Job summary
King's Mill Hospital are looking to recruit a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join their team of dedicated specialists for the inpatient 7 day service. This is full time permanent contract.
The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership and communication skills as well as specialist knowledge and expertise in Diabetes.
In this role you will establish and maintain your own workload, maintaining responsibility and accountability for all elements of professional nursing practise including Nurse Prescribing.
There will be a supervisory responsibility for the Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team and other non-diabetes specialist healthcare staff, together with an expectation of teaching on a regular basis for students and other health care professionals.
You will provide a specialist and advanced nursing contribution to the clinical management of patients with diabetes, working autonomously and in collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals ensuring the diabetes service is effectively coordinated, equitable, consistent and of a high standard.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a high standard of commitment and be able to demonstrate the Trust CARE values throughout their work. For the suitable applicant a band 6 development post will be considered.
Main duties of the job
To provide effective, high standard, specialist and advanced nursing contribution to the clinical management of people with diabetes to meet their complex healthcare needs, in accordance national standards, and N.I.C.E. guidelines.
Triage of patients referred urgently to the diabetes service.
To have a central role in the diabetesmulti-disciplinary team, and provide a lead specialist and advanced nursing contribution to the clinical management of patients with diabetes, working autonomously and in collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals ensuring the diabetes service is effectively coordinated, equitable, consistent and of a high standard.
This role will involve providing a seamless service for patients in Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation trust providing diabetes services across the healthcare setting.
To provide and act as an educational resource.
- For patients/carers.
- For health professionals of all grades, including medical, nursing and allied specialities, who are caring for patients with diabetes conditions within secondary care at a local and national level.
In undertaking this role, the employee will be expected to behave at all times in a way that is consistent with and actively supports the Trusts values.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person Specification
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Continued professional development at level three
- Ability to work unsupervised.
Experience
Essential
- Experience post registration at band 6 with experience in working with patients with Endocrinology
- Significant post registration experience.
- Membership of special interest and professional group
- Working within a leadership role
Desirable
- Caseload management
- Demonstrable experience of teaching / training healthcare professional
Further Training
Desirable
- Motivational interviewing / counselling course / training
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- NMC Level One Registered Nurse
- ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course
- Evidence of post-basic Endocrine education
- BSc in Nursing
- Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area
- Non medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Specialist knowledge and expertise in Diabetes nursing
- Good computer skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Team player
- Demonstrable teaching skills
Desirable
- Research awareness
- Audit methodologies
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to working
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Full UK Driving Licence
Person Specification
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Continued professional development at level three
- Ability to work unsupervised.
Experience
Essential
- Experience post registration at band 6 with experience in working with patients with Endocrinology
- Significant post registration experience.
- Membership of special interest and professional group
- Working within a leadership role
Desirable
- Caseload management
- Demonstrable experience of teaching / training healthcare professional
Further Training
Desirable
- Motivational interviewing / counselling course / training
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- NMC Level One Registered Nurse
- ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course
- Evidence of post-basic Endocrine education
- BSc in Nursing
- Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area
- Non medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Specialist knowledge and expertise in Diabetes nursing
- Good computer skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Team player
- Demonstrable teaching skills
Desirable
- Research awareness
- Audit methodologies
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to working
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Full UK Driving Licence
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.
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).
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.
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).
