Job overview

We are looking for a motivated Nurse to join our Paediatric Diabetes Team. The individual should have experience in caring for children and young people with diabetes, and be able to work in both Hospital and community settings. Applicants should have knowledge and experience of insulins and devices, have an insight into teaching newly diagnosed patients and have an awareness of blood glucose sensors and insulin pump therapy.   The post requires you to act as a key resource in facilitating and supporting the delivery of direct specialist patient care.   

Applicants should have good knowledge of DKA and illness in childhood diabetes and also have the ability to complete a comprehensive clinical assessment. The applicants will be able to work across medical/nursing professional boundaries to provide education and support to the child and family throughout their diabetes journey.  Applicants must be able to demonstrate complex communication skills, judgement, discretion and decision making with the child and family and appropriate professional agencies where necessary. 

 

Main duties of the job

Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of individual patient needs.

Plan, implement and evaluate the complex care delivered for children in primary and secondary care settings throughout childhood, to ensure a smooth transition to adult services.  

To be involved in teaching programmes for medical and nursing colleagues in the management of diabetes, including insulin pump therapy.

Communicate information sensitively with parents and children, regarding life-long condition, disease management and prognosis. 

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.