Job summary
Do you have an interest in, or passion for working with children and young people with diabetes, or do you have previous experience in themanagement of paediatric diabetes that you'd like to develop and sharewithin a new team?
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated nurse with goodknowledge and understanding of the management of childhood diabetesand who is committed to working with and supporting children, youngpeople and their families.
With one of the largest services for children and young people withdiabetes in the South East Coast and London network we can offer you arewarding, flexible and supportive role building long term professionalrelationships with CYP and their families. We are on an excitingimprovement journey and can offer you a rewarding and supported rolewith our care group.Here at East Kent Hospitals we value diversity in our workforce and assuch encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you believethere may be any barriers to your consideration of this role we wouldencourage you to contact us for a further discussion. Informal enquiriesand visits are welcome and encouraged.
For candidates considering developing their career within the specialty and not currently meeting the outlined criteria, appointment to a training post will be considered. Appointment will be at Band 6 with progression to Band 7 following completion of specialist training and supervision.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will manage a designated clinical caseload.Use clinical judgment and autonomous decision making about thespecialist nursing care and management of children and young people with diabetes.
Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice and equipmentuse relating to the current management of childhood diabetes e.g. insulininjection and pump therapy, blood glucose and sensor monitoring.Adhere to and implement the Trust policy in relation to Child SafeguardingSupport key partners within both the community and acute settings andwork collaboratively and effectively with all other health care professionals, those allied to health and those in the third sector services.Provide leadership and direct line-management for a small team of staffsupporting them to care for a caseload of children and young people.Facilitate teamwork across the multidisciplinary team to deliver a highstandard diabetes service to children, adolescents, families and carers.Participate in a regular review of the responsibilities of the multidisciplinary team as a service provider, examining the structure and processes against all criteria identified in the Best Practice Tariff, National Paediatric Diabetes Audit and Peer review.Assist the Lead Nurse and deputise in their absence.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The candidate will work cross-site within East Kent and will participate prorata in the Out of Hours telephone on-call service for children, youngpeople and their families ensuring they have access to specialist diabetesadvice.
You will mainly work within the hospital setting but the role may entail time within the home and the community; enhancing established links with schools and other community groups and forging new ones.
Dedicated childrens diabetes clinics are established in five localities within the Trust whilst inpatient care following diagnosis is provided by the two busy childrens wards on two main sites in Margate and Ashford.You will be supported by a dedicated specialist team to professionallydevelop further within the speciality
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The candidate will work cross-site within East Kent and will participate prorata in the Out of Hours telephone on-call service for children, youngpeople and their families ensuring they have access to specialist diabetesadvice.
You will mainly work within the hospital setting but the role may entail time within the home and the community; enhancing established links with schools and other community groups and forging new ones.
Dedicated childrens diabetes clinics are established in five localities within the Trust whilst inpatient care following diagnosis is provided by the two busy childrens wards on two main sites in Margate and Ashford.You will be supported by a dedicated specialist team to professionallydevelop further within the speciality
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Formal teaching/mentoring or equivalent
- Degree relevant to professional registration and area of clinical practice.
- Evidence of continuing professional development within Children's Diabetes specialty
Desirable
- Master's Degree in a health related subject relevant to area of clinical specialty and advanced practice or Masters/L7 programme commenced.
- NHS Leadership Academy qualification e.g. 'Edward Jenner', 'Mary Seacole'.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Evidence of service development and delivery in practice.
- Ability to work within a team to achieving goals for a shared vision
Desirable
- Able to give examples of service development and innovation
Experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate healthcare experience demonstrating professional development across the four pillars of practice
- Undertaken specialist diabetes course/s (e.g. Insulin Pump therapy, CGM, other diabetes technology)
- Significant experience in care of the paediatric diabetes patient.
- Experience of supervising staff and delivering training
- Significant experience in care of the paediatric diabetes patient
Desirable
- Experience of assessing patients and developing specialised
- Practical experience of audit/research
- Experience of presenting to groups of staff/public
Skills
Essential
- Able to work collaboratively and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills (writing, verbal, electronic)
- Self motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to empower and inspire
Governance
Essential
- Understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement
- Sound knowledge and understanding of national policy and guidance
- Evidence of innovative practice utilising research and audit
- Experience of contributing to quality improvement in safety/quality improvement projects.
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and evaluating improvements in care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Formal teaching/mentoring or equivalent
- Degree relevant to professional registration and area of clinical practice.
- Evidence of continuing professional development within Children's Diabetes specialty
Desirable
- Master's Degree in a health related subject relevant to area of clinical specialty and advanced practice or Masters/L7 programme commenced.
- NHS Leadership Academy qualification e.g. 'Edward Jenner', 'Mary Seacole'.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Evidence of service development and delivery in practice.
- Ability to work within a team to achieving goals for a shared vision
Desirable
- Able to give examples of service development and innovation
Experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate healthcare experience demonstrating professional development across the four pillars of practice
- Undertaken specialist diabetes course/s (e.g. Insulin Pump therapy, CGM, other diabetes technology)
- Significant experience in care of the paediatric diabetes patient.
- Experience of supervising staff and delivering training
- Significant experience in care of the paediatric diabetes patient
Desirable
- Experience of assessing patients and developing specialised
- Practical experience of audit/research
- Experience of presenting to groups of staff/public
Skills
Essential
- Able to work collaboratively and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills (writing, verbal, electronic)
- Self motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to empower and inspire
Governance
Essential
- Understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement
- Sound knowledge and understanding of national policy and guidance
- Evidence of innovative practice utilising research and audit
- Experience of contributing to quality improvement in safety/quality improvement projects.
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and evaluating improvements in care
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).
