Diabetes Midwife
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a passionate and skilled Specialist Midwife to join a dynamic Multidisciplinary Team. You will provide high-quality, evidence-based care to individuals with pre-existing or gestational diabetes. Working part-time in the Antenatal Clinic, you will be a key contact, ensuring safe, coordinated, and person-centered care throughout the antenatal and birth preparation pathway. Band 6 experience within the UK is essential for this role.
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
- 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
- Has participated in audit or research
- Has participated in service development
- Previous role caring for women with complex pregnancies
- 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.
- Training and Qualifications
- Registered midwife
- Diploma/degree level or equivalent
- Practice Supervisor status
- Evidence of further professional development
- 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
- 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
- Has participated in audit or research
- Has participated in service development
- Previous role caring for women with complex pregnancies
- 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.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Midwife
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
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
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Clinical Excellence: Manage a caseload of pregnant individuals with Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes, providing specialized clinical assessment, education, and support.
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MDT Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside Consultant Obstetricians, Diabetologists, Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs), Dietitians, and sonographers to formulate and implement individualized care plans.
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Education & Support: Empower patients to manage their condition, offering guidance on blood glucose monitoring, insulin/metformin administration, lifestyle modifications, and signs of complications.
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Clinic Flow: Coordinate and run specialized joint diabetes antenatal clinics, ensuring efficient patient care and timely follow-
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