Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.

This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

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CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

To provide a diabetes service by receiving and acting on direct referrals.
Autonomously manage a caseload of patients with the support of the Consultant Nurse Diabetes and Diabetes Service Lead.
Use advanced clinical assessment skills and judgement to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients with diabetes with complex physical and psychological related problems using a recognised evidenced based model of care.
Monitor and make treatment interventions in order to manage patients' symptoms associated with diabetes. If qualified as an independent Nurse/Dietitian Prescriber, prescribe medications as clinically indicated as per Trust and department policies.
Order and interpret and act on relevant tests and investigations.
Provide appropriate and timely education and advice to patients in order to promote selfmanagement, enhance quality of life and decrease avoidable A&E attendances or admissions.
To provide essential advisory and psychological care to patients referred with diabetes.
To document all care given using the Trust guidelines.
To act as a clinical expert role model in nursing care to other nurses within the team and nationally as required.
To develop nursing guidelines/ protocols related to diabetes at a local and network level.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS
To review patients on a weekly/daily basis with the multiprofessional team
To be an advocate for service users to highlight service deficiencies, to improve patient centred care.
To actively engage with service users and develop methods to measure patient satisfaction.
To participate in regular structured education sessions for patients.
To communicate clearly, skilfully and sensitively with all patients always
RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
In conjunction with the multiprofessional team develop annual objectives and strategies for Diabetes and monitor and evaluate progress towards these
To identify potential service improvements within Diabetes and lead local improvement projects
To actively participate in measurement of outcomes including local audit
To develop and update nursing guidelines/protocols in relation to Diabetes
Participate in the development of Trust wide mandatory education programmes for Diabetes
Work collaboratively with Lead/ Consultant Nurse and multiprofessional team to develop and disseminate Trust wide Diabetes guidelines
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES
To ensure that resources are used effectively and efficiently.
To ensure that any equipment used is maintained and serviced accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING
To provide advice and leadership on complex issues within care practices and delivery across the Trust and local networks
To take a lead role in the further development of offsite Diabetes led services
Promote the principles of clinical supervision and act as a supervisor for others
To provide advice and support to other members of the multidisciplinary team in relation to specialist practice in Diabetes
To use clinical expertise to provide practical strategies to solve problems identified by other health care professionals
To take a lead role in developing advanced practice in Diabetes, whilst being aware of personal and professional limitations.
To work with the Diabetes service leads and multiprofessional team to engage in the implementation of improvements in diabetes practices within own areas of responsibility and in line with local and national agenda and patient feedback.
To work closely alongside senior practitioners within the Trust to advance specialist roles.
Line manage and mentor junior staff and students
To assist with the cross cover of the DSN/Dietitians across all sites
To report all clin