Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Warrington is seeking a registered nurse for a key leadership role in diabetes management. The role involves collaborating across departments to provide high-quality services for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, overseeing care delivery, and ensuring effective medication management. Applicants should possess diabetes knowledge and hold valid UK professional registration. This position offers the opportunity to work in a diverse and recognized healthcare environment.

Benefits

Inclusivity and diversity initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current UK professional registration.
• Diabetes management knowledge with prescriber qualification.
• Experience in insulin pump management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in diabetes services and oversee team care.
• Develop and deliver high-quality diabetes service.
• Review medication regimes and ensure proper pharmacotherapy.

Skills

Diabetes knowledge

Leadership

Expert practice

Education

Registered Nurse

Non Medical Prescriber

Job description

The diabetes team is based in the acute hospital trust and consists of a Consultant Diabetes nurse, an advance nurse practitioner, Diabetes specialist nurses working in outpatient clinics and community. We work closely as a multi-disciplinary team including our administration team and the consultant diabetologists providing a Monday to Friday service. We are developing our well-established insulin pump service over both hospital sites and are seeking someone with pump experience or willing to develop their knowledge in this area of diabetes management.

Provide leadership in the field of diabetes and draw on advanced knowledge and exercise professional skills to develop and deliver high-quality service to people with diabetes.

Act as an expert practitioner, overseeing, delegating and supporting care carried out by other members of the diabetes team where required.

Work closely with other departmental staff and professionals to facilitate a multidisciplinary framework for the effective delivery of diabetes care.

Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop an innovative high-quality service, which enables individualised care to be facilitated and delivered to people with diabetes and their carers/families.

Responsible for delivering an equitable nurse lead service for people with diabetes in Warrington and Halton.

Be responsible for a defined clinical caseload of people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Make an assessment on complex facts to formulate a care plan, implement and continually evaluate care.

Review patient's medication regime ensuring that patients receive appropriate pharmacotherapy in effective doses. Prescribe changes or initiate medication in accordance with non-medical prescribing.

Refer people to relevant practitioners or agencies when this is necessary providing accurate and necessary information consistent with maintaining confidentiality.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Person Specification

• Registered Nurse
• Non Medical Prescriber
• Diabetes knowledge

Desirable experience includes Insulin Pump experience.

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.