Diabetic Specialist Midwife

Main area Midwifery Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Mat Leave Cover, Contract ending end of December 2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job  
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Site St Helier Hospital Town Carshalton Salary £55,524 - £62,652 pro rata per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

As a member of the maternal medicine team the post holder will be responsible for providing midwifery care to pregnant women with diabetes. As the post holder you will provide direct maternity care to these women in conjunction with the Diabetic consultant and multidisciplinary teams (MDT). Working collaboratively with the individual woman and you will assess, plan, implement and coordinate their maternity care pathway.

Working collaboratively with the other team members you will assist the on-going development of Diabetic care pathways and frameworks, in line with national policies.

You will be accountable for the overall provision of excellent care, providing evidence based, woman-centred midwifery to women in the outpatient, inpatient and community settings.

To provide specialist midwifery support to women and birthing people with both existing and gestational diabetes. To work with an MDT including obstetric consultants, endocrinologist, diabetes CNS and dietitians to provide excellent, holistic, evidence based care in line with local and national pathways

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.

Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

• To develop specialist skills and knowledge in diabetes in relation to pregnancy, over time and to a standard that prepares the post holder to perform with a level of autonomy expressed by a specialist diabetes 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 and other complex medical conditions, within own sphere of clinical practice.
• To prescribe medications as per prescribing qualification within own remit and expertise.
• Provide a link between midwives, general practitioners, health visitors, obstetricians and other agencies in relation to women’s care.
• To act as an advocate for women and babies receiving care.
• Facilitate and continually assess, implement and…