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Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-766
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Upton
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/08/2024 23:59

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Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Band 7

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join our Diabetes Specialist Nurse Team, within the Medical Division of the Trust.  The Diabetes Specialist Nurse will provide highly specialist Diabetes care to patients who have Diabetes Mellitus using advanced clinical knowledge. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with other health care professionals to lead service development, to meet the needs of our patient group, including the insulin pump service.

Main duties of the job

  • To request and interpret diagnostic investigations. Make clinical judgements, adjusting treatment plans according to clinical need.
  • Acts independently as a registered Nurse Prescriber (V300) for patients with Diabetes mellitus. Prescribes medication within an agreed clinical management plan with the patient’s agreement, making highly complex decisions to improve patient outcome with 
    particular involvement in insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitors.
  • To develop, produce and implement diabetes mellitus protocols which impact across primary and secondary care.
  • Provides highly specialist advice to independent trusts as required.
  • Provide one to one counselling to patients on life changing treatments, ensuring patients understand complex drug therapies and chronic disease management.
  • Provide a holistic, highly autonomous specialist nursing service to patients with Diabetes Mellitus assessing physical, psychological and social needs and implementing an agreed clinical management plan with the patient.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job overview & attached job description for further information about the role of the Diabetes Specialist Nurse position available within WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered General Nurse
  • Degree level qualification
  • Significant relevant experience in Diabetes specialty and experience of Diabetes Structured Education and Insulin Pump and Sensor technology
  • Independent prescribing course (V300)
  • Insulin Pump Course (or willingness to undertake)
  • Master’s level (or working towards) or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • Essential Teaching and assessing in Clinical Practice (ENB 998)
  • Experience of working with young people and pregnant ladies with diabetes

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Computer literate

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • To be accountable and responsible for the development and maintenance of diabetes patient’s chronic disease management

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Committed team player
  • Politically aware of local and regional Nephrology care issues
  • Expert communication/interpersonal skills
  • Research/ audit skills
  • Personal organisation skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • To provide a high standard of professional conduct and Nursing care at all times in accordance with the NMC. To be accountable and responsible for the development of a diabetes pump service
  • Able to access and keep up to date with research and critically appraise research findings
  • Highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic
  • Excellent communication and negotiating skills

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vanessa King
Job title
ADN Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 678 5111
Additional information

If you would like an informal chat regarding this position please contact Divisional PA Lisa Dawson or Kate McCaffrey who can arrange a date and time with ADN Vanessa King

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