Job summary
Job role: you
will see women who have been invited to see you because they are age 18-45 and
have either diabetes/prediabetes or a history of gestational diabetes.
Our goal is to see women before they are pregnant, but at times you may see
women who are pregnant. You will be guided by the Bump Ready toolkit as a
basis for your consultation and will be expected to discuss/carry out these
tasks:
o
Optimising
diabetes management
o
Provide
contraceptive advice
o
Ad hoc
immunisations if eligible (usually MMR preconception)
o
Smears if within
required recall
o
Discuss wider
determinates of health, referring to inhouse Early Help team.
o
Appointments will
be longer than usual (45 mins) to enable thorough discussions for women to
learn about and take control of their health
Help us work
together to increase the proportion of babies born healthy to healthy
mums. You will have an energised team around you to help provide holistic
care.
All practices
use EMIS and you will use a template for standardisation of care
You will be
supervised by an experienced GP and receive specialised training from the
hospital diabetes preconception team.
This is a pilot
project so template and role will develop when we gain experience from service
delivery.
Salary £27-£30
per hour depending on experience (employed as locum)
Main duties of the job
Job role:
You will see women who have been
invited to see you because they are age 18-45 and have either diabetes/prediabetes
or a history of gestational diabetes. Our
goal is to see women before they are pregnant, but at times you may see women
who are pregnant. You will be guided by the
Bump Ready toolkit as a basis for your consultation and will be expected to
discuss/carry out these tasks:
o
Optimising diabetes management
o
Provide contraceptive advice
o
Ad hoc immunisations if eligible (usually MMR
preconception)
o
Smears if within required recall
o
Discuss wider determinates of health, referring
to inhouse Early Help team.
o
Appointments will be longer than usual (45 mins)
to enable thorough discussions for women to learn about and take control of
their health
Help us work together to increase
the proportion of babies born healthy to healthy mums. You will have an energised team around you to
help provide holistic care.
All practices use EMIS and you
will use a template for standardisation of care
You will be supervised by an
experienced GP.
This is a pilot project so
template and role will develop when we gain experience from service delivery.
About us
You will be employed by SDS MyHealthcare
and work with the Sparkbrook Childrens Zone team.
Sparkbrook Childrens Zone has
been operational since 2022 offering both childrens health and family support
through our partnership with Early Help.
Working closely with Early Help enables timely support for families for
a variety of reasons; most commonly SEND needs/behavioural concerns, feeding
issues and support accessing activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking
for an experienced GP practice nurse to carry out scheduled reviews of women
who have diabetes and to focus discussions on preparing for a healthy
pregnancy.
You will be
employed by SDS MyHealthcare and work with the Sparkbrook Childrens Zone team.
Sparkbrook
Childrens Zone has been operational since 2022 offering both childrens health
and family support through our partnership with Early Help. Working
closely with Early Help enables timely support for families for a variety of
reasons; most commonly SEND needs/behavioural concerns, feeding issues and
support accessing activities.
We can either
employ on a locum/ad hoc basis or as a substantive member of staff.
Hours of work:
10h/week on one day of the week only. Flexibility can be discussed further
based on clinic needs.
Location of
work: GP surgeries within the Sparkhill, Balsall Heath & Moseley PCN.
Job role: you
will see women who have been invited to see you because they are age 18-45 and
have either diabetes/prediabetes or a history of gestational diabetes.
Our goal is to see women before they are pregnant, but at times you may see
women who are pregnant. You will be guided by the Bump Ready toolkit as a
basis for your consultation and will be expected to discuss/carry out these
tasks:
o
Optimising
diabetes management
o
Provide
contraceptive advice
o
Ad hoc
immunisations if eligible (usually MMR preconception)
o
Smears if within
required recall
o
Discuss wider
determinates of health, referring to inhouse Early Help team.
o
Appointments will
be longer than usual (45 mins) to enable thorough discussions for women to
learn about and take control of their health
Help us work
together to increase the proportion of babies born healthy to healthy
mums. You will have an energised team around you to help provide holistic
care.
All practices
use EMIS and you will use a template for standardisation of care
You will be
supervised by an experienced GP and receive specialised training from the
hospital diabetes preconception team.
This is a pilot
project so template and role will develop when we gain experience from service
delivery.
Salary £27-£30
per hour depending on experience (employed as locum)
If you are
interested in this vacancy please email me on Nazma.ahmed1@nhs.net to apply with your
CV and a short paragraph (no more than 150 words) as to why you would like to
carry out this role. Deadline 8 September 2025.
Suggested
further reading: Sparkbrook Children's
Zone & Pre-Conception
:: Birmingham and Solihull ICS
Please indicate if you are looking for substantive or locum
employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking
for an experienced GP practice nurse to carry out scheduled reviews of women
who have diabetes and to focus discussions on preparing for a healthy
pregnancy.
You will be
employed by SDS MyHealthcare and work with the Sparkbrook Childrens Zone team.
Sparkbrook
Childrens Zone has been operational since 2022 offering both childrens health
and family support through our partnership with Early Help. Working
closely with Early Help enables timely support for families for a variety of
reasons; most commonly SEND needs/behavioural concerns, feeding issues and
support accessing activities.
We can either
employ on a locum/ad hoc basis or as a substantive member of staff.
Hours of work:
10h/week on one day of the week only. Flexibility can be discussed further
based on clinic needs.
Location of
work: GP surgeries within the Sparkhill, Balsall Heath & Moseley PCN.
Job role: you
will see women who have been invited to see you because they are age 18-45 and
have either diabetes/prediabetes or a history of gestational diabetes.
Our goal is to see women before they are pregnant, but at times you may see
women who are pregnant. You will be guided by the Bump Ready toolkit as a
basis for your consultation and will be expected to discuss/carry out these
tasks:
o
Optimising
diabetes management
o
Provide
contraceptive advice
o
Ad hoc
immunisations if eligible (usually MMR preconception)
o
Smears if within
required recall
o
Discuss wider
determinates of health, referring to inhouse Early Help team.
o
Appointments will
be longer than usual (45 mins) to enable thorough discussions for women to
learn about and take control of their health
Help us work
together to increase the proportion of babies born healthy to healthy
mums. You will have an energised team around you to help provide holistic
care.
All practices
use EMIS and you will use a template for standardisation of care
You will be
supervised by an experienced GP and receive specialised training from the
hospital diabetes preconception team.
This is a pilot
project so template and role will develop when we gain experience from service
delivery.
Salary £27-£30
per hour depending on experience (employed as locum)
If you are
interested in this vacancy please email me on Nazma.ahmed1@nhs.net to apply with your
CV and a short paragraph (no more than 150 words) as to why you would like to
carry out this role. Deadline 8 September 2025.
Suggested
further reading: Sparkbrook Children's
Zone & Pre-Conception
:: Birmingham and Solihull ICS
Please indicate if you are looking for substantive or locum
employment.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Primary Qualification
- Immunisation
- Smear tests
- Practice Nurse experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Qualification
- Immunisation
- Smear tests
- Practice Nurse experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Primary Qualification
- Immunisation
- Smear tests
- Practice Nurse experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Qualification
- Immunisation
- Smear tests
- Practice Nurse experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
