Senior Specialist Diabetes Nurse

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a registered NMC Nurse, who has experience as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust who is enthusiastic, highly motivated and forward thinking, to help us drive improvements in service delivery.

This post is permanent, flexible (hybrid working), full time 37.5 hours Monday to Friday service.

• Do you have extensive experience as a nurse working in diabetes with proven clinical skills?
• Are you a Non-Medical Prescriber? Or willing to work towards this?
• Wanting to develop your leadership skills?
• Are you a team player who works with others to deliver a high-quality service, embrace innovation and would like the opportunity of variety that community settings offer?

The Community Diabetes multi-disciplinary team works across health care settings and patients homes within Leeds and consists of specialist nurses, dietitians, GP's, pharmacists and diabetes facilitators who provide care and treatment to patients living with Type II Diabetes. This role is designed to provide leadership to our diabetes specialist nursing team and to work alongside our clinical lead nurse, clinical lead dietitian and team manager.

All staff are provided with a laptop and smart phone for hybrid working and remote access to SystmOne.

For further information please contact Clinical Head of Service: Johanna Scott Email: johannescott@nhs.net Telephone: 07598557281

Interviews are planned for Friday 13th December 2024

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities:-

• You will be involved in clinical audits, as well as obtaining patient feedback to support with both service development and clinical team support.
• You will be directly involved in pathway development providing ideas and feedback directly to clinical and operation heads of service.
• You will hold a caseload of patients living with complex Type II diabetes. Within this you will utilise highly developed behavioural management techniques with a focus on patient self-management.
• You will attend and help to facilitate relevant Team meetings, and other meetings as necessary to discuss care of patients and service provision.
• You will provide ongoing clinical supervision for all diabetes nurses within the team to ensure treatment delivery adheres to current evidence, local and NICE guidance and the service specification with alignment to the Leeds Diabetes strategy.
• You will play an integral part in developing current pathways as well as service redesign with a view to enhancing the community Diabetes offer in Leeds including liaising with our primary and secondary care partners.

Essential Requirements

• You will hold a driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.
• You will be a confident communicator with experience communicating effectively with other members of a team using for example SystmOne, outlook, MS teams or other Trust specific communication methods and be IT literate.

About us

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Citywide

Based at Chapeltown Health Centre, Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Citywide

Based at Chapeltown Health Centre, Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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