Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Support Worker

Job summary

BAND 3 PAEDIATRIC DIABETES CLINICAL SUPPORT WORKER

PAEDIATRIC DIABETES TEAM

20 hours per week over 4 days

Week days only, 5 hrs a day although this can be negotiated. One working day must be a Friday.

Full UK driving licence and vehicle required

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Paediatric Diabetes Team for a highly motivated, enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker to make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families with diabetes at Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Working directly with families, children and young people both individually and within groups as well as working within an established and extremely driven paediatric diabetes team to deliver a high standard of care to children and young people living with diabetes.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact the paediatric diabetes team on 01895 279382 or contact Catherine Tapping on Catherine.tapping@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To provide a high quality, safe, equitable and efficient service to children under the care of the Hillingdon Paediatric Diabetes team. Diabetes training will be provided in post.

The role involves assisting qualified members of the team, to provide interventional support to children, young people and their families in hospital, their homes, at school (main stream and specialist school settings), and other community environments. All of these children are living with diabetes and may also have other possible comorbid conditions such as autism, and or learning difficulties, coeliac disease, thyroid abnormalities.

The role will involve independent and team working, clinical competency too, for example, carry out school visits and home visits to support children/young people and their families in a variety of aspects of their diabetes management. For example, supporting families with diabetes technologies, accessing disability living allowance or charity funding where appropriate, and organising peer support events. The role would include delivering elements of planned teaching programs and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team including contributing, where appropriate, to interactive health care plans and safeguarding discussions. The role will also involve clerical responsibilities including audits, updating patient notes and completing funding applications and orders for diabetes equipment.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.