Diabetes Nurse Band 6

Bromley Healthcare CIC Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Site Beckenham Beacon Town Beckenham

Salary £42,939 - £50,697 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

Salary period Yearly

Closing 26/02/2025 23:59

Interview date 03/03/2025

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role may be at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Band 6 - Diabetes Nurse

20 hours per week - part time hours

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the multi-disciplinary Diabetes Service with Bromley Healthcare, based at Beckenham Beacon.

It is an opportunity for someone with an enthusiasm for diabetes and a wish to extend their knowledge in this field. The successful candidate will work alongside and be supported by a highly skilled multidisciplinary team including Consultants, Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Dieticians.

The post will include responsibility for a mixed caseload including people with Type 2 and support to develop skills in managing patients with Type 1 diabetes. They will be involved in the development of the Diabetes Service within Bromley Healthcare and will need to show empathy and sensitivity to the needs of the patients, have good communication skills, together with a friendly, polite and professional attitude.

The successful candidate will need to be confident in delivering education to groups and ideally have experience of structured education programmes e.g. DESMOND. They will need excellent clinical, organisational, IT and communication skills. This post is only suitable for applicants with knowledge and clinical experience in Diabetes.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities relating to this decision.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, RGN/RN (Adult)
• Diploma/degree in nursing or equivalent
• NMC
• Nurse Prescriber
• Post registration
• Diabetes Qualification
• MSc in relevant topic
• Teaching qualification

Specific Skills

• Up to date knowledge of current NHS Agenda
• Excellent knowledge of diabetes and its management
• Excellent/consistent standards of Clinical Care
• Excellent patient management and assessment skills
• Ability to interpret clinical data and use clinical judgement and reasoning skills
• Ability to work with people from varying backgrounds and complex needs and levels of understanding
• Report writing skills
• Very good understanding of Clinical Governance
• Car Driver / Access to car for work purposes
• Experience of writing policies and procedures
• Experience of clinical audit
• Understanding of Research and Development
• Management Skills
• Teaching skills – ability to give presentations

Experience

• Substantial post registration to include some specific diabetes experience
• Experience of working in community, primary care settings
• Previous experience as a Diabetic Specialist Nurse
• Experience in developing and delivering teaching programmes

Personal Qualities

• Knowledge of our Business.
• Committed to improving services.
• Treats others as would like to be treated.
• Able to work individually and as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs.
• Ability to cope with sensitive/distressing situations.
• Ability to take responsibility for own CPD.

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

• Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
• When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
• All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
• The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.