Diabetes Specialist Midwife

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Expert clinical practitioner within own clinical area Assesses, develops, implements and evaluates programmes of care Monitors and ensures maintenance of standards of care Monitors and ensures high quality of care for women and their family Supervises and develops staff Participates in research and audit Undertake the full role of the midwife including advanced decision making, using evidence based practice and highly developed advanced practice skills Directly refer maternity users for medical investigations and for review to otherhealth care professionals, as agreed by the lead consultant obstetrician.KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Women and their families Divisional Lead for Womens Services Obstetricians Anaesthetists Other Medical Teams Diabetic nurse specialists Senior management team Lead Midwives Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) Community midwives Supervisors of Midwives CCG/General Practitioners University link teachers External organisations including Professional bodies. External agencies Student midwives Key internal and external stakeholdersDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESClinical Undertake the full role of the midwife including advanced decision making, using evidence based practice and highly developed advanced practice skills. Facilitate and have continuing responsibility for the effective assessment, implementation and evaluation of all midwifery care for women with diabetes within own sphere of clinical practice. Develop and adhere to the maternity units philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented and to lead on the development of evidenced based woman centered midwifery practice, both in the hospital and community. Ensure that management plans of care incorporate all phases of the pathway: antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal. Directly refer maternity users for medical investigations and for review to other health care professionals, as agreed by the lead consultant obstetrician. Act as a resource for staff and provide support in relation to women using the service who have high risk pregnancies as a result of complex medical conditions. Participate in the training and education of staff in relation to high risk pregnancy and complex medical conditions. Provide a link between midwives, diabetes specialist nurse, general practitioners, health visitors, obstetricians and other agencies in relation to womens care. Work closely and in conjunction with the neonatal team to care for newborns. To follow up ante/postnatal women admitted to the wards and in the community setting, as required. Develop communication strategies for giving complex information to women and ensure the women and their families receive information in a sensitive way thereby ensuring that they are able to make informed decisions. Empower women to attend to their health care needs and act as an advocate, encouraging women to reduce their health risk and improve their health outcomes in relation to their our care and their baby. Ensure the accurate, clear, contemporaneous, legible records are kept with evidence of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. Monitor standards and take corrective action as appropriate reporting to the lead midwife. Take responsibility for own personal professional development, personal professional portfolioWorking relationships & Communication To ensure that robust communications systems exist which underpin effective service provision, and involves all stakeholders in client care including medical staff, other health professionals and user representatives To work with the multidisciplinary team to develop innovative, evidence based services in accordance with best practice To review and maintain the guidelines and policies that are relevant to the needs of the women with diabetes and their babies. These guidelines should be written in collaboration and be evidenced based To work in partnership with the senior midwifery team to provide a cohesive and seamless midwifery service across primary and secondary care

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of a secondary qualification in diabetes
• Evidence of further professional development
• Educated to Midwifery Degree level or evidence of significant clinical experience
• Registered Midwife currently eligible to practice

Desirable

• Registered nurse

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in the role of diabetes midwife at Band 6 or band 7
• Advanced clinical midwifery skills in diabetes
• A commitment to undertake the nurse prescribing course
• Demonstrate awareness of current health care legislation and innovations
• Demonstrates an understanding of use of evidence in practice
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Articulate and able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Effective presentation skills
• Evidence of teaching and mentoring
• Effective organisational, time management and prioritisation skills

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential

• Confident and enthusiastic
• Assertive
• Highly motivated
• Positive attitude
• Approachable

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

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

London North West Hospital

Watford road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ

Employer's website

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