Diabetes Specialist Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Kingswood; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

NHS Pension

Agenda for Change terms and conditions

My Reward Hub discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

HCRG Care Group is seeking an experienced community diabetes nurse to deliver specialist care, assessments and treatment plans for patients across community and primary care settings. The post offers substantial autonomy within a multidisciplinary team and is based on a 37.5-hour week under Agenda for Change terms.

Applicants should be a first level NMC registered nurse with significant post-registration diabetes experience and be capable of delivering education to patients and carers while

Competenze

• Evidence of post-registration development in diabetes nursing
• NMC registration as a first level registered nurse
• Significant post-registration diabetes experience
• Experience supporting patients with diabetes in community settings
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex clinical information
• Effective workload management and prioritisation
• Ability to work independently and use professional judgement

Mansioni

• Deliver specialist diabetes nursing care to patients across community and primary care settings
• Undertake complex clinical assessments considering physical, psychological, social and cultural factors
• Initiate, review and evaluate diabetes treatment plans in line with local and national guidance
• Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and healthcare colleagues
• Work autonomously while contributing to a multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to clinical governance, service development, audit and quality improvement
• Support the development of standards, protocols and safe clinical practice across the service
• Maintain high-quality clinical documentation and attend team and professional network meetings

Descrizione del lavoro

A community-based specialist diabetes post with HCRG Care Group, an independent community health provider, for an experienced nurse with a particular interest in diabetes. The job centres on assessing and treating people with diabetes and educating them, their families and carers, and shaping standards and audit across the service. The post carries a high degree of professional autonomy within a multidisciplinary team, on a 37.5-hour week under Agenda for Change terms. Applicants need to be registered first level nurses with significant post-registration diabetes experience.

What the job involves

• Deliver specialist diabetes nursing care to patients across community and primary care settings
• Undertake complex clinical assessments, considering physical, psychological, social and cultural factors
• Initiate, review and evaluate diabetes treatment plans in line with local and national guidance
• Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and healthcare colleagues
• Work autonomously while contributing to a multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to clinical governance, service development, audit and quality improvement
• Support the development of standards, protocols and safe clinical practice across the service
• Maintain high-quality clinical documentation and attend team and professional network meetings

What’s required

Qualifications

• Evidence of post-registration development in diabetes nursing

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a first level registered nurse

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience in diabetes
• Experience supporting patients with diabetes in acute, community or primary care settings

Skills & knowledge

• Current knowledge of diabetes care, NICE guidance and evidence-based practice
• Understanding of relevant NHS legislation and policy
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex clinical information
• Effective workload management and prioritisation
• Ability to work independently and use professional judgement

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks

Nice to have

• Degree or diploma in a health-related subject
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber qualification
• Experience undertaking clinical audits
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
• Experience delivering education to healthcare professionals and patients
• Experience developing protocols and supporting service improvement

What’s offered

• NHS Pension
• Full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• My Reward Hub membership with discounts and cashback
• Access to earned wages before payday
• Online and face-to-face wellbeing, money and career support, including counselling
• eLearning, career pathways and CPD through The Learning Enterprise
• Ringfenced innovation funding of at least £100,000 a year