Clinical Nurse Specialist - Children's Diabetes

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Ashford seeks an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to manage pediatric diabetes care. This role involves providing advanced nursing care, leading a small team, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to support young patients and their families. Candidates must have current NMC registration and a relevant healthcare degree, along with significant experience in the field.

Qualifications

• Significant postgraduate healthcare experience demonstrating professional development.
• Evidence of continuing professional development within Children's Diabetes specialty.
• Ability to work within a team to achieve shared goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage a designated clinical caseload of children and young people with diabetes.
• Provide leadership and direct line-management for a small team.
• Participate in service improvement and ensure quality governance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Autonomous working

Evidence of service development

Education

Current NMC Registration

Degree relevant to clinical practice

Tools

Insulin Pump therapy

CGM technology

Job description

Job summary

Do you have an interest in, or passion for working with children and young people with diabetes, or do you have previous experience in the management of paediatric diabetes that you'd like to develop and share within a new team?

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated nurse with good knowledge and understanding of the management of childhood diabetes and who is committed to working with and supporting children, young people and their families.

With one of the largest services for children and young people with diabetes in the South East Coast and London network we can offer you a rewarding, flexible and supportive role building long term professional relationships with CYP and their families. We are on an exciting improvement journey and can offer you a rewarding and supported role with our care group.

Here at East Kent Hospitals we value diversity in our workforce and as such encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you believe there may be any barriers to your consideration of this role we would encourage you to contact us for a further discussion. Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and encouraged.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will manage a designated clinical caseload. Use clinical judgment and autonomous decision making about the specialist nursing care and management of children and young people with diabetes.

Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice and equipment use relating to the current management of childhood diabetes e.g. insulin injection and pump therapy, blood glucose and sensor monitoring. Adhere to and implement the Trust policy in relation to Child Safeguarding.

Support key partners within both the community and acute settings and work collaboratively and effectively with all other health care professionals, those allied to health and those in the third sector services. Provide leadership and direct line-management for a small team of staff supporting them to care for a caseload of children and young people.

Facilitate teamwork across the multidisciplinary team to deliver a high standard diabetes service to children, adolescents, families and carers. Participate in a regular review of the responsibilities of the multidisciplinary team as a service provider, examining the structure and processes against all criteria identified in the Best Practice Tariff, National Paediatric Diabetes Audit and Peer review.

Assist the Lead Nurse and deputise in their absence.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• Current NMC Registration
• Formal teaching/mentoring or equivalent
• Degree relevant to professional registration and area of clinical practice.
• Evidence of continuing professional development within Children's Diabetes specialty

Desirable:

• Master's Degree in a health related subject relevant to area of clinical specialty and advanced practice or Masters/L7 programme commenced.
• NHS Leadership Academy qualification e.g. 'Edward Jenner', 'Mary Seacole'.

Personal attributes

Essential:

• Evidence of service development and delivery in practice.
• Ability to work within a team to achieving goals for a shared vision

Desirable:

• Able to give examples of service development and innovation

Experience

Essential:

• Significant postgraduate healthcare experience demonstrating professional development across the four pillars of practice
• Undertaken specialist diabetes course/s (e.g. Insulin Pump therapy, CGM, other diabetes technology)
• Significant experience in care of the paediatric diabetes patient.
• Experience of supervising staff and delivering training

Desirable:

• Experience of assessing patients and developing specialised
• Practical experience of audit/research
• Experience of presenting to groups of staff/public

Skills

Essential:

• Able to work collaboratively and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills (writing, verbal, electronic)
• Self motivated and enthusiastic
• Ability to empower and inspire

Governance

Essential:

• Understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement
• Sound knowledge and understanding of national policy and guidance
• Evidence of innovative practice utilising research and audit
• Experience of contributing to quality improvement in safety/quality improvement projects.

Desirable:

• Experience of implementing and evaluating improvements in care