Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Princess Alexandra Hospital; Harlow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Harlow, Essex, seeks a Band 7 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join the Children’s Diabetes Team. You will provide specialist care across hospital, home and community settings for children and young people with diabetes.

You will work with existing Band 7 nurses and a diabetes dietitian to optimise glycemic control using insulin pumps and CGM, contribute to audits, and deliver training to families and staff as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric diabetes care is essential.
• NMC registration as a practising nurse is required.
• Experience working in MDT settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic specialist diabetes care in hospital, home or community settings.
• Support children, young people and families from diagnosis through discharge/transition to adult services.
• Promote diabetes control using pumps and CGM technology.
• Contribute to the implementation of national audits and best practice tariffs.
• Deliver teaching to families and colleagues across settings.

Skills

Paediatric diabetes

Specialist nurse

Education & teaching

Diabetes technology

MDT collaboration

Education

NMC registered nurse

Nursing degree

Tools

Insulin pumps

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)

Job description

Job overview

Provide specialist paediatric diabetes care management for all children and young people across West Essex and specific areas within East & North Hertfordshire with existing band 7 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurses and specialist diabetes dietitian as part of the Children’s Diabetes Team at PAH.

Main duties of the job

To support the provision of holistic specialist diabetes nursing care in the hospital, home or community setting with the support existing Band 7 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurses/Paediatric Specialist diabetes dietitian and the wider children’s diabetes MDT.

• Provide support and advice to children, young people and their families from diagnosis through to discharge/transition to adult services. (0-19yrs)
• To support CYP in optimising diabetes control using diabetes technology including insulin pumps and Continuous glucose monitoring devices
• Support the implementation of the Paediatric Diabetes Best Practice Tariff with the wider Children’s Diabetes MDT team.
• Support the implementation of the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit with the wider Children’s diabetes team
• Provide teaching and education to all children, young people and their families in a range of settings, both individually and in groups, with the support as required
• Provide teaching and education to other colleagues within health and from other agencies

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave-a national programme that’s changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

This means we're working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives.

We're a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Support and deliver a formal teaching programme for children, young people and their families with the wider multidisciplinary team

• Support local nursing research and clinical audit programmes.
• To ensure that all children and young people have individual care plans in conjunction with the multi- disciplinary team.
• To work towards acting as a source of specialist advice for children, young people and families on the nursing care and management of diabetes, including the provision of basic dietary advice and the management of acute complications.
• To work with existing Band 7 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurses/Dietitian to formulate policy, standards and specialist diabetes care delivery strategies and protocols.
• Assist Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist team lead in the implementation and evaluation of specialist diabetes care innovations across the catchment area of the organisation to meet national and international standards including National Paediatric Diabetes Audit and the National Peer review programme
• Work closely across the primary and secondary care providers to establish and maintain best practice for transition in to adult diabetes service.
• Undertake relevant training and professional development to enhance and develop within the role