Job summary
We are recruiting a Band 7 Diabetes Clinical Specialist Nurse to work within East Coast Community Healthcare Specialist Diabetes Nursing Team. This is a permanent post.
The post holder will need to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge base and experience in relation to managing type 2 diabetes in the community.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of specialist nursing care, case management and provide direct patient care, acting as an expert practitioner to optimise patient health, provide education for self-care and complex management of patient pathways.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership, operational management and professional support to the ECCH Community Diabetes Specialist Nursing Service. Develop and deliver the integrated diabetes service across Norfolk & Waveney East locality.
To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to promote diabetes health and effective clinical management. To work autonomously at a level appropriate to clinical competence and within the scope of professional practice.
To provide specialist training sessions for staff across ECCH and all external stakeholders.
To undertake with others, continuous evaluation of the service to ensure it is fit for purpose and increases access and choice .
To contact, assess, monitor and support patients/clients and their families ensuring holistic health needs assessment as well as medication adherence, treatment and follow up.
Liaise with Endocrinologists, GPs and community staff as required.
Organise/attend/participate in diabetes team meetings as required.
To advise on treatment plans for the patient.
To develop individual care plans in partnership with clients based on a shared assessment of need.
To formulate and review/update diabetes policies.
Attend in service training courses and study sessions as appropriate to maintain own competencies.
Plan, implement and evaluate diabetes training to students and other members of ECCH staff
About us
ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.
We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.
At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contact,
assess, monitor and support patients/clients and their families ensuring
holistic health needs assessment as well as medication compliance, treatment
and follow up.
Liaise with
Endocrinologists, GPs and community staff as required.
Organise/attend/participate
in diabetes team meetings as required.
To advise
on treatment plans for the patient.
To develop
individual care plans in partnership with clients based on a shared assessment
of need.
To
formulate and review/update diabetes policies.
Attend in
service training courses and study sessions as appropriate to maintain own
competencies.
Plan,
implement and evaluate diabetes training to students and other members of ECCH
staff.
To act as a
source of expert advice regarding diabetes information to patients and other
health care professionals.
Maintain
contemporaneous and accurate written and electronic records in partnership with
clients and in accordance with policies and procedures.
Take
responsibility for management of team members as required.
To lead on
tasks as delegated by line manager.
Write
reports and participate in audit on service delivery, as required for manager
and ECCH Board.
Devise local protocols for specialist working and
ensure implementation as required.
All roles
within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our
Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to
patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff
should consider these as an essential part of their job role.
Our Values outline the core behaviours that we
can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning
our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right
actions we continue to build a strong culture.
Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action
- My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect
- Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contact,
assess, monitor and support patients/clients and their families ensuring
holistic health needs assessment as well as medication compliance, treatment
and follow up.
Liaise with
Endocrinologists, GPs and community staff as required.
Organise/attend/participate
in diabetes team meetings as required.
To advise
on treatment plans for the patient.
To develop
individual care plans in partnership with clients based on a shared assessment
of need.
To
formulate and review/update diabetes policies.
Attend in
service training courses and study sessions as appropriate to maintain own
competencies.
Plan,
implement and evaluate diabetes training to students and other members of ECCH
staff.
To act as a
source of expert advice regarding diabetes information to patients and other
health care professionals.
Maintain
contemporaneous and accurate written and electronic records in partnership with
clients and in accordance with policies and procedures.
Take
responsibility for management of team members as required.
To lead on
tasks as delegated by line manager.
Write
reports and participate in audit on service delivery, as required for manager
and ECCH Board.
Devise local protocols for specialist working and
ensure implementation as required.
All roles
within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our
Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to
patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff
should consider these as an essential part of their job role.
Our Values outline the core behaviours that we
can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning
our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right
actions we continue to build a strong culture.
Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action
- My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect
- Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN currently registered with the NMC
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of advanced study within the speciality or willingness to work towards
- Independent Nurse prescriber / non-medical prescriber or willingness to work towards
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Has worked within speciality / aligned occupation with demonstrable experience
- Has worked in an autonomous role
- Working knowledge of national NHS policy
- Good computer skills
- Effective caseload management
Desirable
- Clinical supervision
- Supervisory skills
- Evidence of audit/research
- Has demonstrated service development/ improvement within speciality
- Has experience of working in a specialist nursing
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge of theoretical frameworks, underpinning clinical nurse specialist practice.
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of national and local policies relating to clinical quality, long term conditions and specialist area of practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- Experience in patient teaching
- Clinical currency of evidence based research and application to practice
Desirable
- Health coaching qualification
- Good Clinical practice in Research qualification
- Experience of implementing change management.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a healthcare team
- Ability to adapt to change / be flexible to changing service needs
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to travel across the community
- Good report writing skills
- Evidence of strong analytical and interpretation
- Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
- (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN currently registered with the NMC
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of advanced study within the speciality or willingness to work towards
- Independent Nurse prescriber / non-medical prescriber or willingness to work towards
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Has worked within speciality / aligned occupation with demonstrable experience
- Has worked in an autonomous role
- Working knowledge of national NHS policy
- Good computer skills
- Effective caseload management
Desirable
- Clinical supervision
- Supervisory skills
- Evidence of audit/research
- Has demonstrated service development/ improvement within speciality
- Has experience of working in a specialist nursing
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge of theoretical frameworks, underpinning clinical nurse specialist practice.
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of national and local policies relating to clinical quality, long term conditions and specialist area of practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- Experience in patient teaching
- Clinical currency of evidence based research and application to practice
Desirable
- Health coaching qualification
- Good Clinical practice in Research qualification
- Experience of implementing change management.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a healthcare team
- Ability to adapt to change / be flexible to changing service needs
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to travel across the community
- Good report writing skills
- Evidence of strong analytical and interpretation
- Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
- (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
