Job overview

The band 6 diabetes nurse vacancy is to join the diabetes nurse team working on  Trafford, Wythenshawe  and Withington hospitals .  

It will include working closely with other members of the MDT including diabetes consultants , diabetes podiatrists, dietitians,  Gp and district nurses. 

The role will involve working cross sites and in the outpatient and inpatient setting.  Supporting patients living with diabetes and also diabetes education will be a major part of this role.  

Main duties of the job

 To provide expertise in diabetes care by providing information,

support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families

and carers, and to act as a resource to the multi-professional team.

To participate in the co-ordination of patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patient’s care pathway.

To contribute to review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group.

To liaise closely with the health care teams of inpatient wards, outpatient department and primary care, including Consultant Physicians and GP’s.

   To demonstrate knowledge and experience of diabetes management and clinical leadership skills. To monitor and improve standards of care through clinical audit

Deliver patient education and hold qualification as an accredited

diabetes educator (DESMOND and/or DAFNE)- or be willing to

undertake training

 Develop and deliver staff education within the hospital and community setting

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.