Job summary
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate, self-motivated and want to develop your skills in Children's Diabetes care? If so, this is the post for you! We are looking for a Diabetes Support worker to join our team. This is a really exciting post that will be right for someone who has a passion for delivering joined-up, supportive care to children with Diabetes and their families in Community settings.
The successful candidate will work with the specialist Children's Diabetes Team to develop and deliver a well-organised and responsive service to this patient group. There will be access to all relevant training opportunities to further develop skills necessary for the post. Ensuring that patient safety is at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for someone who is dedicated to patient-focused care, with excellent communication skills, who is willing to deliver high-quality care.
If you share our passion for providing the best possible care to children and their parents when they need it the most and want to work in a team which consistently strives to provide every patient with the care we want for those we love most, then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes Educator will work as part of a multidisciplinary team under the supervision and guidance of the site lead paediatric diabetes specialist nurse, and will provide high-quality, evidence-based care and support of people with diabetes within the paediatric diabetes service aged 0-19.
Main duties of this role would include empowering children and young people with diabetes and their families/carers to manage their condition effectively by delivering education and health promotion as appropriate, with emphasis on patients who are having difficulty engaging with their health needs.
To provide specialist education teaching for other professionals across all care sectors, including schools and other educational establishments as appropriate, practical training in insulin administration and blood glucose testing to school and nursery staff and to provide basic care planning for CYP in schools/ educational settings.
Liaising with other agencies across the wider community and with our own community teams to provide coordinated packages of care.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 6131, does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). As this is a part-time position, it does not meet the minimum salary requirements, meaning the Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work closely with the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team to plan and prioritise workload and carry out delegated tasks within the remit of the post holders own sphere of responsibilities and competencies.
- To undertake all biometric data collection and perform review tasks as needed within the outpatient clinic setting.
- Assist patients to set up downloading and sharing their diabetes technology data to the relevant digital platforms.
- Record all findings in the clinical records and patient notes according to Trust policy.
- Report any concerns, changes and variations in the patients psychological, physiological or social conditions.
- Empower children and young people with diabetes and their families/carers to manage their condition effectively by delivering education and health promotion as appropriate, with emphasis on patients who are having difficulty engaging with their health needs.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work closely with the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team to plan and prioritise workload and carry out delegated tasks within the remit of the post holders own sphere of responsibilities and competencies.
- To undertake all biometric data collection and perform review tasks as needed within the outpatient clinic setting.
- Assist patients to set up downloading and sharing their diabetes technology data to the relevant digital platforms.
- Record all findings in the clinical records and patient notes according to Trust policy.
- Report any concerns, changes and variations in the patients psychological, physiological or social conditions.
- Empower children and young people with diabetes and their families/carers to manage their condition effectively by delivering education and health promotion as appropriate, with emphasis on patients who are having difficulty engaging with their health needs.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of foundation degree equivalent to diploma level.
- A levels/ Diploma in health or NVQ in health and social care/ Nursery nurse
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with children, young people, families and wider support networks.
- Experience of working with CYP in various settings.
Skills
Essential
- To be able to communicate effectively with the team, families and children and young people within the caseload.
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of foundation degree equivalent to diploma level.
- A levels/ Diploma in health or NVQ in health and social care/ Nursery nurse
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with children, young people, families and wider support networks.
- Experience of working with CYP in various settings.
Skills
Essential
- To be able to communicate effectively with the team, families and children and young people within the caseload.
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
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).
