Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Diabetes
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 26 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9-5)
- Job ref
- 405-25-NM223PDSN
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorset County Hospital
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Outstanding Care, Outstanding Careers
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our specialist team, caring for approximately 100 children and young people aged 0-19 years. We are recruiting a permanent position, working 26 hours over 3 - 4 days. We require the successful applicant to generally work Monday - Thursday (3 days one week and 4 days the next) with flexibility to respond to the demands of the service to ensure service cover. The service is based at Dorset County Hospital and works with the population in the locality.
We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and supportive Specialist Nurse to join our forward thinking and innovative Paediatric Diabetes team. The post holder will provide leadership and expert clinical management of diabetes in childhood and adolescence to enable children and young people with diabetes to reach their optimum level of health, independence, social and psychological/emotional well-being, through provision of continuous clinical, social and psychological/emotional support for the patient, their families and carers.
It is possible to offer this post as a band 5 developmental post as Diabetes Staff Nurse for candidates who are interested in becoming a PDSN, with progression to band 6 PDSN following the successful completion of a recognized Management of Childhood Diabetes Course.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve managing a caseload of patients, providing expert advice to children and young people with diabetes and their families in both the community and hospital setting therefore the ability to drive and use own car for work is essential.
You will be actively involved in quality improvement within the team including contributing to improvements in care in both hospital and community settings through multi-professional, multi-agency working, across primary and secondary health care services and the Paediatric Diabetes Network.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate leadership qualities, excellent communication skills and be highly motivated to work with the team to continue to develop and enhance our service.
Working for our organisation
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details, please see Job Description:
- Work with CYPD, their families and carers predominately up to the age of 19 years with type 1, type 2 and other forms of diabetes as part of the Paediatric Diabetes Multi-Disciplinary
- Team (MDT).
- Be an advocate for CYPD promoting child / young person focussed, family centred care, and act as a resource for others involved with their care
- Teach, assess and CYPD, their families and carers (to include education setting staff) to carry out all aspects of diabetes self-care and management, supporting, motivating and
- empowering them to enable them to appropriately and effectively manage their condition.
- Utilise and demonstrate a good knowledge of safeguarding issues to ensure the child’s safety at all time
- Work with the Paediatric Diabetes MDT in the delivery of the Paediatric Diabetes Best Practice Tariff
- Undertake specialist assessment of CYPD nursing needs; plan, implement and evaluate care using clinical knowledge and skills
- Manage a patient caseload as Named Nurse and Key Worker.
- Liaise with Health Care Professionals and other professionals (EG education setting staff), who have daily contact with the CYPD in order to provide specialist diabetes care, advice and self-management education in a variety of settings for example; inpatient, outpatient, clinic, home, school, work and college; face to face, by telephone, text Message, email and video conferencing in accordance with Trust guidance.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Child/RSCN
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Recognised Post registration qualification in Paediatric Diabetes
- Non-medical prescribing course or willingness to undertake.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Significant Post registration experience within an environment that cares for Children or Young people with Diabetes.
- Working with children and young people from a variety of backgrounds
- Significant experience of working with children and families and the home / community setting
- Evidence of continued professional Development
- Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team and Inter-agency working.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Competent and demonstrative expertise in communication skills with professionals, children and families
- Evidence of ability to practice as a proficient practitioner with a wide range of clinical skills, whilst recognising own limitations.
- Able to manage own caseload and work with minimal supervision
- Competency and high standards in relation to documentation and record keeping skills Basic IT skills in word processing, report writing and spreadsheets.
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within an extended MDT. Ability to manage and identify stress in self and others.
- Understanding of professional nursing issues and the pillars of clinical governance, including experience of clinical audit.
- Car owner/driver essential
- Demonstrates awareness and responsibilities with regard to child protection issues.
- Ability to act as an advocate for children and families.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
- Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team and the development and maintenance of professional relations including external agencies.
- Ability to work in a flexible manner and prioritise according to the demands of the situation, time and workload management.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Thornton
- Job title
- Paediatric Diabetes CNS Team Leads
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07950861197
- Additional information
Alternatively contact: Emily Denton [email protected] 07917736496
or Children's Diabetes Team 01305 255282
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