Job summary
If you are looking for your next challenge then look no further, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic Community Diabetes team serving the London Borough of Enfield.
We are looking for someone with/ or willing to develop Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nursing skills and experience in diabetes to join our team.
Diabetes care is provided to patients in the form of structured education, in community-based clinics and in their own homes throughout the London Borough of Enfield.
You will be a key member of the Community Diabetes team, responsible for the delivery of expert diabetes care. The team has close liaison with the local secondary care providers and primary care with the aim of providing a seamless journey for the diabetes patients.
Main duties of the job
You should have the ability to undertake advanced clinical assessments of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes providing appropriate clinical intervention, support, non-medical prescribing, and advice to patients and carers.
This role involves significant responsibility for clinical decision-making, advanced clinical practice, support with service projects and delivery of scheduled and unscheduled clinical care.
You will be capable of acting as an expert resource on diabetes and have close liaison with GPs, other members of the integrated community teams, and with social care partners is an essential facet of the role.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To perform a comprehensive Diabetes assessment of adults referred to the Diabetes Nursing service with diverse presentations and complex physical and medical conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualized treatment programme.
- To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies. To use advanced clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their current diabetes issues.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular clinical reasoning sessions including peer and case reviews. Access to advice and support from a more senior diabetes nurse is available when required.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical and leadership duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To undertake evidence-based audit and a project to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead or manager where appropriate. Contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols with support and guidance from more senior staff.
- Promote people with diabetes Equality, Diversity and rights.
- Manage nurse led clinics, virtual online appointments and also managing a telephone clinic/helpline to provide support to people with diabetes, carers and other healthcare professionals. This will require high level of autonomy.
- Use analytical skills to undertake the nurse led consultation and assess the person with diabetes in the community setting and be able to plan, implement and evaluate care in a holistic and inclusive way, ensuring where possible engagement and cooperation with care goals. Care provided will reflect current local and national guidelines
- Involvement of the wider MDT must be sought as clinically indicated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To perform a comprehensive Diabetes assessment of adults referred to the Diabetes Nursing service with diverse presentations and complex physical and medical conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualized treatment programme.
- To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies. To use advanced clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their current diabetes issues.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular clinical reasoning sessions including peer and case reviews. Access to advice and support from a more senior diabetes nurse is available when required.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical and leadership duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To undertake evidence-based audit and a project to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead or manager where appropriate. Contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols with support and guidance from more senior staff.
- Promote people with diabetes Equality, Diversity and rights.
- Manage nurse led clinics, virtual online appointments and also managing a telephone clinic/helpline to provide support to people with diabetes, carers and other healthcare professionals. This will require high level of autonomy.
- Use analytical skills to undertake the nurse led consultation and assess the person with diabetes in the community setting and be able to plan, implement and evaluate care in a holistic and inclusive way, ensuring where possible engagement and cooperation with care goals. Care provided will reflect current local and national guidelines
- Involvement of the wider MDT must be sought as clinically indicated.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- RGN Adults (NMC) First degree Further relevant training about Diabetes care. Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- Minimum of 3years post qualification. Experience of providing patient education in an individual or group setting. Providing training and development to staff from a range of backgrounds and levels. Assessing and prescribing care plans for patients with complex needs. Proving experience of working in Diabetes required to do the job.
- IT skills RIO including spread sheets and databases Data collection, audits and monitoring Ability to work closely with MDT to promote best practice in the care of Diabetic patients. Ability to work autonomously to deliver to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- oSecond degree oMasters oOther qualifications (must state which field
- V300/100 Prescribing: Hold current registration as an v300 non-medical prescriber with the RPSGB or the NMC. Have a certificate to demonstrate he/she has successfully completed the physical health course
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- RGN Adults (NMC) First degree Further relevant training about Diabetes care. Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- Minimum of 3years post qualification. Experience of providing patient education in an individual or group setting. Providing training and development to staff from a range of backgrounds and levels. Assessing and prescribing care plans for patients with complex needs. Proving experience of working in Diabetes required to do the job.
- IT skills RIO including spread sheets and databases Data collection, audits and monitoring Ability to work closely with MDT to promote best practice in the care of Diabetic patients. Ability to work autonomously to deliver to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- oSecond degree oMasters oOther qualifications (must state which field
- V300/100 Prescribing: Hold current registration as an v300 non-medical prescriber with the RPSGB or the NMC. Have a certificate to demonstrate he/she has successfully completed the physical health course
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).
