Job summary
This post is based at WTWA Wythenshawe
Registered Nurse Band 7
30 hours Permanent Position
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Nurse Diabetic Specialist to work with cardiac surgery patients, providing expertise in diabetes care by providing information, support advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers, and act as a resource to the multi-professional team.
Main duties of the job
To participate in the co-ordination of patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patient's care pathway. To contribute to review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group. To review HBA1C in all new patients to the cardiac surgery waiting list and non-elective list and optimise management of existing patients.
To liaise closely with the health care teams of inpatient wards, outpatient department and primary care, including Consultant Physicians and GPs as necessary. To demonstrate knowledge and experience of diabetes management and clinical leadership skills. To monitor and improve standards of care through clinical audit.
Be willing to undertake further training and development as required to achieve the requirements of the post. To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate MFT values.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Teaching/assessing qualification.
- BA Nurse or BSc (hons) in nursing skills/practice
- English and math GCSE
Desirable
- Specialty course in diabetes.
- Any acute specialty
Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Post registration experience
- Experience in diabetes nurse management
- Clinical Risk Management & Governance experience
- Audit and research
- Leadership / leading a team
- Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Awareness of national and local targets, NSF frameworks
Desirable
- Local and national issues affecting service delivery
- Experience within the field of cardiac /thoracic related care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Teaching/assessing qualification.
- BA Nurse or BSc (hons) in nursing skills/practice
- English and math GCSE
Desirable
- Specialty course in diabetes.
- Any acute specialty
Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Post registration experience
- Experience in diabetes nurse management
- Clinical Risk Management & Governance experience
- Audit and research
- Leadership / leading a team
- Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Awareness of national and local targets, NSF frameworks
Desirable
- Local and national issues affecting service delivery
- Experience within the field of cardiac /thoracic related 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).
