Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Diabetes Specialist Midwife

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at Sherwood Forest NHS Hospitals Maternity Department as a Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Midwife to provide safe and personalised care, achieving equity and reducing health inequalities in line with the National Maternity Agenda. Through close multidisciplinary team working and an intensified focus on glucose management within maternity settings the DSM plays a pivotal role in navigating care pathways to promote positive pregnancy and birth outcomes.

The successful post holder will be passionate and experienced in working with women and birthing people with diabetes, providing direct maternity care to these women in conjunction with the Obstetricians, Diabetes consultants, Diabetes Specialist midwife, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dietician and wider multidisciplinary teams (MDT).

They will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of personalised and evidence-based care to women/birthing people with diabetes throughout pregnancy and beyond. They will be expected to be a visible presence on the maternity unit being accessible to the Maternity Team for support and advise on care during the admission of a pregnant person with diabetes in pregnancy.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

Details

Date posted

21 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-W&C-6156802

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to set & establish priorities
  • Leadership qualities
  • Team Player
  • Assertiveness
  • I.T literate
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Enthusiastic
  • Able to influence and communicate at a senior level

Desirable

  • Strategic thinker & decision maker
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of Public Health England and Government Policy and professional screening agenda

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Degree (or equivalent)
  • Teaching & assessing qualification / equivalent

Desirable

  • Post Registration qualification in Antenatal / Newborn screening
  • Management qualification

Training

Essential

  • Up to date with national e-learning in relation to screening
  • Bereavement / Breaking Bad news

Desirable

  • Counselling Course
  • Genetics awareness
  • Haemoglobinopathy and genetics course (Kings College Hospital)/ equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience
  • Management / Leadership experience at Band 6 or above
  • Implementation of change
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Experience in undertaking research/audit
  • Worked within a screening environment
  • Worked within a fetal medicine setting
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to set & establish priorities
  • Leadership qualities
  • Team Player
  • Assertiveness
  • I.T literate
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Enthusiastic
  • Able to influence and communicate at a senior level

Desirable

  • Strategic thinker & decision maker
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of Public Health England and Government Policy and professional screening agenda

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Degree (or equivalent)
  • Teaching & assessing qualification / equivalent

Desirable

  • Post Registration qualification in Antenatal / Newborn screening
  • Management qualification

Training

Essential

  • Up to date with national e-learning in relation to screening
  • Bereavement / Breaking Bad news

Desirable

  • Counselling Course
  • Genetics awareness
  • Haemoglobinopathy and genetics course (Kings College Hospital)/ equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience
  • Management / Leadership experience at Band 6 or above
  • Implementation of change
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Experience in undertaking research/audit
  • Worked within a screening environment
  • Worked within a fetal medicine setting

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Midwifery

Lisa Butler

lisa.butler3@nhs.net

07970920867

Details

Date posted

21 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-W&C-6156802

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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