- Assist in the reduction of secondary care referral rates and maintain patients within the community setting whilst having an awareness of the prevention of complications of diabetes.
- Provide early review of complex cases in the community to prevent secondary care admission.
- Assist in the co-ordination of services for housebound diabetic patients of those in residential/nursing home care.
- Provide clinical assessment and appropriate management strategies for patients including lifestyle choices, oral hypoglycaemic agents, insulin and GLP-1.
- Actively engage in structured education programmes for people with diabetes.
- Actively engage in training staff in diabetes management.
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one tea
- Registered Nurse.
- Degree in nursing or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
- Specialist qualification in diabetes care or equivalent knowledge and skills/experience and training.
- Knowledge of diabetes and chronic conditions management.
- Mentorship qualification.
- Significant post-registration clinical experience within the secondary or community setting
- Experience of managing patients with diabetes.
- Experience of teaching others within the clinical field with supporting evidence of involvement in teaching/presentation sessions.
- Secondary and Community Nursing Experience.
Diabetes Specialist Nurse - Mountain Ash, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 days ago
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Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our Diabetes nursing service within Primary Care and Community
The post holder will be required to work across a range of care settings including Community Hospitals, Care Homes, GP Practices, and within patients' homes as directed by the Team Leader.
The post holder will act as an expert resource providing specialist advice and support regarding the clinical management of patients presenting with Diabetes in the community setting.
They will also contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures within their sphere of responsibility and where appropriate, will actively participate in training and education Programmes, research, clinical audit and service evaluation.
They should possess good organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a willingness to learn. You will work in an environment in which flexibility and team working are key components. The post holder will support the Community Diabetes Services in all of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board areas and will therefore be required to travel between sites.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes Nurse will act as an expert resource providing specialist advice and support regarding the clinical management of patients presenting with diabetes in the community setting.
Working closely in and with the multi-disciplinary team. This will include :
Assist in the development of new, improved and consistent diabetes services across the community.
The post holder will also contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures within their sphere of responsibility and where appropriate patient support groups, research, clinical audit and service evaluation.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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