Diabetes Specialist Nurse - Maternity

Job overview

The Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse for maternity will be a highly specialised, autonomous practitioner with a vision for developing the service women with diabetes receive during their pregnancy journey. This will span from pre-conception diabetes counselling advise through to antenatal care and beyond into the immediate postnatal period, where required.

They will be a key member of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to maintain and develop the service.

Main duties of the job

The Diabetes Specialist Nurse within our Maternity team will provide specialist care for a caseload of patients requiring specialist diabetes input during pregnancy and immediately postpartum. - Act as a source of expertise on Diabetes for women/birthing people, their families and staff, including the provision of education and training. - Have a desire to develop the service further in new areas e.g. pre-conception care. They will work without direct supervision but within the multidisciplinary team and comply with Trust policies and guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed Job Description and person specification attached to this advertisement.