Job overview

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse. The role is advertised as 35 hours per week, however for a suitable candidate 30 hours per week can be considered.

This is a rare opportunity to develop your skills and work as part of the multi-disciplinary Diabetes Service.

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate registered Nurse with clinical knowledge of diabetes care and a keen interest to work in this specialised area.  A strong interest in developing a proactive approach to the delivery of high standards of evidence-based care is essential.

You will join a multidisciplinary team to carry nursing responsibility for both inpatient, outpatient and community patients with diabetes. You will be required to work as a skilled practitioner assessing, implementing and evaluating treatment and care based on best evidence based clinical practice in a range of settings.

The team is responsibility for managing routine and urgent ward referrals and providing both opportunistic and organised education to health care professionals.

The service provides specialist clinics including, preconception, antenatal, insulin pump therapy, multidisciplinary foot clinics. The service is responsible for the delivery of both the local TTIDE and TIFA diabetes structured patient education programmes. We provide diabetes support service visits for primary care and support community nurses in managing patients with complex care needs.

Main duties of the job

• ·       To be a source of advice and expertise providing support for patients, carers and health care professionals with supervision
• ·       To tailor advice to patients needs whilst respecting their individuality 
• ·       To provide a high-quality service
• ·       To work with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients themselves to optimise their care
• ·       Provide and receive routine information, utilising tact or supportive communication if needed
• ·       Support patients with diabetes to achieve shared goals or outcomes
• ·       Showing compassion when dealing with distressing or emotional circumstances
• ·       To work as a member of the Diabetes multidisciplinary team by providing specialist knowledge, skills and advice to improve the standards of care for patients with diabetes as defined by national competencies and guidelines
• ·       Assess, treat and support patients with diabetes who are at risk of developing acute and chronic complications. Agree a care plan / management strategy which will support patients, carers and healthcare teams to manage their diabetes more effectively
• ·       To liaise with and give advice to other members of the team and other healthcare professionals regarding the management of patients with diabetes problems, have knowledge of disease management pathways within secondary and primary care and refer on where appropriate

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