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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.

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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.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.