Job summary
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY
The North Cumbria Children's and Young People's Diabetes (CYP) Team are looking to recruit an experienced and dynamic Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse (PDSN) to lead a well-established service across two hospital sites
The post holder will provide expert and specialist care for CYP and their families and coordinate a safe and seamless transition to adult care
This Lead PDSN role requires managing complex caseloads, leading the specialist nursing team and working in collaboration with the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT), including stakeholders to drive service improvement and maximise a positive patient experience
The team is part of the North East and North Cumbria Children and Young People's Diabetes Network and are an innovative MDT within the trust providing the latest hybrid closed-loop technology to CYP and their families in North Cumbria
The candidate must demonstrate extensive experience working in paediatric diabetes. The post holder will have senior line management responsibility for the specialist nursing service and the team administrator and therefore requires strong leadership qualities providing direction, support and professional development for the team fostering a positive and accountable environment.
Main duties of the job
The Lead PDSN is an autonomous practitioner with extensive experience in caring for children and young people (CYP) with diabetes and has clinical and managerial leadership of the Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Nursing team (PDSNs) and team administrator
The post holder will provide exceptional leadership qualities, specialised nursing skills, knowledge and expertise within agreed protocols and guidelines for CYP and their families with diabetes, including delivering a nurse led insulin pump service using the latest diabetes technologies, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and hybrid closed-loop systems
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and development of the Paediatric Diabetes Service in North Cumbria with the Lead Consultant Paediatrician, Lead Nurse for Children and Young People and Lead Matron for Women and Children's services, in line with the Best Practice Tariff (BPT), the regional and national children and young people's diabetes networks, government and trust initiatives
Monitoring and leading improvements in standards of care and clinical governance will be essential in this role through supervision of practice, clinical audit including the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA), evidenced based practice, research and quality improvement (QI) programmes
The role requires skilled partnership working across primary and secondary care settings to ensure integrated care for the CYP and their families with diabetes
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies
Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies
Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse/RN (Child)
- Children's and Young People's Diabetes Care Module. Degree level 6/7
- Post registration Training in use of technology/equipment relevant to diabetes management
- Teaching qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Independent non-medical prescriber
- Leadership experience/qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration knowledge and experience working with children and young people with diabetes.
- Experience of teaching and assessing in a clinical situation
- Experience of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
- Extensive experience working with and safeguarding children and supporting the MDT in this role
- Demonstrate ability to propose and implement changes to working practices and procedures
- Knowledge of paediatric diabetes NICE guidelines and the Best Practice Tariff and their impact on service delivery, patient outcomes and clinical practice
- Experience managing a complex caseload and working across hospital and community settings
Desirable
- Experience in leadership and change management
- Experience in budget and resource management
- Experience in audit/research/project management
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Confident communication, influencing and negotiation skills. Effective listening and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of professional and leadership skills
- Time management skills/ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly under pressure
- Evidence of assessing and delivering teaching/training to health professionals and families
- Ability to manage a caseload of high risk patients, including interpreting, planning and evaluating specialist programmes of care
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients & their carers in a supportive responsive and adaptive way
- Ability to gather data and interpret data (NPDA), compile information and write reports and data management
Desirable
- Experience of Research and Audit
Other requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence
- Be able to demonstrate and adhere to Trust values in practice
- Flexibility to meet the demands of the service and work across two two hospital sites and community settings in a timely and efficient way
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse/RN (Child)
- Children's and Young People's Diabetes Care Module. Degree level 6/7
- Post registration Training in use of technology/equipment relevant to diabetes management
- Teaching qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Independent non-medical prescriber
- Leadership experience/qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration knowledge and experience working with children and young people with diabetes.
- Experience of teaching and assessing in a clinical situation
- Experience of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
- Extensive experience working with and safeguarding children and supporting the MDT in this role
- Demonstrate ability to propose and implement changes to working practices and procedures
- Knowledge of paediatric diabetes NICE guidelines and the Best Practice Tariff and their impact on service delivery, patient outcomes and clinical practice
- Experience managing a complex caseload and working across hospital and community settings
Desirable
- Experience in leadership and change management
- Experience in budget and resource management
- Experience in audit/research/project management
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Confident communication, influencing and negotiation skills. Effective listening and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of professional and leadership skills
- Time management skills/ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly under pressure
- Evidence of assessing and delivering teaching/training to health professionals and families
- Ability to manage a caseload of high risk patients, including interpreting, planning and evaluating specialist programmes of care
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients & their carers in a supportive responsive and adaptive way
- Ability to gather data and interpret data (NPDA), compile information and write reports and data management
Desirable
- Experience of Research and Audit
Other requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence
- Be able to demonstrate and adhere to Trust values in practice
- Flexibility to meet the demands of the service and work across two two hospital sites and community settings in a timely and efficient way
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).
