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Specialist Midwife Diabetes

St George's University Hospitals, City of Westminster

Specialist Midwife Diabetes

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St George's University Hospitals, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 25 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

  • An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic and motivated midwife who has a passion for caring for women with diabetes to join our Maternal Medicine team.
  • The successful applicant will work in partnership with the midwives in the Diabetes team as well as the multidisciplinary team.
  • We are seeking a motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills who is passionate about working within an evolving team that delivers excellent care for our diabetic women and birthing people., As the potential post holder you will provide direct clinical care for women with diabetes in conjunction with the maternal medicine and endocrine teams.
  • You will work closely with women to plan and coordinate their care based on individual needs.

    If you are a registered midwife with clinical experience in specialist diabetes care, leadership training and experience, have successfully completed a relevant post registration course in Diabetes in Pregnancy and have significant specialist knowledge and experience in this specialty, we are keen to hear from you., You must be able to demonstrate evidence of clinical leadership, be resourceful and have an ability to work autonomously in a highly demanding environment.
  • You will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills in caring for women with diabetes in pregnancy.
  • This post is full-time, however part-time and job shares/alternative hours may be considered upon request. In addition to our well-established orientation programme, there are many opportunities for in-service training, development of special interests, and excellent career prospects.

    St George's Hospital maternity unit provides care to over 5000 women. The unit is a tertiary centre with multiple services that provide a range of exceptional professional development activities. The midwives are proud to promote holistic, woman-centred care to the diverse local community and women and families transferred to St Georges Hospital for care.
  • Our enthusiastic midwifery, obstetric and anaesthetic teams work collaboratively to meet the specific needs of women who come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
  • The team strive to normalise the pregnancy and birth experience for women with both normal and complicated pregnancies, excelling in the provision of midwifery care for women who require more intensive support.
  • The unit has an increasing home-birth rate and women have the option of birthing their babies in our midwife- led birth centre. St Georges Hospital Caesarean section rate continues to be one of the lowest amongst the London teaching hospitals.

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