You will work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team to lead the diabetes in pregnancy midwifery service and provide high-quality, safe, and compassionate individualised care, contributing to improving care, experience, and outcomes for those whose pregnancy is complicated by diabetes.
You should demonstrate an understanding of diabetes in pregnancy and a passion for supporting birthing people and their families to achieve optimal care and outcomes. The ideal candidate should be an exemplary leader with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a flexible approach, and a strong commitment to work.
Main duties of the job
* Provide high-quality, safe, and holistic midwifery care to pregnant individuals with diabetes.
* Manage, develop, and lead the Diabetes service for maternity service users, setting standards for midwifery practice.
* Offer expert clinical advice, training, and support related to monitoring and care within multidisciplinary teams.
* Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care programs for pregnant people with diabetes, working closely with obstetricians, endocrine consultants, and other stakeholders.
* Act as a role model and leader within the senior leadership and specialist midwifery teams.
* Oversee the specialist diabetes in pregnancy team, providing clinical knowledge, education, and training to healthcare staff and learners.
* Lead on audit activities, data collection, analysis, and development of guidelines and care pathways to promote best practice.
We are seeking a motivated and experienced NMC registered midwife to lead our Diabetes in Pregnancy service.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and passionate team at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust as we continue to develop our maternity services.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services within the hospital and community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We value compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and aim to reflect the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented groups such as Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+, and disabled individuals.
Benefits include flexible working, annual leave, NHS Pension, health checks, gym discounts, bike schemes, salary sacrifice options, and support services.
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