- To promote the health and wellbeing of people with complex diabetes enabling them to achieve optimum glycaemia control through informed self management.
- To empower and support people with diabetes to self-manage their condition, guiding them towards a 'normal' lifestyle and reducing morbidity and premature mortality by detecting and preventing complications
- To provide education and support to both people with diabetes and those who care for them .
- To promote strong, effective and regular collaborative working between all health care professionals and stakeholders along the diabetes care pathway
- To provide a link between the GP and consultant led specialist teams.
- NMC Registration
- Specialist Diabetes Qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards
- Experience of working with patients with complex diabetes.
- Experience of participating in research and audits and disseminating evidence-based practice
- Experience of teaching patients/carers and health care professionals, formally and informally.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Community/primary care experience.
- Expert clinical skills in the field of diabetes.
- Expert knowledge of insulin and GLP-1 receptor agonist therapies.
- Able to work independently, recognising own limitations and seeking advise and support when required.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the quality and governance agenda and actively participate in evaluation and improvement of quality within the service.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
- IT literate, with an ability to analyse clinical data.
- Full driving license with access to a car for work purposes.
- Evidence of personal and professional development, reflective practice and supervision.
- High level of motivation and enthusiasm to deliver a high quality service.
- Adaptable/flexible to meet the needs of the department / working practices and the wider organisation.
- A professional, courteous and friendly manner.
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Description
Job overview
Do you have a passion for supporting individuals to self manage their diabetes?
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic and friendly Diabetes team for a 6 month fixed term contract.
You will be joining a well-established, community based, intermediate diabetes service. The service is led by a Diabetes Consultant and consists of Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Diabetes Specialist Dietitians and dedicated administrative support.
You will be expected to deliver patient centered advice, support and care for patients with diabetes and provide advanced assessment of patients' needs and advise on appropriate diabetes management. The service delivers care in both the clinic and domiciliary setting, primarily to individuals with type 2 diabetes.
You will receive support and supervision from the existing team members including regular clinical supervision from the Diabetes Consultant.
The successful applicant must have prior experience in caring for people with diabetes. You must be self-motivating, organised, computer literate and able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with a commitment to continued personal development.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
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Professional and Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameClare BelshamJob titleService ManagerEmail addressTelephone number
