Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse
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Job summary
We are recruiting for a Senior Diabetes Specialist Nursewho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The East and North Herts Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology (ENHIDE) are one of the largest Diabetes Specialist Teams within a District General Hospital in the UK providing high standards of care across three sites. The Diabetes Specialist Team provides inpatient cover 7 days per week. This service is delivered on a rotational basis with Diabetes consultant on-call support.
We are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our forward thinking and dynamic diabetes team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone already within the specialty to extend their current expertise.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Working as an integral member of the team, the role is divided between diabetes outpatient and in-patient care. Our caseload consists of patients living with Type 1 Diabetes and complex Type 2 Diabetes, experience of Diabetes technology is essential to this role. Candidates should possess excellent communication, clinical and motivational skills and will act as an educational resource for doctors, nurses and patients. You will be working in secondary care, providing expert complex-case management and supporting people with diabetes in the acute multidisciplinary setting.
The delivery of structured teaching and training to both health care professionals and people with diabetes have a team based approach and are a core part of the specialist service. You will work closely with the Trust's education team as well as Diabetes Specialist colleagues to lead on the implementation of Trust wide staff education in diabetes care and related patient safety.
Clinical supervision will be provided within the current expert nursing team.
The post holder will be required to work across Trust sites and contribute to the 7 day working Rota therefore; you must be able to travel between sites.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Details
Date posted
26 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum Plus 5% High Cost Area Supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-UPL-5437355
Job locations
The New QE2
Howland's Clinic
Welwyn Garden City
AL74HQ
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
The New QE2
Howland's Clinic
Welwyn Garden City
AL74HQ
Employer's website
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