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Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Midwifery team at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital as the Lead Midwife for the diabetic service.
The successful postholder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of personalised and evidence based care to women with pre-existing and gestational diabetes throughout pregnancy.
Key components of the role are the running of both face to face and virtual clinics, diabetes app management, education for staff and women to support positive pregnancy experiences and optimum health, care pathway navigation, care planning for pregnancy, labour and birth and MDT presentations.
Applicants are expected to have experience in working within specialist midwifery, and should be able to evidence in depth knowledge and skills surrounding care of women affected by pre-existing/gestational diabetes.
Are you motivated, enthusiastic, hard-working and holistic in your care of women and their families with medically more complex needs? Are you interested in promoting optimum health in both the long and short term, whilst supporting women to achieve positive pregnancy outcomes? Do you have excellent communication skills, specialist knowledge and a desire to develop a service to meet the needs of women and their families?
If this sounds like you, please get in touch and/or apply for the role. More information can be found in the JD and person specification.
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