Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS Scotland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Forth Valley is seeking an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to lead the Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team. The post holder will provide clinical expertise in inpatient and outpatient care within NHS Forth Valley, with cross-site working.

Applicants should be committed to high standards of patient care and professional development, with excellent communication skills. Willingness to travel across the area is essential; prescribing qualification is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Willingness for life-long learning and to develop others.
• Cross-site working and lead the Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team.
• Prescribing qualification desirable but not essential.
• PVG Scheme membership is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise in inpatient and outpatient care.
• Lead the Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team.
• Support multidisciplinary clinic and nurse-led clinics.
• Travel across the service area as required.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Communication skills

Team leadership

Willingness to travel

Lifelong learning

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse who is looking for an opportunity to enhance their skills and knowledge to lead the Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team within NHS Forth Valley.

The post holder will provide clinical expertise both in inpatient and outpatient care and will join a dynamic team within NHS Forth Valley. Cross site working will be required. The applicant must be committed to providing an excellent standard of patient care, and to their own professional development. He/she will have excellent communication skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives.

As a growing service meeting the needs of an expanding local population, the service provides several routine and specialist services, including providing multidisciplinary clinic support, nurse-led clinics, ante-natal and pre-conception clinic, insulin pump clinic, transition clinic, virtual clinic, emergency reviews and managing routine and urgent ward referrals.

You must have a willingness and appetite for life-long learning to develop and enhance your own personal and professional development and contribute to the professional development of others within your area. In return we can provide opportunities for personal and professional development in a supportive progressive environment.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

Prescribing qualification desirable but not essential. Support would be given to the successful candidate to complete this when in post.

For Informal Enquiries Please Contact

Louise Osborne, Clinical Lead – [e-mail]

Gary Murray, Operational Manager – [e-mail]

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.