Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Windsor; Presencial; GBP 36 000 - 52 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Learning and career development

Cycle to Work and car leasing

Wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Free parking across Trust sites

Resumo da oferta

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is seeking a registered nurse with diabetes expertise to deliver specialist antenatal diabetes care across hospital and community settings. The role includes supporting hybrid closed-loop insulin pump therapy, educating patients and carers, and collaborating with maternity colleagues within the pathway.

Applicants should have at least five years post-registration experience, with diabetes care experience and current NMC registration.

Qualificações

• Registered Nurse Level 1 with current NMC registration.
• Diabetes-specific training (e.g., ENB 928) or equivalent.

Responsabilidades

• Provide specialist antenatal diabetes care for women and pregnant people.
• Support insulin pump therapy, including hybrid closed-loop systems.
• Deliver individualised education on carbohydrate counting and sick-day management.
• Work autonomously and within the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to quality improvement and staff development.
• Travel across East Berkshire to deliver community-based services.

Conhecimentos

Insulin therapies knowledge

Diabetes technology

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient education

Data interpretation

Formação académica

Registered Nurse Level 1

ENB 928 diabetes training

Ferramentas

Excel

PowerPoint

Databases

Word

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Fixed-term maternity cover for 12 months in the Specialist Community Diabetes Nursing Team at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, serving people with diabetes across East Berkshire. The core of the work is specialist antenatal diabetes care alongside support for people using hybrid closed-loop insulin pumps, from assessment and initiation through to review. Working across the Diabetes Centre, community services and Primary Care, with autonomous and team-based practice, it suits an NMC-registered nurse with at least five years' post-registration experience, including diabetes care.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist antenatal diabetes care for women and pregnant people with pre-existing or gestational diabetes, working with maternity colleagues across the pathway
• Support insulin pump therapy, including hybrid closed-loop systems, through suitability assessment, initiation, optimisation, data interpretation, troubleshooting and review
• Deliver individualised education for patients and carers on safe system use, carbohydrate counting, sick-day management and responding to glucose data
• Work autonomously and within the multidisciplinary team across the Diabetes Centre, community services and Primary Care
• Provide specialist advice and support to healthcare professionals
• Contribute to wider specialist diabetes care and integrated service development
• Contribute to quality improvement, audit, education and the professional development of colleagues
• Travel across East Berkshire to deliver community-based services when required

What’s required

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1
• Further recognised diabetes training, e.g. ENB 928 or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Minimum five years' post-registration experience
• Minimum one year as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse or equivalent
• Significant post-registration experience in diabetes care
• Experience of delivering patient education and training healthcare professionals
• Experience of autonomous and multidisciplinary working
• Experience of autonomously assessing and managing people with complex diabetes needs

Skills & knowledge

• Strong knowledge of insulin therapies, diabetes technology and evidence-based practice
• Excellent communication, teaching and multidisciplinary working skills
• Ability to manage information and write reports and processes
• Computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, databases and Word

Other

• Interest in developing antenatal diabetes and hybrid closed-loop pump expertise, with supported training
• Ability to travel to multiple sites across East Berkshire

Nice to have

• Post-qualifying diploma or degree, or equivalent experience, or currently undertaking one
• Teaching and assessing qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
• Management or leadership qualification
• Independent or supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Counselling qualification
• Insulin pump and hybrid closed-loop competence or experience, or willingness to train
• Training or experience in continuous glucose monitoring and diabetes technology
• Experience of audit, research or project management, and use of research and evaluation

What’s offered

• Flexible working options
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service, with opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Learning and career development opportunities
• Cycle to Work and car leasing, including electric vehicles
• Wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at retailers and restaurants
• Free parking across Trust sites