Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a passionate Registered Nurse to join the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist team at a leading healthcare provider. This role emphasizes patient empowerment and effective management of diabetes care, allowing you to make a real difference in patients' lives. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, providing education and expertise while managing your own caseload. If you possess excellent communication and leadership skills and are eager to contribute to a supportive and dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you. Join us in delivering exceptional care to our local community and advancing your nursing career in a rewarding setting.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days holiday

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a focus on diabetes care and patient empowerment.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams and teaching roles is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to diabetes patients in a hospital setting.
• Support healthcare professionals in delivering excellent patient care.

Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Teaching Competency

Knowledge of Diabetes Care

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1)

Non-medical Prescriber

Job description

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

If you are an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurse (level 1), with excellent communication and leadership skills, who has a proven interest in diabetes and diabetes care, then this is the vacancy for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurses (DISN) to join the multidisciplinary Diabetes Team at York Hospital. The post holder will be required to support the multidisciplinary diabetes team in the management of people with diabetes, primarily in the hospital inpatient service but also support the outpatient department.

There is much emphasis on patient empowerment for self-efficacy in the management of long-term conditions, and therefore the post holder will require excellent interpersonal skills. They will need to be able to motivate and lead others and act as an effective role model. The ability to be flexible, creative and adaptable are key personal attributes.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the current clinical and professional issues affecting people with diabetes, incorporating high quality evidence in patient centred care. Additionally, they will demonstrate competency in teaching (patients and healthcare professionals), supervision of team members and sharing good practice. Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams is essential, while a post registration qualification in diabetes would be ideal.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide direct care to patients with diabetes in hospital according to the needs of the patients and their families. They will work autonomously as well as within the multi-disciplinary team, in order to provide expertise and education to all health care professionals and carers with whom the patient with diabetes may come into contact during an admission to hospital.

They will be expected to support healthcare professionals in the delivery of excellent in-patient care, improving safety, reducing risk and promoting patient self-management where appropriate.

The post holder will be expected to manage their own caseload. If the post holder is a non-medical nurse prescriber he/she will be expected to prescribe new diabetes therapies, both oral and injectable, insulin, and initiate therapy in an in-patient environment and adjust therapies as appropriate.

Duties will include advice on peri-operative insulin regimes and insulin dose adjustments, in accordance with current protocols and to support ongoing evaluation, and development of all protocols relating to in-hospital diabetes care.

Working for our organisation

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Non-medical prescriber - as determined by the needs of the service

Experience

• Experience at Band 5 or equivalent including within a relevant speciality

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK.

We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

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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.

Name Trish Fairburn Job title Lead Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01904 726091