Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the multi-disciplinary Diabetes Service with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust based at Torbay Hospital.

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate registered Nurse with clinical knowledge of diabetes care and a keen interest to work in this specialised area. A strong interest in developing a proactive approach to the delivery of high standards of evidence-based care is essential.

You will join a multidisciplinary team to carry nursing roles and responsibilities for both inpatient, outpatient and community patients with diabetes. You will be required to work as a skilled practitioner assessing, implementing and evaluating treatment and care based on best evidence based clinical practice in a range of settings.

The service provides a number of routine and specialist clinics including, preconception, antenatal, insulin pump therapy, multidisciplinary foot and young person's clinics. The team also has responsibility for managing routine and urgent ward referrals and providing both opportunistic and organised education to health care professionals.

The service is responsible for the delivery of both the local TTIDE and TIFA diabetes structured patient education programmes. We provide diabetes support service visits for primary care and support community nurses in managing complex care needs.

You will need to be flexible in your approach to work and in the hours that you may be required to work.

Main duties of the job

• Support patients with diabetes to achieve shared goals or outcomes
• To work as a member of the Diabetes multidisciplinary team by providing specialist knowledge, skills and advice to improve the standards of care for patients with diabetes as defined by national competencies and guidelines
• Assess, treat and support patients with diabetes who are at risk of developing acute and chronic complications. Agree a care plan / management strategy which will support patients, carers and healthcare teams to manage their diabetes more effectively
• To liaise with and give advice to other members of the team and other healthcare professionals regarding the management of patients with diabetes problems, have knowledge of disease management pathways within secondary and primary care and refer on where appropriate
• Manage caseloads of people referred to the service that have a diagnosis of diabetes in nurse led clinics, community visits and joint clinics within secondary care
• To support the diabetes multidisciplinary team and actively participate in the continued development of the diabetes service.
• To contribute towards the clinical supervision, training and education of patients, carers and healthcare professionals within primary and secondary care settings
• To support and deputise for the diabetes specialist nurse lead in planning and implementing future diabetes services

About us

Why Work With Us

Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust provide a Diabetes Specialist Nurse Service for inpatient care, outpatient care and community care.

The role includes promoting best evidence-based practice in diabetes care for patients, their families and carers and other agencies involved with the patient through education, support and counselling.