Job summary
The role of the community diabetes specialist nurse (CDSN) is to promote the health and wellbeing of people with diabetes, through specialised advice, education and support enabling them to achieve optimum glycaemic control through informed self-management.
The post holder will act at intermediate level between primary care and secondary care specialist teams to enhance communication links between services to ensure best possible outcome for patient with diabetes.
Base
The CDSN service covers Northeast Hampshire, Farnham and Surrey Heath (NEHF&SH) SH Base Camberley Health Centre, 159 Frimley Road, Camberley GU15 2QA
NEHF Base Fleet Hospital, Church Road, Fleet GU51 4LZ
Main duties of the job
1. Provision of specialist advice, care, and education to people with diabetes and those involved in care to maximize best possible outcome for patient.
2. Act as a specialist resource for healthcare professionals and allied services to access
3. Help provide diabetes education for patients,carers, andallied health care professionals.
4. Communicate effectively in clear, concise, and an empathetic manner with patient/relative/carer empowering them to understand and manage the condition.
5. Accept and triage referrals appropriate to individual needs and services across NEHF&SH
6. Responsible for organising the nurse led clinics in the community.
7. You will be responsible for managing defined caseload of patients using evidenced based Knowledge and experience to create individualised care plans.
For a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential
8. Registered General Nurse (evidence of NMC Registration)
9. 4 years post graduate nursing experience
10. Adult education teaching qualification ENB 998 teaching and assessing or equivalent mentorship preparation course C&G 730
11. Experience in giving presentations in diabetes to groups of Healthcare professional or patients and carers
12. Post graduate qualification in Diabetes or working towards one
13. Experience of working within a diabetes specialist nursing team
14. Good organizational and communication skills
15. Self-motivated, assertive, innovative and enthusiastic
16. Ability to work as part of a team and independently
17. Ability to supervise junior colleagues within team
18. Ability to work effectively with challenging and stressful situations
19. Ability to show understanding, compassion and empathy to situations
20. Good IT skills
21. Car Driver (hold a full driving license)
Desirable
22. Worked within a community nursing team
23. Advance Physical/Clinical Assessment qualification
24. Non- Medical Prescriber V300 (willing to undertake within 18months of starting role)
25. Experience with technologies within diabetes
Package Description
As a Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse Band, youll be part of our valued team that covers Surrey.
You will feel valued as a Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse Band 7 within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
26. £43,742- £50,056Band 7salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
27. Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
28. Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
29. Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
30. Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
31. An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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