Diabetes Specialist Practitioner - Band 7 Equivalent

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Diabetes Specialist Practitioner to join their innovative team. This role requires a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience and a strong knowledge of diabetes care. Candidates will be engaged in managing a clinical caseload and delivering education sessions. The position offers excellent opportunities for personal development, flexible working conditions, and additional benefits including a competitive salary and generous holidays. Join a dynamic team dedicated to providing high-quality diabetes care.

Benefits

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service cover

Competitive salaries

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Blue light card discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in a relevant role.
• Effective group facilitation and presentation skills needed.
• Understanding of training and development initiatives in diabetes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload utilizing diabetes technologies.
• Deliver various patient and health professional education sessions.
• Support primary care with education sessions and mentorship.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Group facilitation skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

NMC Registration

Qualification as a DAFNE educator

Basic knowledge of diabetes

Job description

Diabetes Specialist Practitioner - Band 7 Equivalent

This post would ideally suit an innovative team player who is able to work as an autonomous practitioner and enjoys a varied workload.

A minimum of 2 years post registration experience and a basic knowledge of diabetes gained from relevant role/ basic study and experience is ideal. You should be able to demonstrate effective group facilitation and presentation skills.

An understanding of training and development initiatives in diabetes would be desirable. Qualification as a DAFNE educator, as well as experience in insulin pump therapy and CGMS are desirable but not essential.

Excellent organisation and communication skills are essential. Additional training required for the post will be provided for the right candidate.

Candidates prior experience will also be considered and pay grade adjusted depending on interview and evidence of experience.

Main duties of the job

North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS) is an award winning, progressive service, consisting of a team of 3 diabetes consultants / endocrinologists, 21 Specialist diabetes practitioners with varying backgrounds in nursing, dietetics, mental health, podiatry and health coaching and an excellent admin team to support.

We provide specialist diabetes care to the 21,000 people living with diabetes across North East Essex, in the form of specialist diabetes clinics to the most complex cases, young persons, pre pregnancy, antenatal, insulin pump and MDT foot clinics, numerous diabetes patient structured education courses and a strong emphasis on up skilling and supporting primary care via education sessions, mentorship and in practice support alongside supporting delivery of Diabetes Masters modules at the University of Essex.

We pride ourselves on our close collaborative working with multiple local community services, lifestyle services, health in mind, pharmacy and the CCG. We are an enthusiastic, friendly team and strive to provide a patient centred, safe, effective and high quality service. Regular CPD is scheduled for the team and on an individual basis to support ongoing evidenced based practice and encourage audit and research within the service.

About us

Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Job responsibilities

Are you looking to work with a dynamic, forward thinking, and truly clinically led team? Do you have experience in working as a Specialist Diabetes Nurse with a passion for innovation, service development and educating others? Are you looking for a challenging, fulfilling post?An exciting opportunity has arisen in this post which involves working across primary care and community services, with close links to secondary care, managing a clinical caseload, utilising expert skills in diabetes technologies and delivering various patient and health professional education sessions.

What we can offer you:

• A strong ethos of flexible working, issued with your own laptop to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
• A framework for support and development of staff.
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that get it
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and no wait responses
• A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service cover
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years service
• Blue light card employer Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

Person Specification

See Person Specification

• NMC RegistrationA minimum of 2 years post registration experience and a basic knowledge of diabetes gained from relevant role/ basic study and experience is ideal. You should be able to demonstrate effective group facilitation and presentation skills.
• An understanding of training and development initiatives in diabetes would be desirable. Qualification as a DAFNE educator, as well as experience in insulin pump therapy and CGMS are desirable but not essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.