Our diabetes team is flourishing, thriving, and working together to revolutionise the way we provide care, and we endeavour to improve the quality of life of our children and young people living with diabetes. To further develop the team, we are looking to recruit an innovative paediatric diabetes nurse with enthusiasm and passion for helping patients living with diabetes and their families.
Main duties of the job
LNWUH Paediatric Diabetes Nursing Service is seeking an experienced children's nurse with a passion for diabetes, to join the team which works across LNWH NHS Trust. The Band 6 role requires an experienced, dynamic nurse with diabetic knowledge and understanding. You will need to be flexible and forward-thinking, able to work as part of a small friendly and supportive team delivering specialist nursing care to a diverse caseload. There will be a strong focus to deliver an 'out of hospital' agenda across community-based pathways to reduce hospital attendances and length of stay. There is a Trust-wide commitment to develop and lead diabetic children's nursing into an exciting and outcomes-driven future, through integration and partnership working, to ensure seamless delivery of services across the health system to meet the needs of children and young people across the borough with diabetes.
The post holder will require excellent communication and clinical skills and have previous experience of delivering care for children and young people with diabetes. Previous experience working in the community outreach setting within multi-disciplinary teams is desirable. They will need a commitment to education to ensure the service remains current in developments in the care and management of children and young people with Diabetes.
In return we will offer you a comprehensive induction and development programme with robust mentorship and clinical supervision opportunities.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
* St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
* NMC Registration Part 8 or 15-Children's Nursing
Desirable
* Teaching/assessment programme or equivalent Community qualification or equivalent.
* Post graduate Paediatric diabetes qualification or equivalent.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Post registration experience in care of Children and young people with diabetes.
* Able to demonstrate evidence-based practice.
Desirable
* Participated in nurse led clinics.
* Previous experience in diabetes management.
* Considerable experience within acute/community paediatric setting, including the care of children with diabetes.
* Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
* Able to work autonomously and within multi-disciplinary team.
* Able to prioritise and manage own caseload.
* Evidence of service development.
* Active interest in teaching and supervision of students.
* IT and database skills.
Desirable
* An awareness of cultural and social factors that impact health inequality.
* Specialist interest in diabetes.
* Motivated towards own professional development.
HEART Values
Essential
* Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values – Honesty, Equality, Accountability, Respect, and teamwork.
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park
Watford RD
London
HA0 3UJ
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