Diabetes Specialist Nurse

The Diabetes Times; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Peterborough is seeking a specialist Diabetes Nurse to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The role involves managing a significant caseload of patients with diabetes, providing expert advice, and delivering education on diabetes management. Candidates should have experience with type 1 diabetes, including young individuals using insulin pumps. This position offers an opportunity to significantly impact patient care and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience managing patients with type 1 diabetes including young people and those using insulin pumps.
• Knowledge and application of evidence-based nursing practices.
• Ability to independently manage complex caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Manage a significant caseload of patients with complex diabetes.
• Run clinics for patients on insulin pumps.
• Provide education for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Skills

Expertise in diabetes care

Ability to work collaboratively

Strong assessment and planning skills

Community nursing experience

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Job Summary

To work in conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team and in line with Local and National Targets to provide specialist evidence based nursing advise to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/ carers without supervision.

To work in conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team and in line with Local and National Targets to provide specialist evidence based nursing advise to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/ carers without supervision. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings. Provide expert advice and education for Healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with diabetes and their carers. Acting as a resource for general practice and working to reduce admissions, improve diabetes outcomes and quality of life for people with diabetes. To provide advanced clinical practice in the field of diabetes care and ensure the provision of a quality patient focused diabetes service in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

DSN to be based at the Healthy Living Centre in Peterborough and preferably have experience in managing patients with type 1 diabetes including Young people and those who are using insulin pumps.

We will need T1 / Pump and possibly also Young Persons experience.

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively with the team and professional leads to support professional and practice developments including CPFT clinical supervision framework.

Work autonomously to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, providing specialist advice and actively seeking evidence based practice which improves the quality of care and meets the needs of patients. A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological, pathological, spiritual, socio‑economical and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific speciality.

• To manage a significant caseload of patients with complex diabetes, managing individual programmes of care working with patients for self management of their diabetes.
• Provide community nurse led clinics within general practice.
• Work within the MDT diabetes team supporting general practice within virtual review clinics.
• Work proactively to prevent admission to secondary care.
• Run clinics for patients on insulin pumps in conjunction with the consultant.
• To provide education for patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Location: Peterborough, England, United Kingdom