Diabetes Advanced Specialist Nurse

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Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Diabetes inpatient nursing team. We are looking for an experienced, motivated and committed Diabetes Advanced Specialist Nurse with a passion for improving the experience and clinical outcomes of our patients, and who inspires others to provide excellent patient care.

We are looking for a nurse who has experience of working autonomously, supporting patients with a variety of diabetes treatments, and playing a key role in education of other healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

• To act as an autonomous practitioner within the diabetes setting. To provide evidence-based specialist diabetes care to adult inpatients across the Trust.
• Supporting patients with a variety of different types of diabetes and varying treatments, to include new technologies and their management.
• Providing support and education to patients and their families regarding diabetes and the appropriate management.
• Using complex decision making in the assessment of new patients, making a diagnosis and an appropriate treatment plan for the individual. Provide appropriate support directly post discharge, transferring care to other appropriate service for ongoing diabetes care.
• To provide expert knowledge to all staff groups in the management of complex patient cases, to include D.K.A./ H.H.S.
• To work closely with the existing team in the delivery of education to a variety of staff groups, aiming to minimise risk and prevent harm to patients whilst in hospital.

The service is delivered Monday to Friday, 07.00 to 18.30. Bank holiday working is expected as part of the team role. This role will become part of a 7 day per week service in the future.

About Us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Essential

Education, Qualifications and Training

• First level registered nurse.
• Advanced diploma or degree in Nursing.
• Independent non-medical prescriber (or working towards).
• NMC Pin.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience at band 6 level or equivalent.
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ

Employer's website: https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/