Job summary
Calling all Diabetes Specialist Nurses seeking
an opportunity to move into their next role in leadership and management
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a
new post as Team Lead within our Children and Young Peoples Diabetes Nursing
Team working across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. The team is part of an
integrated network of services for children and young people providing high
quality specialist child and young person centred care. The Team is an integral
part of an innovative CYP diabetes multidisciplinary team with colleagues in
our organisation as well as in our local acute trust.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced,
dynamic diabetes nurse whose vision is to provide a quality service and to
maximise a positive patient experience in this established service. The
candidate must demonstrate extensive experience working with children and young
people with diabetes.
The successful candidate will be responsible
for the day to day leadership and management of the CYP diabetes nursing team, working
closely with the Community Childrens Nursing Service Manager to ensure the
team delivers and develops in line with the Best Practice Tariff.
The post does not hold a caseload but
will be required to work clinical shifts as part of the roster.
We offer a comprehensive induction
programme and provide ongoing support, training and development to further
advance your skills and career.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based
health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and
some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing,
health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very
specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us
to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to
work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve.
Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can
feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to
work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages
applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender,
ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are
committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good
working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as an autonomous practitioner within the Trust providing a local link to the wider networks
for the CYP Diabetes Nursing Team.
Demonstrate evidence-based practice in line with current research and guidelines.
To work independently, as a non-medical prescriber (qualification to be undertaken within 1
year of commencing post) seeing and treating CYP in all settings and giving advice by phone
and email.
Promote a 'can do' attitude and determination to develop and sustain dynamic and
responsive multidisciplinary/multi agency community services within the county which
delivers best practice Ability to communicate/use counselling skills to impart unwelcome news to patients/carers
and relatives, sometimes dealing with difficult family circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as an autonomous practitioner within the Trust providing a local link to the wider networks
for the CYP Diabetes Nursing Team.
Demonstrate evidence-based practice in line with current research and guidelines.
To work independently, as a non-medical prescriber (qualification to be undertaken within 1
year of commencing post) seeing and treating CYP in all settings and giving advice by phone
and email.
Promote a 'can do' attitude and determination to develop and sustain dynamic and
responsive multidisciplinary/multi agency community services within the county which
delivers best practice Ability to communicate/use counselling skills to impart unwelcome news to patients/carers
and relatives, sometimes dealing with difficult family circumstances.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse/RN (Child) or RN Adult
- First degree in nursing and a recognised Diabetes Qualification
- Evidence of short courses at masters level or equivalent experience
- Post registration training in the use of equipment and devices relevant to diabetes management
- Recognised Teaching/mentoring training
- Counselling qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Leadership and Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience working with children and young people with diabetes
- Experience of teaching and assessing in a clinical area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary / multi-agency working
- Participation in service development and implementation of change
- Recent experience of providing clinical leadership and experience of line management
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Evidence of continuing post registration education/training
- Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to communicate complex & distressing information to CYP & their parent/carers in a sensitive & supportive way at a level they can understand
- Ability to take initiative, work autonomously, make decisions and prioritise workload
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership and facilitation skills
- Knowledge of national diabetes guidelines & ability to interpret their impact on strategic service developments, patient outcomes and clinical practice
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Able to utilise research and audit to maintain and promote best practice
- Networking, benchmarking and interagency working
- Ability to effect and manage change
- Risk management
- Skilled on the use of IT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse/RN (Child) or RN Adult
- First degree in nursing and a recognised Diabetes Qualification
- Evidence of short courses at masters level or equivalent experience
- Post registration training in the use of equipment and devices relevant to diabetes management
- Recognised Teaching/mentoring training
- Counselling qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Leadership and Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience working with children and young people with diabetes
- Experience of teaching and assessing in a clinical area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary / multi-agency working
- Participation in service development and implementation of change
- Recent experience of providing clinical leadership and experience of line management
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Evidence of continuing post registration education/training
- Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to communicate complex & distressing information to CYP & their parent/carers in a sensitive & supportive way at a level they can understand
- Ability to take initiative, work autonomously, make decisions and prioritise workload
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership and facilitation skills
- Knowledge of national diabetes guidelines & ability to interpret their impact on strategic service developments, patient outcomes and clinical practice
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Able to utilise research and audit to maintain and promote best practice
- Networking, benchmarking and interagency working
- Ability to effect and manage change
- Risk management
- Skilled on the use of IT
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).
