Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse within the Medical Division. The post involves delivering highly specialist diabetes care, including for patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancy, and leading service development alongside other health professionals.

The role includes prescribing responsibilities (V300) for diabetes, developing care protocols, advising other trusts, and counselling patients on complex

Responsibilities

• Request and interpret diagnostic investigations; make clinical judgements and adjust treatment plans accordingly.
• Act independently as a registered Nurse Prescriber (V300) for patients with Diabetes mellitus; prescribe within a clinical management plan.
• Develop, produce and implement diabetes mellitus protocols impacting primary and secondary care.
• Provide highly specialist advice to independent trusts as required.
• Provide one-to-one counselling to patients on life-changing treatments and support understanding of complex drug therapies and chronic disease management.
• Provide a holistic, autonomous specialist nursing service to patients with Diabetes Mellitus, assessing physical, psychological and social needs and implementing a management plan with the patient.
• Support the provision of hybrid closed loop therapy and other technologies during pregnancy.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join our Diabetes Specialist Nurse Team, within the Medical Division of the Trust. The Diabetes Specialist Nurse will provide highly specialist Diabetes care to patients who have Diabetes Mellitus using advanced clinical knowledge to include persons living with diabetes who are pregnant or planning pregnancy. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with other health care professionals to lead service development, to meet the needs of our patient group, including the insulin pump service.

• To request and interpret diagnostic investigations. Make clinical judgements, adjusting treatment plans according to clinical need.
• Acts independently as a registered Nurse Prescriber (V300) for patients with Diabetes mellitus. Prescribes medication within an agreed clinical management plan with the patient's agreement, making highly complex decisions to improve patient outcome with particular involvement in provision of antenatal diabetes care.
• To develop, produce and implement diabetes mellitus protocols which impact across primary and secondary care.
• Provides highly specialist advice to independent trusts as required.
• Provide one to one counselling to patients on life changing treatments, ensuring patients understand complex drug therapies and chronic disease management.
• Provide a holistic, highly autonomous specialist nursing service to patients with Diabetes Mellitus assessing physical, psychological and social needs and implementing an agreed clinical management plan with the patient.
• Support the provision of hybrid closed loop therapy and other technologies during pregnancy.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients. The diabetes team are a friendly, inclusive and supportive team with a dedication for improving services and outcomes for persons living with diabetes.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.