Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated DSN who is already established as a DSN and is eager to develop their clinical and leadership skills. This position offers the opportunity to further develop the service within a supportive and dynamic team across four hospital sites.
Yourunderstanding of people with diabetes and their needs is crucial in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Your role in enabling the support of diabetes care across inpatient and outpatient settings, while liaising with other stakeholders, is vital and greatly valued, both in person and remotely.
Main duties of the job
The service provides comprehensive support for outpatients and inpatients. The main services that are delivered are an antenatal service, a technology service that includes insulin pumps and CGM, and Hybrid Closed Loop technology, consultations, which are face-to-face and remote, DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating), transition, and a Young adult services,with more department innovations on the horizon. The inpatient service is fundamental in prioritising service support in the ED/Emergency Assessment UNIT (EAU) and the Ambulatory Assessment Unit (AAU) and discharges to support the operational and clinical role of the trust. You can be confident that the necessary support and training will be available to develop your skills further.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this role is to support the delivery of inpatient and outpatient diabetes care within the trust and the education of healthcare professionals. This requires practical clinical and teamwork skills to support this service delivery with a leadership lens. Support and development skills are fundamental principles within the team and the wider multi-disciplinary team for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this role is to support the delivery of inpatient and outpatient diabetes care within the trust and the education of healthcare professionals. This requires practical clinical and teamwork skills to support this service delivery with a leadership lens. Support and development skills are fundamental principles within the team and the wider multi-disciplinary team for this role.
Person Specification
x
Essential
- Registered nurse
- First level degree (HEI level 5 or 6) in nursing, midwifery or equivalent Completed or completing Master's level (HEI level 7) qualification
- Demonstrable post graduate level working. Relevant specialist post basic programme in area of service
- Teaching / Assessment / Mentoring qualification
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the speciality with knowledge of medications within the service field
- Demonstrates understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
Desirable
- x Registered Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake training to become a prescriber)
Person Specification
x
Essential
- Registered nurse
- First level degree (HEI level 5 or 6) in nursing, midwifery or equivalent Completed or completing Master's level (HEI level 7) qualification
- Demonstrable post graduate level working. Relevant specialist post basic programme in area of service
- Teaching / Assessment / Mentoring qualification
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the speciality with knowledge of medications within the service field
- Demonstrates understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
Desirable
- x Registered Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake training to become a prescriber)
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).
