Main area: Community Diabetes
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (End date 30/03/24)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 236-OCO-NM640-24
Employer: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Glodwick Primary Care Centre
Town: Oldham
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/09/2024 23:59
Community Diabetes Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive Community Diabetes Service that provides specialist clinical diabetes care to adults across Oldham.
The service provides support between the primary & secondary care interface, in preventing unnecessary readmissions, and offers support, advice, education, and information related to the management of patients, carers, the public, other health professionals & the voluntary sector.
The team is based at Glodwick Health Centre, Glodwick Road, Oldham OL4 1YN and offers specialist diabetes interventions to patients, families, and carers across a range of community care settings.
Main duties of the job
The patient-focused objective is to improve the patient’s diabetes status and to promote a culture that supports self-management:
* Continue to develop & deliver ongoing education & guidelines for practice staff to improve the quality of diabetes care.
* Work closely with the ICB to support and manage the care of patients with diabetes.
* Assist to reduce readmissions, support people out of hospital where possible, and improve symptoms and quality of life for patients with diabetes.
The candidate must have current NMC registration as a first-level nurse and current experience and knowledge of all aspects of the diabetes specialty. An independent prescriber is preferred or working towards or interested in gaining this qualification to initiate and adjust injectable and oral diabetes medication.
The successful candidate will be supported through a comprehensive induction programme, with access to clinical supervision and continuing professional development.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Role Summary:
To work autonomously as well as being an integral member of the established Diabetes Specialist Nurse and wider multi-disciplinary diabetes team in the provision of a specialist, evidence-based, and high-quality diabetes service. Contribute to the organisation and delivery of ongoing education and training for patients, carers, and other health professionals and assist in the implementation of local diabetes care strategies and guidelines.
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
* Clinical responsibility for a shared patient caseload; working in partnership with patients and families to promote choice and ensure the delivery of high-quality care.
* Acting as a specialist resource; providing clinical expertise, specialist diabetes advice, and support to health and social care staff across service boundaries.
* Promoting choice by using advanced communication skills to negotiate treatment and care options for patients, carers, and their families.
* Organisation and delivery of structured patient education programmes.
* Delivering evidence-based individualised and personalised care through holistic needs assessment, care planning, and evaluation of care and all care interventions.
* Where appropriate, promote concordance and achieve continuity of care through the use of non-medical prescribing.
* Maintenance of Clinical Professional Development and registration.
Key requirements of the person specification
* 1st Level Registered Nurse
* 1st Level degree in a related subject or on a degree pathway
* Current NMC registration
* Evidence of professional development at Certificate/Diploma/Degree level in adult Community Nursing (e.g., District Nurse, Practice Nurse, or Community Nurse)
* An accredited course in diabetes (ENB 928/Warwick Diabetes Course) or evidence of relevant study
* Mentorship/teaching or other recognised teaching qualification
* Non-medical prescriber or be willing to undertake and successfully complete the course
* Evidence of continuing Professional Development and completed portfolio
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. Our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met).
For posts advertised on a fixed-term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed-term contracts will only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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.
Name: Susan Worrall
Job title: Lead Diabetes Nurse
Email address: susan.worrall2@nca.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07562913984
Additional information: Please contact the lead nurse by email for a discussion around the post or visit to the service.
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