Job summary
Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes Band 8a, Full-time 37.5 hrs
We are looking for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our specialist diabetes team at East Lancashire Hospital Diabetes Service. As a department we are very patient focused supporting innovation and service development to continually improve care for people with diabetes.
The diabetes nurse team is divided into sub teams that work across in-patients, specialist out-patients (type 1 diabetes, anti-natal, pump therapy, libre, and complex type 2 ) and the community/intermediate care setting.
We are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who has experience in diabetes specialist nursing across any of the specialist care pathways. If you enjoy multidisciplinary team working in a progressive environment that is continually striving to improve care for the population it serves, this post is for you.
We require a nurse with strong leadership skills who is flexible, dynamic, self-motivated, forward thinking and reliable in addition to being passionate about diabetes and nursing, who is ready to lead and help shape diabetes services for our local population.
The nurse will act as an autonomous practitioner informing clinical decisions and complex management plans in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of patients. In conjunction with service manager and consultant staff formulate the development of clinical guidance for all aspects of clinical practice within the clinical specialty.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of the role is to provide leadership and management to designated clinical areas within the Trust with regards to the care for people with a diabetes diagnosis and their family.
This will involve working at a strategic and operational level - working clinically, designing and implementing strategy and visibly leading on the delivery of person-centred and relationship-centred diabetes care, improving the experience of families/carers. A key responsibility is to support best practice of professionals to improve the experience of families/carers.
The post holder will spend at least 50% of their time practicing clinically, with the remainder of their time focused on professional leadership, education, training and development and service development, research and evaluation.
About us
At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Clinical Practice
- Be an expert resource and role model in influencing and leading on professional practice developments to improve clinical standards and care for people with diabetes and their carers/ families.
- Demonstrate high standards of care and provide clinical leadership to support the provision of high quality care of patients with diabetes in clinical areas, including the most complex cases, using a range of psychosocial interventions and emotional support to promote health and wellbeing for people with diabetes and their carers/families.
- To lead on quality improvements in the field of diabetes care, including the delivery of relationship and family-centred approaches that support development of professional practice and enhance the experience of people with diabetes and their carers/ families.
- To be an innovator, and use evidence based practice to achieve continuous improvements in clinical practice.
- To provide clear leadership for practitioners in the field of diabetes, particularly around the care of those with complex needs.
- To ensure effective clinical governance, development of clinical audit and effectiveness tools and lead on audit provision, disseminating results at local/national level as appropriate.
- Act as a resource, providing expert advice and clinical opinion to colleagues.
- Work alongside those in advanced clinical practice roles to provide opportunities for development and supervision.
- Promote and evaluate the use of the diabetes care bundle across all sites and ensuring a patient-centred care pathway is implemented
To maintain competence in specialist area of practice by means of peer review, clinical supervision, journal and other reading and attendance on courses and conferences
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Clinical Practice
- Be an expert resource and role model in influencing and leading on professional practice developments to improve clinical standards and care for people with diabetes and their carers/ families.
- Demonstrate high standards of care and provide clinical leadership to support the provision of high quality care of patients with diabetes in clinical areas, including the most complex cases, using a range of psychosocial interventions and emotional support to promote health and wellbeing for people with diabetes and their carers/families.
- To lead on quality improvements in the field of diabetes care, including the delivery of relationship and family-centred approaches that support development of professional practice and enhance the experience of people with diabetes and their carers/ families.
- To be an innovator, and use evidence based practice to achieve continuous improvements in clinical practice.
- To provide clear leadership for practitioners in the field of diabetes, particularly around the care of those with complex needs.
- To ensure effective clinical governance, development of clinical audit and effectiveness tools and lead on audit provision, disseminating results at local/national level as appropriate.
- Act as a resource, providing expert advice and clinical opinion to colleagues.
- Work alongside those in advanced clinical practice roles to provide opportunities for development and supervision.
- Promote and evaluate the use of the diabetes care bundle across all sites and ensuring a patient-centred care pathway is implemented
To maintain competence in specialist area of practice by means of peer review, clinical supervision, journal and other reading and attendance on courses and conferences
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Years Experience
- mentorship
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Group Working i.e Pumps
- Autonomous working
- Organisational skills
- Use of EMIS /PAS/ ICE
Desirable
- service development
- Leadership skills
- Experience PDR's
- MSc
- Knowledge of Research
- Report writing
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Expert Practitioner
- Enhanced Communication skills
- Build relationships with Key stakeholders
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Years Experience
- mentorship
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Group Working i.e Pumps
- Autonomous working
- Organisational skills
- Use of EMIS /PAS/ ICE
Desirable
- service development
- Leadership skills
- Experience PDR's
- MSc
- Knowledge of Research
- Report writing
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Expert Practitioner
- Enhanced Communication skills
- Build relationships with Key stakeholders
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).
