Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for both full-time and part-time registered nurses to join a team of dedicated Diabetes Specialist Nurses in the Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, working across our 3 teams within the trust. At the EBDC, we have a firmly established multi-professional approach to care delivery with both Consultant and Specialist Nurses delivering patient clinics. We also work closely with GP surgeries within our Facilitator team in the community.
Our aim is to review and educate patients, families, and their carers in all aspects of their diabetes. We help support our patients making informed choices about their individual health care needs and self-management of their diabetes.
Main duties of the job
As a Diabetes Specialist Nurse/Facilitator, you will be involved in, following appropriate training, covering inpatient services, outpatient services and community clinics, including our specialist outreach clinics in antenatal and young adult services. A flexible approach will be welcomed and may involve some later clinic cover and weekends.
As part of your role, you will help to provide patient education on an individual basis, as well as part of a group setting, initiate medication including insulin/GLP-1 therapy and latest technology used in diabetes care such as insulin pumps and CGM for people who need them. The post will involve ongoing review and support of our patients, their carers and/or family members with management of their diabetes in our specialist nurse-led and multidisciplinary clinics. You will also be providing education to staff members of the wider MDT within the Trust.
There will also be opportunities for further development and the potential to undertake Non-Medical Nurse Prescribing.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
- To provide ongoing advice, information and emotional support to clients with diabetes and their relatives and carers.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate educational needs and programmes for clients and their relatives/carers.
- Initiate treatment for diabetes for those patients with poor glycaemic control under the guidance of the medical team, or nurse prescriber.
- Give dose adjustment/titration advice for patients to be able to continue self-management, or to other prescribing healthcare staff.
- Ensuring appropriate follow up for all diabetes patients.
- Provide telephone support to patients/relatives/carers and other health care professionals including dose adjustment, sick day rules and hypo advice.
- Initiate referrals to other health care professionals, e.g. podiatrist, dietician and community nursing teams.
- Manage own caseload of patients.
- Provide nurse-led clinics in specialist areas.
- Provide expert opinion/advice to other healthcare professionals within the Trust, either as part of individual patient review or wider Trust staff education
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
- To provide ongoing advice, information and emotional support to clients with diabetes and their relatives and carers.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate educational needs and programmes for clients and their relatives/carers.
- Initiate treatment for diabetes for those patients with poor glycaemic control under the guidance of the medical team, or nurse prescriber.
- Give dose adjustment/titration advice for patients to be able to continue self-management, or to other prescribing healthcare staff.
- Ensuring appropriate follow up for all diabetes patients.
- Provide telephone support to patients/relatives/carers and other health care professionals including dose adjustment, sick day rules and hypo advice.
- Initiate referrals to other health care professionals, e.g. podiatrist, dietician and community nursing teams.
- Manage own caseload of patients.
- Provide nurse-led clinics in specialist areas.
- Provide expert opinion/advice to other healthcare professionals within the Trust, either as part of individual patient review or wider Trust staff education
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 5
- Some experience in a position relevant to the speciality
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 5
- Some experience in a position relevant to the speciality
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
