Job summary
Due to the retirement of the previous post holder, we have an exciting opportunity within the Worcestershire Countywide Diabetes Nursing Team for a Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse. This post will be based at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre, but you may be required to cross cover on other sites from time to time. Diabetes care is in an exciting new phase with technology providing an increasing role in helping people with diabetes to live well with the condition. If you are a motivated enthusiastic nurse with an in-depth clinical knowledge of diabetes, this could be the role for you. Recent experience of managing a caseload of people with diabetes is essential. We will provide a supportive environment with excellent team working so that together we can provide the best care for people living with diabetes. This role is varied as we provide an inpatient service, community service, diabetes structured education and antenatal care. If you have what it takes to deliver excellent diabetes care in Worcestershire, please apply.
Main duties of the job
Your role in providing diabetes care will include the assessment, planning and implementation of care plans for people living with diabetes in a variety of life stages. This will include providing support to young people as they transition to adult services, support for those in care homes, giving pre-conception advice as well as support during pregnancy.
The team also supports primary care with advice and guidance and complex patient clinics. You will be able to deliver training to other healthcare professionals, students and junior members of the team.
Ensuring that people who live with diabetes have access to structured education and the right technological support is essential. We deliver DAFNE and Xpert programmes and have links with our local Healthy Minds team who are able to provide additional support for people living with long term conditions. You will be expected to support the delivery of Structured Education so having experience of these programmes would be an advantage.
Participation in policy and guideline development and participation in meetings to plan the direction of diabetes care in the county would be welcome and expected of the post holder.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full job description, please see the supporting information.
Work both
autonomously and as part of the team to provide a resource of highly specialist
advice, information and support to all members of the primary health care team
in the delivery of effective diabetes care. Act as primary resources to health professional in all care settings giving specialist diabetes advice regarding highly complex symptom management and care planning.
Provide a nurse
prescribing facility to diabetes care patients in line with the agreed
guidelines for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, following completion
of the accredited university training and registration with the NMC.
Attend diabetes
care MDT meetings, presenting new and complex patients in line with clinical governance.
Provide highly
skilled practical knowledge in the use of complex specialist equipment e.g.:
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Pump therapy.
Deliver structured
education for XPERT, XPERT Insulin and DAFNE following accredited training across
Worcestershire.
Participate in developing and providing education/training programmes in the
management of diabetes for patients, carers and healthcare professionals to
improve practice.
Participate in primary research and support clinical practitioners wishing to undertake
research in diabetes care and take an active role in developing and
participation in further research.
As part of a joint commitment to lifelong learning, contribute to the
assessment of personal learning needs and opportunities to inform and develop
personal development plans.
Provide expert leadership and change management skills in developing the diabetes
service.
Function effectively as a clinical nurse specialist in line with the
recommendations of the NMC, DOH.
Adhere to the policies, procedures and guidelines of Worcestershire
Acute Hospitals NHS Trust relating to employment and professional practise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full job description, please see the supporting information.
Work both
autonomously and as part of the team to provide a resource of highly specialist
advice, information and support to all members of the primary health care team
in the delivery of effective diabetes care. Act as primary resources to health professional in all care settings giving specialist diabetes advice regarding highly complex symptom management and care planning.
Provide a nurse
prescribing facility to diabetes care patients in line with the agreed
guidelines for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, following completion
of the accredited university training and registration with the NMC.
Attend diabetes
care MDT meetings, presenting new and complex patients in line with clinical governance.
Provide highly
skilled practical knowledge in the use of complex specialist equipment e.g.:
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Pump therapy.
Deliver structured
education for XPERT, XPERT Insulin and DAFNE following accredited training across
Worcestershire.
Participate in developing and providing education/training programmes in the
management of diabetes for patients, carers and healthcare professionals to
improve practice.
Participate in primary research and support clinical practitioners wishing to undertake
research in diabetes care and take an active role in developing and
participation in further research.
As part of a joint commitment to lifelong learning, contribute to the
assessment of personal learning needs and opportunities to inform and develop
personal development plans.
Provide expert leadership and change management skills in developing the diabetes
service.
Function effectively as a clinical nurse specialist in line with the
recommendations of the NMC, DOH.
Adhere to the policies, procedures and guidelines of Worcestershire
Acute Hospitals NHS Trust relating to employment and professional practise.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse.
- Evidence of post registration course in diabetes care or significant experience of working as a diabetes specialist nurse demonstrated by portfolio.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification.
- Non-Medical prescriber.
- DAFNE Educator.
- Xpert Diabetes Educator.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of delivering specialist diabetes care.
- Caseload management.
- Experience of working with diabetes technology such as Insulin Pumps or Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems
Desirable
- DAFNE Educator
- Xpert programmes Educator.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse.
- Evidence of post registration course in diabetes care or significant experience of working as a diabetes specialist nurse demonstrated by portfolio.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification.
- Non-Medical prescriber.
- DAFNE Educator.
- Xpert Diabetes Educator.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of delivering specialist diabetes care.
- Caseload management.
- Experience of working with diabetes technology such as Insulin Pumps or Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems
Desirable
- DAFNE Educator
- Xpert programmes Educator.
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
