Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse in Bath. You'll play a crucial role in diabetes care, managing patient caseloads and collaborating with healthcare teams. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive working environment focused on patient-centered care.

Benefits

Staff wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in diabetes care.
• Knowledge of nursing theory and best practices in diabetes.
• Understanding of NMC Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of diabetes patients providing clinical support.
• Facilitate communication between primary and secondary care.
• Support patients on insulin pump therapy and diabetes technologies.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Patient counseling

Time management

Education

Registered Nurse – level 1

Accredited diabetes qualification

Degree level training

Job description

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Job Overview

In this specialised role, you will be working as a Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse within Bath and North East Somerset area. You will contribute to the wider strategic development in diabetes care with colleagues, working in partnership with the Royal United Hospital and the Bath Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP). There will be an opportunity to develop your skills with supporting persons on insulin pump therapy and diabetes technologies.

Job Overview

In this specialised role, you will be working as a Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse within Bath and North East Somerset area. You will contribute to the wider strategic development in diabetes care with colleagues, working in partnership with the Royal United Hospital and the Bath Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP). There will be an opportunity to develop your skills with supporting persons on insulin pump therapy and diabetes technologies.

Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

You will provide valuable, expert resources for our patients with diabetes, medical, nursing and allied healthcare professional staff, facilitating communication between primary, secondary care, the integrated team and STPs. You will manage a caseload of patients providing advanced clinical support, advice, treatment and education for people, avoiding hospital admission, by prompt intervention and treatment.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse – level 1
• Accredited diabetes qualification
• Independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake
• Evidence of training at degree level and ongoing continuous professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Communication skills course
• Participate in conferences, training associated with diabetes
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 2 years’ experience working with persons with diabetes either within the community or acute setting
• Up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice, particularly within diabetes nursing and an understanding of its application in clinical practice
• Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for the practice & behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self
• Understanding of equality & diversity and its application to managing self, staff and patients within own area
• Computer skills including downloading diabetes devices and interpreting data
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience managing and supporting persons diabetes
• Membership of special interest and professional group
  
  

Requirements due to Working Environment

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of policy and procedure dealing with blood/urine and safe disposal of sharps
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Flexible working hours
  
  

Specific Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work autonomously and as a team members and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary ad multi agency working
• Ability to manage time effectively; meet deadlines and deal with work pressures and demands
• Knowledge of evidence based practice for the management of diabetes
• Typing skills - to use computerised system for accessing patient information
• Counsel and support patients with ongoing physical and psychosocial problems related to Diabetes
  
  

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

Documents to download

• Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse (PDF, 528.3KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sally Wylie Job title Diabetes Specialist Nurse Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225 824173

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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