Job summary
Diabetes Nurse Trainee
£38,768 - £46,124 per annum incl HCAS
Cross Site - Chelsea and Westminster + West Middlesex University Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for nurses and Allied Health Professionals keen to extend their skills in diabetes and endocrinology.
The Diabetes Specialist Practitioner team provides expertise in all aspects of diabetes care provision; involving the expert management of diabetic inpatients and outpatients as well as specialist groups such as antenatal diabetes. This post is designed to recruit staff from a variety of disciplines who have an interest and some experience in diabetes, with a view to providing training and supervision to build independent practitioners of the future. This will be in line with the pan London competency framework. We are seeking current band 6 nurses, pharmacists, dieticians or therapists who are motivated, enthusiastic and keen to develop their skills in diabetes management.
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high-quality, evidence based care in a variety of care settings, working with supervision as part of the multidisciplinary team. This includes routine and emergency ward reviews and responding to queries, clinic support, teaching, reporting results, requesting specialist investigations when required, offering appropriate lifestyle advice and patient education.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse team provides expertise in all aspects of diabetes care provision; involving the expert management of diabetic inpatients and outpatients as well as specialist groups such as antenatal diabetes. This post is designed to recruit staff who have an interest and some experience in diabetes, with a view to providing training and supervision to build independent practitioners of the future. This will be in line with the pan London competency framework. We are seeking current band 6 nurses, who are motivated, enthusiastic and keen to develop their skills in diabetes management.
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high-quality, evidence based care in a variety of care settings, working with supervision as part of the multidisciplinary team. This includes routine and emergency ward reviews and responding to queries, clinic support, teaching, reporting results, requesting specialist investigations when required, offering appropriate lifestyle advice and patient education.
About us
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.
Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics. We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection. Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.
We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/Direct Patient Care
- Work both autonomously and as part of the wider MDT in the management of a caseload of patients.
- Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure optimal service delivery.
- Provide expert knowledge of diabetes and work within an agreed job plan to meet service delivery needs.
- Become an expert in the use of insulin pump therapy, insulin administration, diabetes therapies as well as the use of blood glucose monitoring equipment.
- Complete competencies in The Integrated career Competency Framework for Diabetes Nursing
- Participate in MDT led clinics and support clinics, to include ordering, performing and interpreting relevant clinical examinations as well as providing education and counselling for patients.
- Maintain awareness of own professional limitations, act within own scope of practice and agreed guidelines and protocols. Make use of professional judgement when managing complex or unpredictable situations.
- Provide health promotion and counselling to diabetic patients to reduce the risk of diabetes related complications.
- Support patients to use technology solutions to manage their diabetes
- Plan and conduct appropriate follow up of diabetes patients to ensure safe and effective diabetes care delivery.
- Maintain accurate, concise and contemporaneous records of patient care.
- Communicate in a clear and effective manner with patients, carers and colleagues.
- Empower patients to make decisions regarding their care and advocate for them within the wider MDT.
Leadership and Collaborative Practice
- Proactively provide specialist diabetes advice, guidance and support to the wider hospital MDT to enable best practice in care and treatment of people who have diabetes.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, patients and families to seek their views and to develop and improve diabetes practice and the diabetes service.
- Evaluate and reflect on own practice and competencies to meet the evolving needs of the patient group and service.
Improving Quality and Developing Practice
- Develop valid and reliable methods to continually evaluate and audit own practice and diabetes service outcomes. Utilise findings to develop and improve the service.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of contemporary epidemiological, demographic, social, political and professional factors relevant to diabetes and associated complications
- Utilise relevant evidence base in everyday practice.
- Facilitate and enable service change to reflect the best possible model for service delivery.
- Ensure the appropriate and effective use of resources to ensure both cost effectiveness and quality in all aspects of diabetes care provision.
- Participate in business and service development including activity and income generation in diabetes care and services.
Education and training
- Participate in review of own practice and practice of all members of the MDT through case review and clinical supervision.
- Develop and provide diabetes patient education and diabetes information which is appropriate and responsive to individual needs.
- Evaluate knowledge and develop specialist diabetes practice, identifying learning opportunities and continuing development through appraisal and personal development planning.
- Contribute actively to the education, training and development programmes for diabetes in both internal and external organisations.
General
Covid-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies. The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/Direct Patient Care
- Work both autonomously and as part of the wider MDT in the management of a caseload of patients.
- Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure optimal service delivery.
- Provide expert knowledge of diabetes and work within an agreed job plan to meet service delivery needs.
- Become an expert in the use of insulin pump therapy, insulin administration, diabetes therapies as well as the use of blood glucose monitoring equipment.
- Complete competencies in The Integrated career Competency Framework for Diabetes Nursing
- Participate in MDT led clinics and support clinics, to include ordering, performing and interpreting relevant clinical examinations as well as providing education and counselling for patients.
- Maintain awareness of own professional limitations, act within own scope of practice and agreed guidelines and protocols. Make use of professional judgement when managing complex or unpredictable situations.
- Provide health promotion and counselling to diabetic patients to reduce the risk of diabetes related complications.
- Support patients to use technology solutions to manage their diabetes
- Plan and conduct appropriate follow up of diabetes patients to ensure safe and effective diabetes care delivery.
- Maintain accurate, concise and contemporaneous records of patient care.
- Communicate in a clear and effective manner with patients, carers and colleagues.
- Empower patients to make decisions regarding their care and advocate for them within the wider MDT.
Leadership and Collaborative Practice
- Proactively provide specialist diabetes advice, guidance and support to the wider hospital MDT to enable best practice in care and treatment of people who have diabetes.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, patients and families to seek their views and to develop and improve diabetes practice and the diabetes service.
- Evaluate and reflect on own practice and competencies to meet the evolving needs of the patient group and service.
Improving Quality and Developing Practice
- Develop valid and reliable methods to continually evaluate and audit own practice and diabetes service outcomes. Utilise findings to develop and improve the service.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of contemporary epidemiological, demographic, social, political and professional factors relevant to diabetes and associated complications
- Utilise relevant evidence base in everyday practice.
- Facilitate and enable service change to reflect the best possible model for service delivery.
- Ensure the appropriate and effective use of resources to ensure both cost effectiveness and quality in all aspects of diabetes care provision.
- Participate in business and service development including activity and income generation in diabetes care and services.
Education and training
- Participate in review of own practice and practice of all members of the MDT through case review and clinical supervision.
- Develop and provide diabetes patient education and diabetes information which is appropriate and responsive to individual needs.
- Evaluate knowledge and develop specialist diabetes practice, identifying learning opportunities and continuing development through appraisal and personal development planning.
- Contribute actively to the education, training and development programmes for diabetes in both internal and external organisations.
General
Covid-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies. The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered nurse or AHP
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Ability to manage and facilitate change
- Able to organise and prioritise own clinical work
- Identifies and meets own training needs
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with diabetic patients in either an inpatient and outpatient environment
- Able to work as part of the MDT
Desirable
- Experience of managing own clinics
- Experience of teaching in both formal and informal settings
- Experience of audit or service improvement
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered nurse or AHP
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Ability to manage and facilitate change
- Able to organise and prioritise own clinical work
- Identifies and meets own training needs
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with diabetic patients in either an inpatient and outpatient environment
- Able to work as part of the MDT
Desirable
- Experience of managing own clinics
- Experience of teaching in both formal and informal settings
- Experience of audit or service improvement
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).