Job summary
Employer heading
Diabetes Specialist Nurse
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ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
We are looking for an ambitious, dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 registered nurse qualified or with a specialist interest in Diabetes, to join our Community Nursing Service in Bedfordshire. This fixed term post has been created in order support the Community Nursing teams reduce and manage the volume of patients being visited for insulin management.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of this post will be to support the education and promotion of self-management, including the review of current insulin regimes and possible onward referral for diabetes management.
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You will be a strong leader, focused on achieving real improvements in outcomes for patients and will be confident in your ability to support, coach and develop patients and teams to deliver self-care in the management of diabetes. You will be innovative, forward thinking, self-driven with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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You will take pride in your work and be highly motivated and dynamic, have a flexible approach and be able to embrace change. Being a collaborative worker and the ability to network and build relationships with patients and stakeholders is essential.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Access to a car in order to carry out service duties is essential.
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For further information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact:
ÌýLocality Manager, Victoria Stone 07966991909
Locality Manager, Sarah O’Hare 07773053918
Person specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- Level 1 RN / BSc Hons Degree
- NMC registration
- DESMOND trained and accredited or willingness to undertake training and accreditation.
- Evidence of continuing professional development in Diabetes management
Desirable criteria
- Member of specialist clinical interest group
- Evidence of audit and data Analysis
- Counselling Skills
- Post registration qualification in teaching
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in managing diabetes patients.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of NMC code of conduct and / or guidelines of professional practice
- Commit to the principles of clinical governance and clinical supervision
- Ability to produce clear accurate written/ verbal records
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a community setting
Knowlege and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Good multi-disciplinary skills.
- Good record keeping skills
- Ability to use tact, diplomacy, persuasion in implementing change.
- Ability to deal with those with life limiting conditions.
- Effectively prioritises and coordinates own work.
- Skilled in teaching trained and untrained staff, carers and patients.
- Able to identify problems and recommend solutions
- Able to review current practice.
- Motivated to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations
- Able to be courteous at all times and to respect individual’s dignity, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs
- Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook and Excel.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and young people/vulnerable adults
Essential criteria
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
- Has a good understanding of the Safeguarding agenda
- Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment
- Is up-to-date with legislation and current events
- Can demonstrate how s/he has promoted ‘best practice’
- Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding children
- Working within Professional Boundaries
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
- Understands the principle of Confidentiality
- Demonstrates professional curiosity
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver with access to a car for work
- Ability to navigate to various locations across a wide geography
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Stone
- Job title
- Head of PCH South
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 079669991909
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