Diabetes Specialist Midwife, Band 6

Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities

• Develop specialist knowledge and skills to provide high-quality, evidence-based and compassionate care for women with diabetes during pregnancy.
• Promote a proactive approach to diabetes management within maternity services through the development of clinical, leadership and management skills.
• Act as a specialist resource for the wider maternity workforce, supporting colleagues in the management of diabetes in pregnancy.
• Develop an advanced understanding of diabetes treatments used during pregnancy and provide appropriate advice and support to women regarding recommended management plans, under the guidance of the Lead DSM, Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Consultant Endocrinologists.
• Contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of education programmes and study days relating to diabetes in pregnancy.
• Participate in multidisciplinary antenatal clinics, providing clinical updates and supporting recommendations for individualised care planning.
• Support the Lead Diabetes Specialist Midwife in maintaining and continuously improving standards of care for women with diabetes in pregnancy.
• Provide specialist advice and support to women with gestational diabetes and pre-existing diabetes.
• Contribute to data collection, audit activity and monitoring of key performance indicators relevant to diabetes in pregnancy.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle and support implementation of recommendations relating to women with pre-existing diabetes.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national and local guidelines, policies and recommendations relating to diabetes in pregnancy.
• Support women who experience vulnerabilities or health inequalities, ensuring equitable access to high-quality maternity care.
• Review antenatal and postnatal inpatients, either face-to-face or remotely, providing specialist advice to support safe diabetes management.
• Participate in the review of incidents, complaints and investigations, contributing to resolution, shared learning and service improvement.

Please review the attached Job Description for further details.