Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Diabetes Nursing team at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust on the Lewisham site. The Diabetes Specialist Nurse will be providing evidence based clinical advice to healthcare professionals, patients, their carer's. the successful applicant will be working within the MDT providing specialist care, advice and education for various patients groups within diabetes including Type 1, Complex Type 2, Antenatal, Pump and Libre care pathways.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will help to deliver in-patient focused service through the delivery of integrated care and contribute to the visions and values of our speciality and the Trust.
You will be able to demonstrate strong effective clinical leadership and organisational skills to the Diabetes team while learning and developing within the role.
About us
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
As an organisation, we've made significant improvements for patients and staff in the last two and-a-half years. This is reflected in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (from February 2020), which found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of "Good" in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of "Good" that we had already achieved in the Caring domain. Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trust's improvement journey, as we've stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention. We've also significantly increased the representation of minority ethnic leaders across our clinical and corporate teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas & Performance:
All the following are to be carried out while working in close collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team led by a Consultant. To demonstrate clinical expertise within the Diabetes speciality and work autonomously, managing own allocated clinics independently and seeking guidance/support when necessary.
- To co-ordinate the specialty cares within the Trust.
- To become an essential member, and point of contact and resource for the multi-disciplinary team and patients and carers with diabetes.
- Carries out diabetes and related diagnostic/therapeutic interventions as an independent practitioner, interprets, writes reports and commences further possible treatment on the basis of the findings.
- Carries out diabetes complex therapeutic/investigational procedures under indirect supervision of the Consultant. Ensuring that they are carried out using safe practice and under agreed guidelines/protocols to ensure that the highest possible standard is obtained based on competent clinical practice.
- To demonstrate the ability to develop new skills, to provide an expert high quality, nurse-led service.
- To provide ongoing follow-up care and support (home visits / telephone support / nurse/midwife led clinics / outpatient clinics and outreach clinics)
- To develop the service in a structured interdisciplinary way, initiating on-going change and progression in the expanding role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist Diabetes.
- To develop interdisciplinary clinical management protocols and work within them.
- Autonomously or in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, manage the care of patients carrying out relevant interventions, within agreed clinical protocols and in line with current practice/trends.
- To offer a supportive service to Diabetes patients and their carers, and. liaising with other healthcare professionals when necessary.
- To provide, promote and maintain a support and advice service to diabetes patients and their carers, to include provision of information giving from diagnosis through to all stages of the disease process, in liaison with relevant healthcare professionals.
- To maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation with regard to Statutory and Trust policies.
- To assess, develop, implement and evaluate diabetes programmes of care within the community setting
- To control patient admission via direct referral and with consultant guidance and supervision.
- Be aware of, understand, and act upon the Divisional Business Plan, with particular reference to nursing care, in order to participate in the re-formulation of nursing aspects of the plan.
- When required, investigate the nursing aspects of incidents/complaints and initiate corrective action.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas & Performance:
All the following are to be carried out while working in close collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team led by a Consultant. To demonstrate clinical expertise within the Diabetes speciality and work autonomously, managing own allocated clinics independently and seeking guidance/support when necessary.
- To co-ordinate the specialty cares within the Trust.
- To become an essential member, and point of contact and resource for the multi-disciplinary team and patients and carers with diabetes.
- Carries out diabetes and related diagnostic/therapeutic interventions as an independent practitioner, interprets, writes reports and commences further possible treatment on the basis of the findings.
- Carries out diabetes complex therapeutic/investigational procedures under indirect supervision of the Consultant. Ensuring that they are carried out using safe practice and under agreed guidelines/protocols to ensure that the highest possible standard is obtained based on competent clinical practice.
- To demonstrate the ability to develop new skills, to provide an expert high quality, nurse-led service.
- To provide ongoing follow-up care and support (home visits / telephone support / nurse/midwife led clinics / outpatient clinics and outreach clinics)
- To develop the service in a structured interdisciplinary way, initiating on-going change and progression in the expanding role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist Diabetes.
- To develop interdisciplinary clinical management protocols and work within them.
- Autonomously or in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, manage the care of patients carrying out relevant interventions, within agreed clinical protocols and in line with current practice/trends.
- To offer a supportive service to Diabetes patients and their carers, and. liaising with other healthcare professionals when necessary.
- To provide, promote and maintain a support and advice service to diabetes patients and their carers, to include provision of information giving from diagnosis through to all stages of the disease process, in liaison with relevant healthcare professionals.
- To maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation with regard to Statutory and Trust policies.
- To assess, develop, implement and evaluate diabetes programmes of care within the community setting
- To control patient admission via direct referral and with consultant guidance and supervision.
- Be aware of, understand, and act upon the Divisional Business Plan, with particular reference to nursing care, in order to participate in the re-formulation of nursing aspects of the plan.
- When required, investigate the nursing aspects of incidents/complaints and initiate corrective action.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMSc level learning
- oRN / RM - Part 1
- oMentorship course (supervising and assessing)
- oAdvanced training/skills in invasive/therapeutic/diagnostic procedures relevant to speciality. oIn-depth knowledge of anatomy
- oKnowledge of conditions, management and treatment
Desirable
- oKnowledge of quality standards
- oCounselling course
- oNon-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential
- oSenior clinical experience within their speciality
- oExperience in Practice Guideline Development
- oAbility to prioritise and organise workload
- oEvidence of using primary and secondary healthcare teams and resources
Desirable
- oLead an audit and/or research study
- oPresentation and publishing experience
- oLeading a service
Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- oComputer Skills
- oAbility to conduct own project successfully and follow them through
Desirable
- oChange management
- oStatistics and report writing
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oMaturity and self-awareness
- oFlexible and positive approach to work
- oEvidence of clinical leadership qualities
- oCommitted to collaborative working
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMSc level learning
- oRN / RM - Part 1
- oMentorship course (supervising and assessing)
- oAdvanced training/skills in invasive/therapeutic/diagnostic procedures relevant to speciality. oIn-depth knowledge of anatomy
- oKnowledge of conditions, management and treatment
Desirable
- oKnowledge of quality standards
- oCounselling course
- oNon-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential
- oSenior clinical experience within their speciality
- oExperience in Practice Guideline Development
- oAbility to prioritise and organise workload
- oEvidence of using primary and secondary healthcare teams and resources
Desirable
- oLead an audit and/or research study
- oPresentation and publishing experience
- oLeading a service
Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- oComputer Skills
- oAbility to conduct own project successfully and follow them through
Desirable
- oChange management
- oStatistics and report writing
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oMaturity and self-awareness
- oFlexible and positive approach to work
- oEvidence of clinical leadership qualities
- oCommitted to collaborative working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
