Diabetes Specialist Midwife

The Diabetes Specialist Midwife (DSM) is part of the multidisciplinary team providing and coordinating the care for maternity service users with pre-existing and gestational diabetes within North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be a point of contact for maternity service users with pre-existing diabetes and those who develop gestational diabetes in pregnancy.
The DSM will be responsible for the support and advice on both diabetes control and midwifery care throughout pregnancy and postnatal period liaising closely with the diabetes specialist nurses, dieticians and consultants specialising in antenatal care.
The DSM will be involved in the development and implementation of clinical protocols and guidelines for maternity service users with diabetes and will work towards developing a structured approach in diabetes care to ensure a comprehensive high quality diabetes service within maternity.
The DSM will be expected to undertake clinical audit and provide educational support for healthcare professionals and students and be involved in research projects.
To undertake assessments, provide support, education, and advice for maternity service users with pre-existing or gestational diabetes and their families to supplement the care provided by their midwives where necessary, for example working with maternity service users and their midwives to develop individual care plans, and making referrals to
additional specialist support where required.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts. At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
To accept and triage referrals and prioritise appropriately.
To review and discuss results from blood glucose monitoring database and prioritise care accordingly.
To provide specialist support and advice for both maternity service users and healthcare professionals on diabetes management in labour and arrange postnatal follow-up care.
To empower pregnant maternity service users with diabetes to make informed decisions regarding their condition and guide them towards a normal lifestyle detecting and preventing complications for mother and babies, using both verbal and written patient information.
To continue to develop own diabetes knowledge, competence, and skill level and to keep up to date with continuing changes in diabetes care and research through regular clinical supervision, appraisal, personal development plans and appropriate training programmes.
Attend and contribute to local, regional and national meetings on behalf of North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust