Diabetic Specialist Nurse

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Hospital in Isleworth is seeking a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team. The role focuses on providing care for women with diabetes during pregnancy. Candidates must have an active First Level Nurse registration and exhibit strong skills in diabetes care and team leadership.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered First Level Nurse with NMC Registration.
• Specialist in Diabetes care with knowledge of technological advances.
• Skilled in assessing complex care needs.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver care to women with Diabetes in pregnancy.
• Develop and evaluate care packages for service users.
• Supervise and train junior staff as required.

Skills

First Level Nurse Registration

Diabetes care specialization

Leadership abilities

Problem-solving skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in addressing a range of care to women/people with Diabetes in pregnancy with special interest in Insulin Pump for Type 1 Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of women and their babies. Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role of Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate at all times the Trust Values.
• Be a Registered First Level Nurse with current NMC Registration and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in Diabetes care with good knowledge of technological advances in Diabetes.
• Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
• Have supervisory, training and 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 team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust. (This role is based at West Middlesex Site, not cross site)

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital - along with award-winning clinics across North West London. Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

Application and Probation

• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (eg passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.