Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join its Community Diabetes Specialist Service. The role involves providing specialist support for Diabetes management in the community, undertaking clinics and home visits, and educating patients and healthcare workers. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in Diabetes care, strong clinical and leadership skills, and an ability to work both independently and within multi-disciplinary teams. Offers excellent NHS benefits including flexible working, career progression, and generous leave.

Benefits

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience.
• Accredited course in Diabetes management required.
• Experience in education and mentorship for health care professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Diabetes support and interventions.
• Undertake nurse-led clinics and home visits.
• Educate patients and healthcare staff on Diabetes care.

Skills

Diabetes management

Education

Teamwork

Patient care

Clinical leadership

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Diabetes

Job description

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The Community Diabetes Specialist Service is looking to recruit a qualified nurse with experience in Diabetes management for the post of Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse. The post holder will join the current team of Specialist Nurses, Educators and administration staff. The aim of the service is to provide Specialist Diabetes support and interventions in the community and primary care. You must be a qualified nurse with at least 5 years post registration/ graduate experience, and hold an accredited course in Diabetes, preferably a post Graduate Diploma in a Diabetes related field. An ability to demonstrate experience and knowledge in education, teaching and mentorship for health care professionals and patients is required. Nurse prescribing and experience of working in a Specialist Diabetes role is essential. Experience of carbohydrate counting, insulin pump management and the delivery of structured education would be advantageous, although training will be provided for the right candidate where service delivery is required. Applicants must be able to work on their own as well as being part of the multi-disciplinary team. You will undertake nurse led clinics, multidisciplinary clinics, home visits and be a duty/triage Nurse. You will additionally play a key role in supporting and educating patients, as well as community and practice staff to improve the quality of Diabetes care.

• Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
• Always demonstrate the Partnership Trust Values of: People, Empowerment and Partnership.
• Be an expert Diabetes practitioner with a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
• Be an advanced clinical practitioner, with experience in the management of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, including insulin initiation and titration; management of patients requiring GLP1 therapy; insulin pump management; carbohydrate counting and structured education for people with Type 1 Diabetes.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community.
• Be skilled in the assessment of complex Diabetes Specialist care and support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care.
• Have supervisory, training, and clinical leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Work with the Clinical Lead nurse and Operational Lead to undertake delegated tasks in team management and service improvements.
  
  

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

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Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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