Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 331-C15700425
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Town
- Lancaster
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Are you a band 5 or current band 6 nurse who has an interest in diabetes and would like to expand your knowledge and skills in diabetes management? If so the diabetes service in North Lancashire have a role for you in their team.
The diabetes service is cross bay and made up of three small teams of consultants, specialist nurses and dieticians.
This vacancy is a rare opportunity, the successful candidate will be based predominately in the North Lancashire area, working within the inpatient, community clinic setting with some opportunity to cross bay cover.
As a team, we also give equal importance to staff health and wellbeing, Utilising your specialist skills and knowledge, you will demonstrate genuine passion and enthusiasm for holistic patient- centred care delivery whilst facilitating and undertaking personal and professional development, which is supported by our team and Community Care Group
The role would enable the successful candidate to undertake training in specialist areas such as subcutaneous insulin pumps and antenatal diabetes care.
We would encourage you to make contact with Janet Singleton or Ella McVickers to arrange an informal visit or ask questions on 01524518575
Main duties of the job
This exciting opportunity is for a dedicated and motivated nurse to develop their skills and knowledge in Diabetes Nursing, working hours are predominately 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday but we may require some flexibility to meet the service need and occasional Bank Holiday working.
The role requires excellent communication skills as you will undertake complex nursing assessments and develop and deliver programmes of care with patients, families, carers and ward staff.
Diabetes Specialist Nurses work closely with patients, families and health professionals from all disciplinaries to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence through education and self management of diabetes.
The role requires you to support in delivering, nursing education and post graduate medicine education.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this role include:
- To work autonomously, with access to the Diabetes
Specialist Team, in providing evidence based and high
quality diabetes care and education - To assess, plan, implement & evaluate individualised
programmes of evidence based care providing specialist
Diabetes advice to patients, carers/relatives, and the
multidisciplinary team. - To contribute to the organisation and delivery of ongoing
education and training for other healthcare professionals.
In conjunction with the Diabetes Multidisciplinary team
assist in the development, implementation and adoption of
local diabetes care policies and guidelines. - Take part in local and national research and audit.
The full Job description and person specification is attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1 st level registered nurse, educated to degree level or undertaking degree pathway.
- Post registration clinical qualification in Diabetes or willingness to undertake and pass
- Evidence of continuing professional education and development
- Mentoring and Assessing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Masters Level
- Non-medical prescriber (this is a qualification to work towards)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent management/leadership experience
- Current knowledge, experience and competence in the clinical management of patients with Diabetes
- Evidence of mentoring, assessing, teaching and developing staff.
- Setting and monitoring of standards
- Ability to develop expert practice.
- Experience of and ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team.
- Experience of establishing effective communication.
- Demonstrate change management experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of presenting to a multidisciplinary audience.
- Experience of undertaking audit.
- Experience of undertaking research or carrying out a research project.
- Experience of policy development.
- Exercise a degree of autonomy within specialist area
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to respond rapidly to emergency situations
- Demonstrable clinical skills relevant to Diabetes care such as Blood Glucose monitoring using a finger prick sample / POCT machine and or venepuncture
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others demonstrating effective time management and organisational skills and exercise sound V200614 judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
- Ability to communicate effectively both written & verbal
- Awareness of the audit cycle
- Awareness of research and application to practice and ability to apply research into practice.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application.
- Understanding of current best practice and NHS issues and initiatives
- Competent in IT skills (in particular, use of internet ability to manipulate data electronically, power point presentations).
- Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.
Desirable criteria
- Motivation of staff and team building
- Negotiation
- Decision Making
- Leadership
- Staff development
- Conflict and problem solving
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, approachable, caring, kind and compassionate.
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others, enthusiastic, innovative, flexible and adaptable.
- Assertive, diplomatic, calm and objective
- Committed to service development.
- Understands the Trust Values and behaviours
- Ability to travel as required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Sonya Park
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07483973440
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