Diabetes Nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Calling registered nurses with a passion for developing their diabetes knowledge, skills and expertise. Exciting new roles to develop your specialist nurse career with a supportive award-winning consultant-led team based in Brighton and working in East Sussex. We want to develop our nursing team and will provide on the job training, so no previous diabetes specialist nurse experience is required. This is a rare opportunity for nurses with a keen interest in diabetes to work with a supportive multi-disciplinary team with years of experience. It's an exciting, new, varied role that includes providing direct patient care in both clinic and domiciliary settings and facilitating health education groups. You'll be supported clinically to work towards specialist diabetes nursing competencies within an agreed timeframe.

This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

To work as a diabetes nurse providing an effective and high-quality patient-focused service that is sensitive to the needs of the users and providers. To deliver a high-quality patient centered system of care and education to enable people living with diabetes to manage their condition confidently and effectively. This will include responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating of evidenced-based education programmes provided by the service. To perform comprehensive assessments of patient needs and actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care. Plan, implement and evaluate delivery of diabetes care according to changing health care needs of the individual. To liaise with the multi professional teams to provide an appropriate service to patients and their carers. Maintain effective and efficient communication with the nurses and members of the multi-disciplinary team on issues related to patient care and organisation of nursing teams.

Working without supervision to coordinate, organise and prioritise own work within the diabetes nursing team clinical area on a day-to-day basis. Contribute to the development of services, new ways of working and the implementation of change. Act as a professional and clinical role model to all staff, patients, carers and the public at all times. Ensure self and the nursing team within the department adhere to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust's uniform policy.

About us

Why work for us?

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
A variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
Excellent training and development opportunities tailored to individuals.
Research opportunities
Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.

Date posted

05 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

150-OM9231-EAS

Job locations

Moulsecoomb health Centre

Hodshrove Road

Brighton

BN2 4SE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed Job Description

1. Act independently, following policies and procedures and adhering to pre-set standards, escalating issues to the Senior Nursing staff where necessary.

2. Provide support to patients within their home setting or within clinical settings requiring frequent concentration. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care and give specialist advice.

3. Following training and competency assessment as required, perform necessary clinical procedures, e.g., continuous blood glucose sensor, perform capillary blood glucose and ketone testing, appropriate to the clinical speciality. Work towards WAND specialist diabetes nursing competencies within an agreed timeframe.

4. Collect, collate, and fully accurately report patient information, maintaining accurate complete and up-to-date nursing records.

5. Recognise, prioritise, and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.

6. Act as link nurse for various specialist areas, i.e. Infection prevention, Tissue Viability, Older Peoples Champion, as designated.

7. Participate in the mentoring of new starters/student nurses appropriate to role and responsibility.

Main responsibilities

1. Undertake the Trust Corporate, directorate and local Induction and competency programmes.

2. Ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training and NMC Professional re-registration requirements.

3. Responsible for keeping up to date with individual skills, knowledge and competence and awareness of professional issues, relevant to role.

4. Undertake specialist education training and successfully complete a competency-based programme related to the role as required that will allow health care to be delivered to the user through new ways of working. This will be monitored according to agreed expectations.

5. Accepts designated responsibilities of other team members and actively contributes to performance review and the appraisal and personal development planning (PDP) process within the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).

6. Ensure that the delivery of care for all patients meet the standards determined by the Lead nurse and the Standards for Better Health.

7. Adheres to Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines and ensures compliance of others.

8. Promote and practice the highest standards of infection prevention and control measures at all times.

9. Continually monitor standards of nursing care and contribute to improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.

10. Participate in and contribute to patient and public involvement activities.

11. Promote patient dignity, equality, diversity and rights.

12. Ensure professional practice at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and raise any concerns with the Advanced Diabetes Specialist Nurse / Consultant Nurse / Clinical Services Manager.

13. To work flexibly when called upon to work at one of the other Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust sites and be prepared to work in the inpatient and outpatient setting.