Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse with an interest in out-patient diabetes care, who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The post is held within the award winning East and North Herts institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology (ENHIDE) and works closely with other members of the MDT.

Following a period of training and competency attainment the post holder will take responsibility for the provision of expert nursing care and be able to demonstrate competent ability in managing a cohort of patients within these specialties.

The Diabetes Specialist Nurse team provides ward cover seven days per week. This service is delivered on a rotational basis with Diabetes consultant on-call support and you will be expected to be a part of this rotation.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The role is within the diabetes & endocrinology department and a keen interest in Diabetes and being able to work effectively as part of a team is key to the success of this role. The ability being to work unsupervised and use a high level of interpersonal skills is essential.

The post holder will be working in secondary care, eventually providing complex case management and supporting people living with diabetes in the acute clinical setting both as in-patient and out-patients.

You will work with multi-professional teams and organisations to deliver excellent diabetes care.

You will be willing to lead specific research and clinical audit projects within the department.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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 & 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.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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