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Job summary

Main area
Diabetes
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-NMUH-6963070
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Middlesex Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.

In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.

Job overview

We have an opportunity for a Diabetes Clinical Nurse specialists to join the Diabetes Team at North Middlesex University Hospital.

The Diabetes Specialist Nurse role is integral to working in partnership with both inpatient and outpatient services, to ensure a high quality, needs led service exists for diabetic patients treated within NMUH.

The post holder will provide a high standard of diabetes specialist intervention and  education across a diverse and multicultural population.

This role is key in working in partnership with service users, other healthcare providers and professionals to plan, develop, implement and evaluate service developments and diabetes interventions based on current evidence based guidelines and policies, which respond to local need, Trust strategic objectives, government initiatives and national policies.

Main duties of the job

This role is key in working in partnership with service users, other healthcare providers and professionals to plan, develop, implement and evaluate service developments and diabetes interventions based on current evidence based guidelines and policies, which respond to local need, Trust strategic objectives, government initiatives and national policies.

The successful candidate will have excellent working knowledge of how to manage both outpatient and inpatients with Diabetes whilst working collaboratively as a team to ensure all patients are seen and reviewed within the necessary timeframes and provided with outstanding care.

We are looking for a kind, compassionate and motivated individual to join the Diabetes CNS team.

Working for our organisation

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 Ensure that the needs of patients are placed at the center of care delivery, thus achieving trust and national standards for clinical quality, safety and patient experience. 

 To participate in and manage caseload of diabetes patients with the support of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Lead nurse and specialty Consultants and specialist registrars.

 To run nurse led clinics independently with clinical guidance as needed for specialties 

 Provide appropriate and timely education and advice to patients on all treatment options available. 

  To act as a clinical expert role model in nursing care to other nurses with regards to Diabetes.

  To develop advanced nursing practice in diabetes whilst being aware of personal and professional limitations.

  To assist with cross cover of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses within own clinical competence.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Undergraduate degree
  • Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification
  • Diabetes course
Desirable criteria
  • Master’s degree or working towards
  • Advances assessment skills or willing to work towards

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Expert specialist skills and knowledge of managing patients with diabetes
  • Knowledge of current advances and pathway of care relevant to Diabetes
  • Skilled in use of computers and MS Office packages
  • Ability to problem solve, prioritise, work to deadlines and self-motivated
  • Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with Multi professional teams
  • Competence in intravenous administration in accordance to Trust guidance

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration experience of nursing patients with Diabetes
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching
  • Experience of autonomous practice
  • Experience of audit and research
  • Experience of mentoring and managing junior staff and students
  • Experience of developing innovative practice and managing change

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Team player
  • Leads by good example
  • Able to build good working relationships with staff and patients
  • Is able to deal with issues in a confidential non-judgemental way
  • Is able to accept and act on constructive advice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Swapna Mutharath
Job title
Lead Nurse in Diabetes
Email address
[email protected]
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