Main area: Diabetes
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Potential for Saturday working.)
Job ref: 423-6945118
Employer: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Airedale General Hospital
Town: Steeton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/03/2025 23:59
Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Band 6)
Be part of our future landscape.
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nurse/Diabetes Nurse to join our small, dedicated diabetes team to deliver specialist advice, education and services at Airedale NHS Hospital Foundation Trust.
It is an opportunity for someone with an enthusiasm for diabetes and a wish to extend their knowledge in this field. The successful candidate will work alongside and be supported by a highly skilled multidisciplinary team including Consultants, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dietitians and Podiatrists.
Main duties of the job
1. Providing safe care to patients in line with NICE guidelines and other local and national guidance relevant to role.
2. Provide comprehensive evidence-based specialist clinical care, training and consultancy to both people with diabetes and other professionals providing care, in a range of settings including the diabetes centre, GP practices, patients’ homes and other care settings.
3. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Level 1 Registered Nurse
Knowledge
* Thorough understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications
* Experience working with dose adjustment protocols or similar
* Knowledge of national and local diabetes clinical practice guidelines
* Problem solving complex clinical / care issues
* Leadership course/qualification
Experience
* Ability to work independently and autonomously
* Practice within guidelines and protocols to ensure delivery of high quality diabetes care
* Experience in delivering teaching programmes.
We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost from your first full month's salary. This is a condition of your employment.
You are encouraged to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr