciting role you will work as a part of an Multi-disciplinary team including obstetricians, specialist diabetic nurses and endocrinologists.
The successful candidate needs to be dynamic and focused on service improvement to improve outcomes of women and babies .
If you have a passion for caring and coordinating care for pregnant women with complex medical needs this role could be perfect for you!
Main duties of the job
Support the diabetic team to provide specialist midwifery support to for the diabetes in pregnancy service, with a focus on gestational diabetes.
Be an autonomous practitioner within the team, being responsible for clinical care as appropriate
Monitor and audit standards for women with diabetes during childbirth, linking with the wider public health network and ensuring that audits and assurance reports are completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner.
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
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