Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated Community Diabetes service
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 236-BCO-NM816-23-B
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moorgate Primary Care Centre
- Town
- Bury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Post Title Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Service/Ward/Department Bury, Integrated community Diabetes team Bury and Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
Band & salary scale Band 6
Hours of work 37.5 hours
Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our friendly, forward thinking and supportive Community Diabetes Service that provides specialist clinical diabetes care to adults across Bury, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
The service provides support between the primary & secondary care interface, in preventing unnecessary readmissions. The service also provides support, advice, education and information relating to the management of patients, carers, the public, other health professionals & the voluntary sector.
The team is based at Moorgate Primary care centre Bury and Phoenix centre Heywood and offers specialist diabetes interventions to patients, families and carers across a range of community care settings.
Main duties of the job
The candidate must have current NMC registration first level nurse and current experience and knowledge of all aspects of the diabetes specialty. An independent prescriber is preferred or working towards or interested in gaining this qualification to initiate and adjust injectable and oral diabetes medication.
The successful candidate will be supported through a comprehensive induction programme, with access to clinical supervision and continuing professional development. Their contribution to future service development will be positively encouraged.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications/Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Evidence of professional development at Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree level in adult Community Nursing e.g. District Nurse, Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
- Mentorship/teaching or coaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- ENB 928/Warwick Diabetes Course or an equivalent
- National Independent Prescribing qualification V300 or willingness to undertake training
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Assessment and analysis of complex needs of patient with diabetes.
- Ability to advise on appropriate interventions, monitor, evaluate and adapt diabetes treatment as required.
- Ability to develop educational resources that are evidence based to meet the needs of patients and carers
- Willingness to acquire new skills & knowledge & undertake further training in line with the demands of the service provision
- An ability to demonstrate a range of communication styles to various stakeholders
- Good time management & team working skills
- Good oral & written communication skills to related at all levels with patients, colleagues and members of the MDT
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to practice using behaviour change methods
- Ability to deliver group education using a range of teaching techniques
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
Desirable criteria
- Understanding and knowledge of recent community developments
- Ability to deliver diabetes structured education programme
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
- Kim Hopkinson
- Job title
- Diabetes Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07894709012
- Additional information
Lisa Hamby
Clinical and Operational Lead
Mobile Telephone Number - 07517 465796
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