Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Diabetic Specialist Midwife

The closing date is 08 October 2025

Job summary

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Band 7 Diabetic Specialist Midwife to join our dedicated Diabetes team at Wexham Park Hospital. This full-time role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on the care and outcomes of women with diabetes throughout their maternity journey.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in delivering and maintaining a high-quality, woman-centred diabetes service tailored specifically for our maternity patients. If you are committed to advancing specialist midwifery care and supporting women with diabetes, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • To manage the caseload of diabetic women across the trust, managing time, resources and the clinics in which they are seen.
  • To lead in the running of the Midwife led diabetic clinics within the antenatal clinic and community hubs.
  • To undertake the role as link midwife with all maternity areas providing training and updates as necessary.
  • To be one of the specialist lead midwives of the obstetric diabetic team and liaise with the general diabetic team to provide ongoing education and advice to the pregnant woman with diabetes, their family and to other health professionals involved in their care.
  • This will include both hospital and possible community hub working.
  • To manage the care of pregnant women and give appropriate advice and treatment throughout the pregnancy.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

01 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year per annum incl of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-ES44

Job locations

Wexham Park Hopsital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Mentorship / SLiP course
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Leadership / management training / master study

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of current policies related to diabetes
  • Completed preceptorship

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of clinical audit/quality issues within the health care setting.
  • Experience of MDT working

Desirable

  • Experience with guideline development
  • Experience of implementing and influencing clinical governance processes
  • Experience of undertaking midwifery research and audit
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Mentorship / SLiP course
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Leadership / management training / master study

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of current policies related to diabetes
  • Completed preceptorship

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of clinical audit/quality issues within the health care setting.
  • Experience of MDT working

Desirable

  • Experience with guideline development
  • Experience of implementing and influencing clinical governance processes
  • Experience of undertaking midwifery research and audit

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hopsital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hopsital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Midwifery Matron for ANC and Community

Monica Warren Cowperthwaite

monica.warren@nhs.net

07790134311

Details

Date posted

01 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year per annum incl of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-ES44

Job locations

Wexham Park Hopsital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


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