Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the diabetes team for an enthusiastic Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our friendly team.
The Diabetes unit offer a full range of general and special interest diabetes and endocrinology outpatients clinics housed within the Thomas Addison Unit. The emphasis is very much on multidisciplinary delivery of on-going care for patients with long-term conditions, and increasingly this care will be delivered in partnership with primary care colleagues. The unit also provides diabetic chiropody, retinal screening and dietetic services and also has its own state-of-the-art endocrine investigations unit.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes Centre at St George's Hospitals is at the forefront of advances in diabetes care and provides a number of specialist services. The team includes the Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs), Diabetes Dieticians, Diabetes Consultants & Diabetes foot team. We provide care & support for our in-patient, outpatient, and we are a very established DAFNE and Insulin Pump Centre. We have a joint Obstetric/Diabetes service, Continuous Glucose Monitoring service, and a busy renal and diabetes foot clinic. The diabetes in-patient service continues to expand in line with the increasing number of people with diabetes. The successful candidate will be required to: To work as an autonomous advanced practitioner and effectively deliver an expert service within the specialist area both inpatient and outpatients.o To manage a caseload of patients/clients &ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social supporto To lead in the development of evidence based clinical practice in line with current research & guidelines & establish clear lines of communication within the specialty team to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patientso Perform the role of educator to student dieticians, medics, nursing staff, dietetic assistant and other AHP's as required
About us
The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible, Respectful and behave in a way that reflect these.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and personal specification which contains more information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and personal specification which contains more information about the role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Level 1 Regaisteed Nurse
- An advanced practitioner either through formal qualifications and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area
- DAFNE Trained
Desirable
- Relevant post-registration qualification
- Independent Prescriber
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit / research
- Experience in the clinical supervision of students
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Formal teaching / lecturing experience
- Experience in Insulin Pump Therapy
- Relevant demonstrable experience in speciality area
Desirable
- To have proven experience of service development
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
- Advanced clinical assessment skills or willingness to develop these
- Presentation skills and ability to work effectively single handily with individuals and groups
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Basic computer skills
- Motivation and counselling skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Basic counselling skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident
- Self-motivated
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to set priorities and meet daily deadlines
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to deal with distressed clients and their relatives
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
Other Attributes
Essential
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Level 1 Regaisteed Nurse
- An advanced practitioner either through formal qualifications and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area
- DAFNE Trained
Desirable
- Relevant post-registration qualification
- Independent Prescriber
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit / research
- Experience in the clinical supervision of students
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Formal teaching / lecturing experience
- Experience in Insulin Pump Therapy
- Relevant demonstrable experience in speciality area
Desirable
- To have proven experience of service development
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
- Advanced clinical assessment skills or willingness to develop these
- Presentation skills and ability to work effectively single handily with individuals and groups
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Basic computer skills
- Motivation and counselling skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Basic counselling skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident
- Self-motivated
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to set priorities and meet daily deadlines
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to deal with distressed clients and their relatives
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
Other Attributes
Essential
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
