Job overview

Are you an experienced midwife passionate about diabetes care in pregnancy? Join the Midwifery Team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and lead our Outpatient Services Midwifery team in shaping the future of care for women and their babies.

As the Diabetes Midwifery Team Leader, you will play a key role in developing and leading our specialist service across Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital. You will drive evidence-based practices that align with national standards and the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle (v5), ensuring high-quality, personalised care for women with diabetes during pregnancy. By working closely with our multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure safe, innovative care pathways for all patients.

To be eligible for this role, you will have UK NMC Registration and demonstrate experience in antenatal services, particularly managing care for women with pre-existing and gestational diabetes, as well as strong leadership and team management skills to inspire, mentor, and guide a specialist team.

What we can offer is a collaborative and supportive working environment focused on both professional and personal development with opportunities to contribute to service development and improvement on a national scale.

Travel between sites will be reimbursed. 

Enjoy a role with no weekend hours and the option of flexible working or compressed hours to help you achieve the perfect balance between your professional and personal life.

Main duties of the job

As the Diabetes Midwifery Team Leader, your key responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and lead care delivery for women with diabetes, ensuring personalised, safe care plans throughout pregnancy.
• Manage the diabetes team, delivering services aligned with national, regional, and local priorities.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support positive pregnancy outcomes.
• Lead face-to-face clinics, manage your caseload, and educate both staff and patients on diabetes care.
• Navigate care pathways, provide education on pregnancy, labour, and birth, and present at MDT meetings.
• Use technology to enhance both virtual and in-person care settings.
  •    Lead service audits and maintain the diabetes database, ensuring continuous quality improvement.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Working for our organisation

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.

In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles.  Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.