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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.
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.
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
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