Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job summary

LNWUH Diabetes Nursing Service is seeking an experienced diabetes specialist nurse to join the team which works across LNWH NHS Trust.The Band 7 role based at Ealing Hospital requires an experienced, dynamic nurse with extensive diabetes knowledge and understanding. You will need to be flexible and forward thinking, able to work independently and as part of a small friendly and supportive team delivering specialist nursing care to a diverse caseload. There will be a strong focus providing high standard inpatient care and using innovative virtual ward pathways to reduce hospital admission and length of stay.The post holder will require excellent communication and clinical skills and have previous experience delivering high standard care for people living with diabetes. They will need a commitment to education to ensure the service remains current in developments in the management of people with diabetes.In return we will offer you a comprehensive induction and development programme with robust mentorship and clinical supervision opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the diabetes multi-disciplinary team which provides Tier 4 diabetes services to adults and young people between 16 - 19 yrs.

To help lead the education of patients in an understanding of diabetes and the treatment/management of diabetes and its complications. To develop further partnership working ensuring a smooth interface between the acute hospital and the wider MDT.

The post holder will be a key contributor to the on-going development of diabetes services in line with the NICE guidance, GIRFT and Trust initiatives..

The post holder will work in collaboration with medical and other multi-disciplinary staff to provide a comprehensive service focused care for patients with diabetes and participate in teaching programmes for patients and carers and the direct staff working in the acute setting.

To be committed to the philosophy of patient centred care, aiming to provide seamless, patient focused, and equitable care of all patients referred to the service.

To maintain and develop expert clinical practice in all aspects of diabetes care, having an active role in education and audit in line with national diabetes audit requirements.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.