Senior diabetes specialist nurse

Job responsibilities

Role requirement and person specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications, training, and knowledge

• Recognised degree/diploma in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the Nursing & Midwifery Council register.
• Hold a valid UK driving license and be willing to drive between sites and undertake home visits.
• Post-graduate module in diabetes (or willingness to undertake if developmental).
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Non-Medical Prescriber or working towards/willingness to undertake.

• MSc in diabetes.
• Diabetes specific training and qualifications.
• Experience in delivering structured education.
• Teaching qualification.

Experience

• Relevant experience as a Band 6 for at least 2 years.
• Evidence of managing junior staff, including appraisals/supporting staff development.
• Be able to work and make decisions autonomously.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and agencies to ensure the needs of the patients are met.
• Experience of clinical assessment, letter writing and electronic systems.

• Experience working in a community setting.
• Experience in providing specialist education to other healthcare professionals.
• Experience in line management

Skills and Abilities

• Good level of IT ability, including all Microsoft programmes.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical records using and electronic database.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively.
• Flexible and responsive to the needs of the service.
• Ability to recognise own limitations and to refer appropriately, when necessary, in accordance with professional code of conduct.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management.
• Ability to develop effective care plans.

• Experience using RIO electronic patient record system.
• Experience of delivering PowerPoint presentations.

Specialist knowledge/

expertise

• Analyse continuous glucose monitoring data and provide written reports.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate diabetes care management (face-to-face and remotely).
• Ability to triage, prioritise and coordinate referrals to the diabetes caseloads.
• Working knowledge of national guidance on diabetes.
• Knowledge of international guidance on diabetes (EASD/ADA).
• Knowledge of current issues and trends in relation to long-term conditions.
• Evidence of keeping up to date with new treatments, techniques and developments in diabetes.
• Supportive of clinical audits and quality improvements to improve the delivery of diabetes care.
• Able to liaise with appropriate healthcare professionals to facilitate a timely hospital discharge.

• Knowledge on relevant articles published in professional journals.
• Experience in participating in research and/or audits.

Planning and organisational skills

• Experience within the area of diabetes.
• Able to contribute to the development of the team and service provisions.
• Able to comply with national and organisational polices and procedures.
• Ability to manage own diary, allocations, clinics and home visits efficiently.
• Effective delegation and organisation of junior members of staff, and students.

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised degree/diploma in Nursing
• Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the Nursing & Midwifery Council register
• Hold a valid UK driving license

Desirable

• Post-graduate module in diabetes
• Non-Medical prescriber
• MSc in diabetes
• Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience as a Band 6
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Evidence of managing junior staff

Desirable

• Experience working in a community setting
• Experience in delivering structured education
• Experience in line management

Skills

Essential

• Experience within the area of diabetes
• Evidence of keeping up to date with developments in diabetes
• Knowledge on national and international diabetes guidance
• Evidence of collaborative working
• Ability to work autonomously

Desirable

• Experience using RIO electronic patient record system
• Experience of delivering presentations
• Experience in quality improvement/research
• Experience of participating in audits

MCH Values

Essential

• Good understanding of MCH values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).