Midwife - Diabetes Continuity Team

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced midwives to join our highly motivated continuity team supporting women with diabetes in pregnancy. The Tulip Team provide continuity of care in the Antenatal, Intrapartum and Postnatal periods.  The team work a variety of shifts including day and night on call cover.

Ideally, candidates would work a minimum of 33 hours per week and be either a Band 5 nearing the end of their preceptorship or a Band 6.

Experienced midwives will receive a period of orientation to the service once the post is commenced prior to joining the team.

Please note: All oversees applications who do not have NMC registration allowing them to practice as a midwife in the UK will not be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

You will have a reassuring style that inspires confidence and promotes our range of services to the families you are supporting.

You will be an excellent communicator, who is also great at listening to women, birthing people and their families, helping them to achieve a high quality, positive and safe experience through the development of personalised care plans.

You will have the chance to work in all areas of our service, including our freestanding and alongside birth centres, obstetric delivery suite, maternity assessment suite, antenatal clinics, community services, home birth team, antenatal and postnatal ward, and theatre.  You will also have the chance to work closely with our specialist teams who love helping our team members flourish, including our enhanced support midwifery team, antenatal screening team, research and development team, rainbow team, diabetes specialist continuity of carer team, and our digital team.

You’ll help support & guide our students & maternity support workers too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties to include, but not be limited to:

• Assist and support the lead midwife in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by less experienced staff
• Ensure a high standard of Midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based guidelines
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care
• Promote provision of education and health promotion
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness

If this is not enough…… we have a BIG PLAN to:

• consistently deliver excellent care
• create a great place to work
• deliver value for money
• ensure we are fit for the future
• Develop our staff to be the best they can be

We hope you can you see yourself being part of this dynamic team of midwives who really care about your career development, your ideas and your contribution to make our service the best around.

You can chat with Christina Morris, lead midwife for diabetes: [email protected]