Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for one full time Band 7 Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse, 2 years fixed term to join us at Trafford Local care Organisation, the community arm of Manchester Foundation Trust. The post will involve working alongside GP practices, district nursing teams and other community-based teams across Trafford to offer support, advice, and education.
We also work closely with consultants, outpatient diabetes services and provide specialist support and advice to adults living with diabetes.
We require a motivated, dynamic nurse to join a friendly Community Nursing Teams. Effective communication skills are essential and being able to work both within a team environment and independently; organising and prioritising individual workload is crucial to this role. Experience in managing diabetes care is essential as is a willingness to learn new skills appropriate to the post.
The post will be suitable for nurses working within a diabetes specialist area who may want to expand their skills,
The post holder must be able to demonstrate excellent clinical, communication and interpersonal skills to maintain the excellent standards of diabetes care our patients expect.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will exercise higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care demonstrated through the Trust competency framework. S/he will provide specialist expertise and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment, and management of the client group. S/he will monitor and improve standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. S/he will contribute to clinical governance within the service by undertaking audit and research as part of the MDT within the specialist field. Be responsible for acting as a lead source of clinical leadership through a highly developed level of competence, expertise, and advanced specialist knowledge within primary care settings.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- relevant professional qualifications
- Educated to first degree level
- Speciality qualification
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Masters or working towards a masters in a relevant subject
- Prescribing qualification
Expereince
Essential
- Minimum 2 yrs as a band 6 practitioner
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
- Significant eveidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local,regional or national level
Aptitude/leadership
Essential
- Evidence of excellent clinical record
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a highl;y demanding enviroment
- Maintained a development of clinical leadership
- Undertaken a leadership programme
- Evidence of diplomacy and negociation skills
- Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
- Excellent communication skills
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management
Desirable
- Further evidence of contniued leadership developement e'g RCN programme
IM&T
Essential
- competent in the use of IT packages such as microsoft word and powerpoint
- Good knowldge of clinical information systems eg PAS, ICE
Desirable
- Competent in databases and spreadsheets
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- relevant professional qualifications
- Educated to first degree level
- Speciality qualification
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Masters or working towards a masters in a relevant subject
- Prescribing qualification
Expereince
Essential
- Minimum 2 yrs as a band 6 practitioner
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
- Significant eveidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local,regional or national level
Aptitude/leadership
Essential
- Evidence of excellent clinical record
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a highl;y demanding enviroment
- Maintained a development of clinical leadership
- Undertaken a leadership programme
- Evidence of diplomacy and negociation skills
- Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
- Excellent communication skills
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management
Desirable
- Further evidence of contniued leadership developement e'g RCN programme
IM&T
Essential
- competent in the use of IT packages such as microsoft word and powerpoint
- Good knowldge of clinical information systems eg PAS, ICE
Desirable
- Competent in databases and spreadsheets
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trafford Local Care Organization. Trafford Town Hall.
Talbot Road
Old Trafford, Stretford
M32 0TH
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
