Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an existing  band 6 Adult nurse to join our small, dynamic community specialist diabetes team in a full-time band 6 development role on a clinical pathway to development to a band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

The successful candidate will be provided with the specialist training  and support required to become a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN).

You must be a forward thinking and dynamic individual with a passion for diabetes management and a strong interest and commitment to support the service in driving forward national diabetes care agenda and deliver high quality, effective and safe patient care.

Main duties of the job

To work as an advanced autonomous practitioner, to be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of patient's diabetes care including decision making around the treatment and management of patients with complex physical and social needs

To maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation

To hold a caseload of patients with a range of complex needs requiring advanced intervention to improve patient outcomes.

To prescribe appropriate medication as independent non medical prescriber V300, to maintain and keep up to date with prescribing practices using evidence based care

To work as  a specialist practitioner supporting patients within both a clinic setting and working closely with community nursing teams to manage complex patients cared for within their own homes. 

To communicate complex and sensitive information and education to a wide range of  patients requiring excellent interpersonal and communication skills

To provide Type 2 diabetes education within the community setting

To provide a resource for MDT members providing advice and guidance. To provide mentorship to student nurses, new staff members and primary care staff as required

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.