Diabetes Midwife
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2231 (90% match) is an eligible occupation, and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
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.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Diploma/degree level or equivalent
- Practice Supervisor status
- Evidence of further professional development
Desirable
- 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
- 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
- Has participated in audit or research
- Has participated in service development
- Previous role caring for women with complex pregnancies
Skills
Essential
- 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.
About the employer
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
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
This role may be based at one of these CQC-rated locations:
- Good
Rated Jan 2026
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Hampshire
GoodRated Nov 2025
- Andover War Memorial Hospital
Hampshire
GoodRated Apr 2020
Matched from the job description. Source: Care Quality Commission.
Where this offer sits in the market
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