Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team at Shropshire Community Health Trust. The purpose of the role is to be part of providing a delivery of a comprehensive, skilled and evidence based Diabetes Service to meet the needs of people with diabetes.
The role will provide leadership skills, management and development within the Diabetes Team. Maintain a clinical caseload within your specialist field. Continuing responsibility for assessment of health needs and development and evaluation of standards of care.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
- To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for people with diabetes.
- The post holder is required to provide expert clinical care for patients and to support other staff to develop their competencies in diabetes management.
- The post holder will be involved in teaching and training both formally to clinical staff and to patients.
- The post holder will be required to work collaboratively across primary and community care, and link to other specialists within the acute setting to implement the integrated care pathway for people with diabetes.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/RGN
- Evidence of gaining post registration CPD or experience in diabetes nursing
- Developed specialist knowledge through working with patients with chronic conditions including diabetes
- First Level Degree or equivalent
- Recognised Diabetes Qualification or currently undertaking or willing to undertake. This qualification must be obtained within 2 years of appointment and will be supported by the Trust
- Teaching Certificate or proven experience of providing training/education to a range of staff and patients
- Evidence of continual professional development and education
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Evidence of nursing people with diabetes in an acute or community care setting
- Experience of provision of training/education to range of staff and patients
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills
- Ability to communicate complex and distressing information to patients and their carers in a sensitive & supportive way at a level they can understand
- Ability to manage complex caseload of high risk patients
- Advanced training and utilisation skills in therapeutic/diagnosis procedures & equipment relevant to diabetes
- IT skills and willingness to advance
Other
Essential
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address
Mount McKinley, Shrewsbury Business Park
Anchorage Avenue
Shrewsbury
SY2 6FG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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