Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

• Previous applicants need not apply

An exciting opportunity has arisen to cover maternity leave in the established Diabetes Nursing team!
This role will be for one year fixed term and predominately be based providing care for people within the community diabetes service. The role will be based within the Community but working across an integrated nursing service using experience and specialised knowledge to provide education and advice, initiation and adjustment to treatment plans.

If interested, we would love to hear from you today!

Main duties of the job
The community diabetes specialist nurse will assist in the delivery of a specialist clinical diabetes service with an aim to provide high quality diabetes care within Swindon in line with the direction of the service and Trust objectives. They will also help to deliver high quality education to practice nurses and GPs to improve diabetes care within the primary care setting.

About Us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job Description
Job responsibilities
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse will be a clinical specialist, providing clinical advice, specialist skills, knowledge and expertise to health care professionals and people with diabetes and their family / carers. The Diabetes Specialist Nurse will be committed to promoting a greater quality of life, short and long term, for the individual with diabetes and their family.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RGN
• 1st Degree Diabetes Nursing Qualification or equivalent
• Knowledge of research, Portfolio reflects a career long learning experience

Desirable

• Nurse prescriber

Experience
Essential

• Experience working with people with diabetes
• Experience in educating patients and Health Care professionals
• Experience of service development
• Experience running nurse led clinics

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to implement change
• Ability to develop services
• Wide Knowledge of developments within the diabetes field
• Ability to support other professional staff in developing skills
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Experience of working within a primary care setting and commissioning issues relating to diabetes

Desirable

• Experience of teaching structured education

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.