Main area: Diabetes
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Compressed hours - 32 hours per week (To be discussed, ideally over 4 days)
Job ref: 293-EMRS2-0424
Site: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 pro rata p.a. inc.
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/02/2025 23:59
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Job overview
Do you want to work in a dynamic, exciting, and innovative diabetes team? We are looking for a highly motivated nurse, who is passionate about diabetes, to make a major contribution to the care of patients with diabetes in primary and secondary care in City and Hackney.
You will be a registered nurse with a desirable post-registration nursing course in diabetes. You should have experience in managing and caring for patients with diabetes either in a hospital or community setting.
You should have proven teaching abilities as well as the ability to demonstrate initiative, innovation, effective communication skills, and the ability to organize your own caseload.
You will work alongside the existing Diabetes team in the diabetes service within primary and secondary care (2 days in primary care and 2 days in secondary care).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist in the delivery of a specialist nursing service for people with diabetes:
* To provide specialist nursing diabetes care to patients with diabetes in the inpatient and outpatient setting (primary and secondary care).
* To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients and their families and carers following diagnosis and thereafter.
* To liaise closely with defined GP practices and community nurses to ensure current recommended practice is effectively delivered.
* To ensure continuity of high standard evidence-based nursing care, assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans for a defined caseload of patients in secondary care.
* To manage own caseload of patients under supervision from a senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse.
* To follow up patients under supervision from a senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse, providing relevant information enabling patients and their carers to make informed choices regarding treatment.
* To refer patients presenting with complex diabetes-associated problems to a senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse or senior Diabetes Dietitian using integrated patient care pathways.
* To develop and participate in the ongoing education of people with diabetes, ensuring timely referral to participate in appropriate structured education programmes.
Working for our organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City, and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures, and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Trust Values
* Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
Education/Qualifications
* NMC Registered
* Evidence of CPD in relation to Diabetes
* Diabetes diploma from a University
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Patient-centered approach to care and holistic care
* Counselling skills
* IT Skills (Fully conversant with Word/PowerPoint/Excel)
* Teaching experience
* Ability to work in a team and being a team player
* Ability to work independently and organise own workload
* Ability to reach out for help and advice when needed
Experience
* Experience of working with patients with diabetes either in the community or hospital setting
General Guidance for Applicants
Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.
Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working, and job-shares.
If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.
Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed-term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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