Job overview
The Maternity service at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a new member of the Antenatal Clinic team to have oversight for the Diabetes Specialist Midwifery services across both sites, working alongside colleagues in the Obstetric and Endocrine teams. This post will be an excellent opportunity for a nurse or midwife with an interest in Diabetes in Pregnancy and a desire to progress in an operational management role.
The Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse/Midwife (DSN/M) in Maternity and Antenatal Care plays a central role in the multidisciplinary management of women with pre-existing diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) throughout pregnancy. The post holder will lead the diabetes maternity and antenatal team, providing clinical leadership and supervision to a small, dedicated team including midwives and other healthcare professionals
We want to hear from you if you are passionate about the delivery of safe, personalised care and want to be part of a motivated team to shape our Maternity service offering here at Bucks Healthcare.
Main duties of the job
Maternity services at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust are undergoing transformational change in line national guidance and the need to address health inequalities that exist particularly for women and birthing individuals from minority backgrounds and high risk groups.
Our vision is for our maternity services to become even safer, kinder, more personalised and family friendly.In order to achieve this, it is vital that we ensure care is safe and delivered in a way that is aligned to local, regional and national guidance. The post holder will work closely with the clinical leads for obstetrics and the senior midwifery team striving for excellence in Antenatal care .
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
1. Relevant Degree or equivalent
2. Evidence of post registration CPD
Desirable criteria
3. Evidence of further professional, academic, business or management study
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience at Midwife level e.g. specialist midwife or ward/team management
5. Experience of involvement in risk management
6. Proven experience in the implementation and monitoring of quality improvement
7. Demonstrable experience of improving patient safety.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary Nursing and Midwifery workforce changes
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Has excellent standard of written and verbal communication skills
10. Has excellent interpersonal skills
11. Evidence of being able to successfully collaborate with multidisciplinary team
12. Is well organised and able to prioritise own workload effectively, delivering to deadlines
13. Is conversant with best practice people management methods
14. Able to confidently use a range of software to communicate and present (e.g., Microsoft Office)
Desirable criteria
15. Has experience of external collaborative working and understanding of the challenges of providing seamless patient care.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
16. Demonstrates positive and confident nature
17. Has supportive and empathetic approach to both patients and staff
18. Able to "engage" with others
19. Reliable, honest and trustworthy, has integrity
20. Is self-motivated and able to motivate others
21. Able to manage self and others during tension or conflict
22. Able to build good working relationships with staff and patients
23. Has mature outlook and is able to deal with issues in a confidential non-judgmental way
24. Is flexible
25. Is able to accept and act on constructive advice
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
26. Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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