Diabetes Midwife | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Location: | Stevenage, SG1 4AB |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7711533/361-7711533 |
Summary
We are recruiting for a Diabetes Midwife who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Diabetes in Pregnancy team undertakes the management of screening for Diabetes in pregnancy for around 2000 patients/year and provides care to around 700 newly diagnosed and pre- existing diabetic patients. Antenatal care for diabetic patients is provided across 2 of our hospital sites and in some circumstances virtually via a Digital consultation platform.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about effective, safe quality care and achieving optimum health outcomes and experiences, for patients with Gestational Diabetes.
Previous experience of working with Multidisciplinary Teams, Allied Healthcare Professionals and external stakeholders is essential.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
The successful candidate will be part of the East and North Hertfordshire Diabetes in Pregnancy Service and will be part of an MDT which operates from two base sites- Lister and QE2.
Within the role of Diabetes Midwife, you will coordinate the delivery and development of the specialist Diabetes in pregnancy service using effective evidence-based practice in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring aligned with Maternity agendas.
You will undertake training to support the Diabetes in Pregnancy team clinically.
You will also act as a port of call for all members of the workforce in relation the Diabetes service.
The successful candidate will need to advise, support and supervise the Diabetes in Pregnancy Team and provide knowledge of Diabetes pathways and processes to other members of the Maternity workforce.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026