Clinical Nurse Specialist - Children's Diabetes

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to manage clinical care for children and young people with diabetes. This role involves providing leadership, collaborating with healthcare teams, and ensuring high-quality services. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in childhood diabetes management and a passion for working with families.

Benefits

Flexible and supportive role

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced and highly motivated nurse required.
• Good knowledge of childhood diabetes management.
• Commitment to working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Manage a designated clinical caseload.
• Provide leadership for a small team.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals for a high-standard diabetes service.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Team leadership

Knowledge of childhood diabetes management

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications / Candidate profile

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.

What we offer

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.

Career development

For candidates considering developing their career within the specialty and not currently meeting the outlined criteria, appointment to a training post will be considered. Appointment will be at Band 6 with progression to Band 7 following completion of specialist training and supervision.

About East Kent Hospitals

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.