Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse - Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom - Northampton General Hospital

Description

To be responsible for assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to children of various ages and abilities with diabetes and within a philosophy of family centred care.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing care for children/ young people living with diabetes.

To liaise and communicate with networks within the acute trust, community and educational settings and regional networks and act as a source of specialist advice.

To act as a source of specialist advice for children young people and families/carers on the nursing care and management of diabetes in the clinic, acute, home, educational and other care settings.

Main duties of the job To be part of the Children's Diabetes multidisciplinary team delivering excellent evidence based practice. The role involves educating and supporting the children and their family from diagnosis, through transition to transfer to adult services.

Being a resource for the families and educational facilities to ensure excellent management of diabetes.

Working with the paediatric safeguarding team at NGH keeping the children and young people safe.

To take part in educating the children, young people and education facilities.

Capturing data for submission to audits.

Act as assessor/supervisor to students on placement with the team. About us Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals Job description Job responsibilities Takes responsibility to ensure that Professional Registration is up to date at all times and does not lapse or expire and to inform line management immediately with any concerns of if registration lapses or expires (all registered staff).

Supporting clinical Excellence

Undertake induction and competency programmes appropriate to the role.

Undertake specialist education training as required that will allow community nursing care to be delivered through new ways of working.

Act as a clinical expert and use own knowledge to develop and enhance the development, skills and competence of others.

Act as a clinical resource, mentor/assessor/supervisor/preceptor of learners and staff as required.

Actively promote and participate in clinical supervision/mentorship or equivalent support mechanisms.

Ensure that learners are provided with and encouraged to take advantage of learning outcomes that will enable them to meet their clinical placement outcomes and objectives.

Accept delegated line management responsibilities of other team members actively contributing to performance review and the appraisal and personal development planning process within the knowledge and skills framework.

To be able to identify and troubleshoot problems within the paediatric diabetes service with the aim of providing solutions

Plan and deliver specialist education/ training for nurses and other professionals.

Professional Responsibilities

Ensure that self and all nursing staff practice at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Practice, raising any concerns with the Lead Nurse, and action as directed.

Supporting Patient Excellence

Promote, develop and implement patient and public involvement, leading to service improvement.

Ensure that self and team members act at all times to provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promote quality, diversity and rights.

Identify child protection issues, which affect the childs right as an individual.

To ensure that the child and their parents/carers have the necessary skills to enable them to manage their diabetes.

Participate in a seven day on-call service for children and young people and their families.

To work in partnership with the child and family to promote independence and normalisation.

To act as the childs advocate, promoting their rights in accordance with national policy.

To encourage, promote and facilitate a smooth transition from paediatric to adult services

Quality Assurance and Monitoring

Ensure the delivery of care to patients meets the standards determined by the standards for better health.

Ensure that the highest standards of infection prevention and control are practiced at all times.

Contribute to the development of Trust and directorate policies, procedures, standards and guidelines and ensure compliance of self and others.

Participate in audits and the development and implementation of relevant action plans and implementation of changes as required.

Participate in the self-assessment review process.

Participate in research projects related to diabetes.

To play an active part in service redesign, and reconfiguration projects affecting change and new ways of working.

To act autonomously and make clinical decisions using evidence based practice within own area of expertise.

To keep up to date with new treatments and regimes.

Actively contribute to complex case, multidisciplinary team and network meetings

To ensure that key drivers such as the NSF for children and Every Child Matters are central to future service development.

To ensure that your clinical expertise is represented in forward planning systems eg Shaping the Future exercise.

To ensure that NICE guidance and modern devices are factored into future care planning.

To ensure that new ways of working offer financial efficiency

People/Management Excellence

To promote effective communication channels both within the department /directorate and Trust, and outside agencies.

To manage a dedicated caseload of children / young people with diabetes independently without supervision.

Co-ordinate and develop team activities to ensure the delivery of a cost effective, efficient and quality service.

Keep the Head Nurse, Paediatrics informed of all the relevant issues affecting patient care e.g. risk, resources, staffing levels, skills and equipment needs.

Be aware of budgetary responsibilities and limitations ensure resources are used effectively, assisting in managing resources within directorate budget.

Be aware of requirements of the Paediatric Diabetes Best Practice Tariff.

To establish and maintain effective communication in complex and demanding situations.

Promote and facilitate an inter-agency, multidisciplinary approach to care.

To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidence based care according to changing health needs and varying levels of complexity. This includes ensuring that the childs holistic needs are met and the impact of the childs care and condition is minimised and successfully integrated into their daily life

To assess the childs condition and refer for medical opinion or admission to hospital when necessary.

Provide advice, education, support and information to parents/carers as required and involve parents/carers and the childs family in the planning and delivery of care.

Establish and maintain effective communication with parents/carers.

Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Receive reports from team members on progress and changes to individuals clinical condition.

Facilitate effective communication and liaison with other disciplines as necessary to meet the needs of the child and family especially relating to care and discharge arrangements.

Ensure fully accurate and contemporaneous nursing records are written and maintained for each child/family.

Actively participate in the development and implementation of new ways of working, incorporating research-based practice in order to enhance ongoing care.

Act as a professional and clinical role model at all times.

Maximise use of clinical and staff resources, implementing best practice in admission and discharge.

Other information

The post holder may be required to carry out other relevant duties as required.

The post holder will adhere to the duties specified under the Staff Responsibilities of the NHS Constitution in their day to day work and behaviours.

The post holder will be expected to aspire to the Values of the Trust in their day to day work and behaviours in order to support the Trust in achieving its Vision.

The post holder will adhere to, at all times, any Professional, NHS Code of Conducts and legislation relevant for their area of work.

The post holders will make themselves familiar with, and adhere to at all times, the policies and procedures of the Trust, and their area of work.

The post holder will be expected to work to any Corporate/Division/Directorate/Department objectives and standards in order to provide an acceptable level of service.

The post holder will be expected to undertake training, including mandatory and role specific training, relevant to their role and ensure it is renewed as required Person Specification Education, training and qualifications Essential

• Qualified Nurse, RN Child.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Degree, or equivalent level of education or training, or working towards degree level education.

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Prescribing course.

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Proven Post registration experience in caring for children with diabetes, either in a ward or community setting.
• Experience of prioritising caseloads.
• Evidence of autonomous working.
• An understanding of audit and research based practice.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current issues in nursing and children's diabetes care.
• Relevant paediatric diabetes qualification or willing to undertake.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Awareness of managing change.

Skills Essential

• Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of detailed understanding of safe guarding issues.
• Sound teaching skills.
• Ability to work in acute and community environments.
• Able to participate in telephone on call duties in evenings and at weekends.

Desirable

• Involvement in audit and research.

Key Competencies, Personal Qualities and Attributes Essential

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users.
• Effective written, verbal and IT skills.
• Self-motivated and flexible.
• Ability to work in acute and community environments
• Ability to travel as required.
• Able to communicate effectively with people in varied social, cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Able to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with staff, children, families and associates.
• Ability to deliver difficult and complex information in a sensitive manner.

Employer details Employer name Northampton General Hospital Address Northampton General Hospital

Cliftonville

Northampton

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