Diabetes Specialist Nurse - 33 hpw (development role)
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Closing Date: 02.02.25 (this may change dependent on response)
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 03.02.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 20.02.25
Grade: Band 6 initially with potential progression to band 7 (see person specification for skills required to achieve successful progression to band 7)
Salary: Band 6 initially moving to Band 7 when competencies have been achieved on the current NHS Agenda for Change Salary scale
Most attractive aspect of the Post:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust Diabetes Service. Based with the innovative Diabetes Specialist Nursing service, you will play a vital role in supporting the dynamic and evolving community intermediate diabetes service and diabetes specialist service. You will provide autonomous diabetes specialist nursing care within both community and Consultant-led diabetes services in a variety of settings. We are fully integrated with the wider diabetes specialist team and benefit from ongoing supervision and governance support.
Main duties of the job
Within this challenging and mobile role, the post holder will work as part of an integrated diabetes multidisciplinary team providing diabetes specialist nurse care to people with diabetes in community and hospital based clinics. This support will include clinic attendance, phone contact and home visits. You will also contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of our locally developed structured patient education programme and our healthcare professional clinical quality education meetings. You will provide clinical leadership within the team and to other health care professionals working in hospital or community settings, providing mentorship for other team members and supporting the development and delivery of diabetes nursing services.
Job responsibilities
You will be a registered nurse with a first level degree, have current and demonstrable experience of working within a diabetes specialist care team in a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse role, with a university accredited diabetes qualification.
You will also be a non-medical prescriber or be willing to undertake the qualification.
The post-holder will facilitate a smooth journey from admission to discharge for the patient with Diabetes admitted to a ward within Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
The post-holder will have responsibility for a defined caseload and will provide an effective and high quality patient-focused service that is sensitive to the needs of users and providers.
Provide clinical, social and psychological support to their patients/service-users using excellent communication skills, education and health promotion to enable them to reach their optimum level of independence and health.
Facilitate in the development of the existing diabetes service, in line with local and National Guidance.
Develop close working relationships with all members of the Diabetes integrated multidisciplinary team, based in both secondary and primary care.
Person Specification
Experience
* Significant post-registration experience, including experience of working in a relevant clinical specialty
* Experience of assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients/service-users/staff demonstrating knowledge of specific needs
* Experience of participating in clinical audit
* Experience in policy development
* Experience of developing innovative practice
* Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Report writing / Presentation skills
* Computer literate - ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint, etc.
* Clinical credibility
* Clinical skills specific to area of specialty
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Organised approach to work with ability to prioritise and delegate
* Mentoring and advanced communication skills
* Excellent time management and organisation skills
* Proven skills in teaching individuals and small groups
* Analytical skills to problem solve and able to make clinical judgements requiring assimilation, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
* Evidence of reflective practice
* Proven evidence of change management skills
Knowledge
* Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
* Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
* Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
* Knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance both general and specialty related e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc.
* Knowledge and understanding of the NHS national targets and priorities
* Knowledge and understanding of the needs of the defined caseload (patients/service-users/staff)
* Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other relevant HR/People management training
* Knowledge of change management processes
Qualifications
* Appropriate NMC Registration (RN/RM/RN Child)
* Degree or equivalent qualification (e.g. diploma level specialist training) or experience
* Relevant specialist qualification or training to diploma level or equivalent experience
* Supporting Learning in Practice (SLIP) or equivalent
* Evidence of current CPD
Other requirements
* Good sense of humour
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.
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