Diabetic Specialist Midwife

Ensure all relevant midwifery staff as well as the postholder, maintain mandatory training requirements. Plan and facilitate education regarding Diabetes care across the Trust and Local Maternity System with partners. Promote a positive learning environment within all clinical areas and your sphere of practice. Promote effective management of change by acting on audit and other reviews to implement agreed new approaches to raise the quality of care Liase effectively and ensure regular effective communication with the Diabetes specialist Midwife working on the other site in North Cumbria as well as the diabetic teams for both sites.

Ensure service delivery is the same on both sites mirroring quality and accessibility for all women no matter their location for delivery of service. Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events within this clinical area. Support staff throughout the process and ensure remedial action is taken to avoid repeat incidents and to enable lessons are earned and shared. Provide emotional and professional support to staff following critical incidents.

Facilitate the professional and clinical development of individuals in the team ensuring equal opportunity to all team members and the skills of all team members are used to optimum effect. Monitor statistics and performance regularly and give feedback to teams. Attend relevant Diabetes Network meetings including MDT meetings. Identify the changing needs of the service on an on-going basis and refer to the Associate Director of Midwifery, Consultant Specialist in Diabetes or Consultant Obstetric Lead for Diabetes as appropriate.

Actively promote an effective learning environment and ensure the delivery of education and mentorship of student midwives, medical colleagues and other health professionals.