Specialist Midwife for Diabetes

Are you passionate about providing midwifery care for women/birthing people with either pre-existing or gestational diabetes? We have an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team of specialist midwives to deliver exceptional, patient focussed care to a diverse and expanding portfolio of patients., To contribute to the development and update of plans of care for the woman with diabetes in conjunction with the multi-professional team. Leads change to improve patient experience, service provision and reduce variance in care as appropriate, whilst encouraging others to be innovative and adaptable in their approach to delivering services. Promote the health and safety of patients, the public and staff by taking responsibility within their area for identifying hazards and assessing risks, ensuring that all Trust policies are adhered to within the health care environment. Works within multi-professional team to audit and improve the quality of care for pregnant women with diabetes, by utilising/applying research/ evidence base in their practice. Ensure the delivery of health promotion and education strategies relevant to the area, making use ofavailable resources and facilitate staff to be proactive in the implementation of the strategy. To assist in the formulation of policies and protocols and to set standards of performance for care of women within antenatal clinic. Attendance of management meetings to ensure a quality service is maintained and future developments implemented. Exercise leadership by example and always act in a professional manner to both patients and relatives.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.