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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3x days per week)
Job ref
251-FCSS6695-DIAB
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Town
Winchester
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/09/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Diabetes Midwife

Band 6

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

 

Job overview

We are seeking a passionate, dedicated, and skilled Specialist Midwife to join our dynamic Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). In this role, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based care to individuals with pre-existing or gestational diabetes. Working part-time within our busy Antenatal Clinic, you will act as a key point of contact, ensuring safe, coordinated, and person-centered care throughout the antenatal and preparation-for-birth pathway.

Band 6 experience within the UK is essential to this role. 

Main duties of the job

  • Clinical Excellence: Manage a caseload of pregnant individuals with Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes, providing specialized clinical assessment, education, and support.

  • MDT Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside Consultant Obstetricians, Diabetologists, Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs), Dietitians, and sonographers to formulate and implement individualized care plans.

  • Education & Support: Empower patients to manage their condition, offering guidance on blood glucose monitoring, insulin/metformin administration, lifestyle modifications, and signs of complications.

  • Clinic Flow: Coordinate and run specialized joint diabetes antenatal clinics, ensuring efficient patient care and timely follow-ups.

  • Advocacy & Safety: Act as a strong advocate for the patient, facilitating informed choice and birth planning, while remaining highly vigilant to maternal and fetal well-being.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Your Next Career Move Made Easier – Accommodation May Be Offered

We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability.  If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please contact [email protected]

Please see attached job description and person specification

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered midwife
  • Diploma/degree level or equivalent
  • Practice Supervisor status
  • Evidence of further professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) related to diabetes, public health, nutrition, and maternal medicine.
  • Training in breastfeeding support/infant feeding and antenatal colostrum harvesting.
  • Training in insulin management, blood glucose monitoring, and diabetes technologies used in pregnancy.
  • Practice Assessor status

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience of practicing as a band 6 midwife within the UK
  • Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice, and individual circumstances.
  • Experience in all clinical areas
Desirable criteria
  • Has participated in audit or research
  • Has participated in service development
  • Previous role caring for women with complex pregnancies

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Organise and adjust own workload in relation to priorities
  • Self-motivated, tenacious and relish a challenge
  • Adaptable and responsible to changing needs and able to use own initiative
  • Demonstrate competence in midwifery skills required for clinical on-calls and associated with the management of obstetric and neonatal emergencies.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lauren Brown
Job title
Matron for Education and Workforce
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07748920836