Job summary
The post holder will act as a highly experienced expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced, holistic nursing assessment, management and evaluation of diabetes patients. The purpose of the post is to lead in the development of a comprehensive and integrated Diabetes service across the secondary care/community interface that has a consistent and sustainable impact on the care and experience of both patients and carers with a view to reducing unnecessary admissions with support and care in the community.
The Nurse Consultant will practice autonomously and will extend the role to provide expert clinical advice on the management of diabetes patients to peers, medical colleagues, doctors in training, Physicians Associates, Clinical Nurse Specialists, General Practitioners and District Nurses.
The post holder will foster a climate of research, innovation and clinical excellence through expert clinical practice and multidisciplinary working and will take the lead role in coordinating the inpatient diabetes service within the Trust and project lead the CGM/Freestyle Libre program.
Main duties of the job
Are you an established Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes / Diabetes Specialist Nurse considering a new leadership role?
Are you looking for your next challenge in which will shape the future of the diabetes service across an acute trust and a key link with the community ?
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious Lead Nurse who will undertake the professional leadership and management of the Diabetes CNS within the ESTH acute Trust which also includes specialist dietitians.
The post holder will have a proven track record as a Band 8 CNS in Diabetes within the community and secondary care
About us
About the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecologyto over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospitaland St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Careand Surrey Downs Health and Care. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unitand Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly. As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Diabetes Nurse Consultant role at Epsom and St Helier.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Diabetes Nurse Consultant role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered RN
- oBSc in Nursing
- oNMC Recorded Independent Non-medical prescriber
- oMember of relevant appropriate interest group e.g. NHSE Clinical networks
- oMSc or working towards
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oExtensive experience in a wide range of clinical areas and in diabetes care.
- oHighly specialist knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of complex and long term diabetes conditions, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- oSpecialist knowledge and experience in the management technologies in diabetes
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- oSupervision/line management of qualified staff
- oRobust understanding of all aspects of Quality Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- oAbility to contribute to change management
Teaching Experience
Essential
- oExperience of teaching student and postgraduate/registration staff
- oExperience of supervising junior doctors oExperience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups
Research Experience
Essential
- oAbility to apply research findings to clinical problems
- oExperience of research methodology
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oExceptional nurse leadership, committed to MDT partnership daily
- oExceptional team building and team working skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered RN
- oBSc in Nursing
- oNMC Recorded Independent Non-medical prescriber
- oMember of relevant appropriate interest group e.g. NHSE Clinical networks
- oMSc or working towards
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oExtensive experience in a wide range of clinical areas and in diabetes care.
- oHighly specialist knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of complex and long term diabetes conditions, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- oSpecialist knowledge and experience in the management technologies in diabetes
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- oSupervision/line management of qualified staff
- oRobust understanding of all aspects of Quality Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- oAbility to contribute to change management
Teaching Experience
Essential
- oExperience of teaching student and postgraduate/registration staff
- oExperience of supervising junior doctors oExperience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups
Research Experience
Essential
- oAbility to apply research findings to clinical problems
- oExperience of research methodology
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oExceptional nurse leadership, committed to MDT partnership daily
- oExceptional team building and team working skills
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).
