Job summary
Post Title: Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Grade: Band 6
Salary: Band 6 (as per 2023/24NHS pay scale)
Department: Diabetes & Endocrinology
Location: Diabetes Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary and the Diabetes Office at Horton Park Centre, Bradford
Hours: Up to full time (37.5hrs) hours available
Most attractive aspect of the Post:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust diabetes service. Based with the innovative diabetes nursing service you will play a vital role in supporting and delivering the dynamic and evolving diabetes specialist nursing service, including an in-patient diabetes nursing service. We are fully integrated with the wider diabetes specialist team and benefit from ongoing supervision and governance support.
Main duties of the job
Brief Description of the Role:
Within this challenging and mobile role the post holder will work as part of an integrated diabetes multidisciplinary team providing various types of clinical support to community and hospital based clinics, healthcare professionals and directly to individuals with diabetes. This support will include clinic attendance, phone contact and home visits.
The post holder will also work as part of a nursing team, supporting the implementation of Think Glucose across Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust ward and departments. This involves supporting ward staff in delivering diabetes care and working directly with patients and carers. Think Glucose is a national initiative designed to improve the care of in-patients with diabetes.
You will also be involved in the delivery of our locally developed structured patient education programmes and our various healthcare professional clinical education sessions.
Informal Enquiries: It is strongly advised that any potential candidates arrange to have a conversation, or preferably visit us, to fully understand the job role and support your application. You can do this by contacting the following team members:
Jacquie Ryan (Community Team Lead): Tel 01274 277452 or 07966 303069
Andrea Lealman (In-patient Team Lead): Tel 01274 364091 or 07943 863518
About us
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Closing date may change dependent on the response
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Closing date may change dependent on the response
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience, including experience of working in a relevant clinical specialty
- Experience of assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients/service-users/staff demonstrating knowledge of specific needs
- Experience of participating in clinical audit
Desirable
- Experience in policy development
- Experience of developing innovative practice
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance both general and specialty related e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Knowledge and understanding of the needs of the defined caseload (patients/service-users/staff)
Desirable
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other relevant HR/People management training
- Knowledge of change management processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate NMC Registration(RN/RM/RN Child)
- Degree or equivalent qualification (e.g. diploma level specialist training) or experience
- Supporting Learning in Practice (SLIP) or equivalent
- Evidence of current CPD
- Post registration qualification in relevant specialty
Desirable
- Leadership or management development qualification
- Advanced communication skills qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Skills
Essential
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Computer literate - ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint, etc.
- Clinical credibility
- Clinical skills specific to area of specialty
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organised approach to work with ability to prioritise and delegate
- Mentoring and advanced communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Proven skills in teaching individuals and small groups
- Evidence of reflective practice
- Proven evidence of change management skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience, including experience of working in a relevant clinical specialty
- Experience of assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients/service-users/staff demonstrating knowledge of specific needs
- Experience of participating in clinical audit
Desirable
- Experience in policy development
- Experience of developing innovative practice
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance both general and specialty related e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Knowledge and understanding of the needs of the defined caseload (patients/service-users/staff)
Desirable
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other relevant HR/People management training
- Knowledge of change management processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate NMC Registration(RN/RM/RN Child)
- Degree or equivalent qualification (e.g. diploma level specialist training) or experience
- Supporting Learning in Practice (SLIP) or equivalent
- Evidence of current CPD
- Post registration qualification in relevant specialty
Desirable
- Leadership or management development qualification
- Advanced communication skills qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Skills
Essential
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Computer literate - ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint, etc.
- Clinical credibility
- Clinical skills specific to area of specialty
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organised approach to work with ability to prioritise and delegate
- Mentoring and advanced communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Proven skills in teaching individuals and small groups
- Evidence of reflective practice
- Proven evidence of change management skills
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).
