Diabetes Specialist Practitioner - Rochford, United Kingdom - Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Rochford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The post holder will be an expert practitioner in the Diabetes specialism and will autonomously assess, plan and deliver evidence based care, education and support to people with Type 1 and 2 Diabetes, their families and carers.

The role involves covering community based clinics but in this bank position there is also the opportunity to also work remotely undertaking telephone and virtual clinics.

The post holder will be an expert in Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes and will work collaboratively with allied healthcare professionals to deliver structured education programmes.

Additionally, the post holder will be an integral part of our wider multi-professional team involved with the management of patients with diabetes and supporting other health care professionals in providing care to patients with diabetes in Primary and Community Care settings.

To provide an expert role within the Integrated Diabetes Service for patients with Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for adults with diabetes, through hospital and home, developing individual care plans in partnership with the patient, their family and relevant others
Facilitate and monitor the management of diabetes patients across primary and secondary care, and identify other complex care areas requiring input
To support & educate Diabetes patients in a variety of settings.
To offer ongoing management and support to patients with Diabetes through effective care planning
To support staff caring for Patients with Diabetes in a variety of settings
To be an integral member of the Integrated Diabetes Service working with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary team.
In parallel with service development, have the opportunity to participate in prescribing. Reflecting the requirements for nurse prescribing principle areas, knowledge and competencies required to underpin the practice of prescribing.
The post holder will be experienced in insulin pump therapy including those patients on "closed loop" therapy and be ablet o offer support to patients already using insulin pumps. The post holder will be willing to take part in regular pump MDT meetings.
The post holder will be experienced in starting patients on Flash Glucose Monitoring and in the interpretation of data.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

Season Ticket Loans
NHS discounts for staff
Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings.

Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

To work as an autonomous practitioner in Diabetes.

To be an expert resource in Diabetes to healthcare professionals, patients and their carers.

To work in collaboration with all members of the Multi professional team to promote excellent standards of care to people with Diabetes in line with evidence based practice.

To Provide education to people with Diabetes and their carers, and to professionals who care for people with Diabetes.

To practice in a way that supports the on-going process of patient self-management.