Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job summary

This is a development role to provide specialist nursing for the care of the patient with diabetes, their families and other health care professionals.

This post will enable the applicant to develop their knowledge of diabetes and its management. The applicant will be supported to provide evidenced based care to ensure clinical outcomes that meet the challenging targets for the service.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurseto join our dynamic and friendly Epsom and St Helier Diabetes team.

You will be joining our well-established and expanding team, which offers a range of diabetes specialist services includingContinuous Glucose Monitoring, insulin pump services, structured education courses (BERTIE), MDT foot services, Young Person clinics and diabetes antenatal clinics.

Our team consists of diabetesspecialist nurses, diabetes dietitians, specialist psychologist, diabetes podiatrists and our diabetes consultants. You will be working closely with the community diabetes services. Ourdiabetes in-patient service continues to expand in line with the increasing number of people with diabetes. An interest in inpatient diabetes care and management is essential for this post.

The successful applicant must have prior experience in caring for people with diabetes. You must be self-motivating, organised, computer literate and able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with a commitment to continued personal development.

The successful candidate would be expected to work within the team of diabetes specialist nurses providing care for in-patients and outpatients with diabetes. The role will also include delivering education sessions to ward nurses and health care assistants and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely and safe discharge for patients with diabetes.

About us

Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unitand Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.