Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (secondment welcome, funding till 31st March 2027)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 839-7842395-PG-B
- Employer
- East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dereham hospital
- Town
- Dereham
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/04/2026
Employer heading
Community Assistant Practitioner - Diabetes
Band 4
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
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Job overview
The East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust Diabetes Team is primarily based in West Norfolk. We are a growing, friendly, and supportive team who provide care for people living with diabetes in a variety of settings including clinics, patient’s homes and care settings. We are a team of highly skilled, motivated individuals, each offering their own areas of expertise and we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care at all times, while embracing change and innovation. As a team we are consistently looking at ways to improve the delivery of care we provide and educational support to other health care providers.
As part of an innovation, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within the EEC Diabetes Team. We have a Band 4 post available for 18.75hrs/per week. You will be predominately covering South with the opportunity to support colleagues in other Places. You will work alongside a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse and under the supervision of the Diabetes Specialist Nurse Lead for EEC.
Main duties of the job
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You will work within the Diabetes Team providing knowledge and skills.
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You will be managing your own caseload assigned by the Diabetes Specialist Nurse.
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You will be responsible for carrying out diabetes reviews, venepuncture, foot checks, education, and continuous glucose monitoring and application.
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The role will include health education to the service users, their families, carers', and other agencies involved in their care management.
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The role requires flexible working.
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The successful candidate will hold a full UK driving license and have access to their own vehicle as you will be required to travel independently around the county.
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To contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.
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To work under the supervision of Diabetes Specialist Nurse to assess and review patients with diabetes to optimise treatment regimes, including but not exclusive to, educating in insulin self-management, supporting assessment through use of Libre device and undertaking diabetic foot checks.
Working for our organisation
Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
The post holder will:
- Assess patients with straightforward requirements based on predetermined department protocols.
- Prepare for, carry out and monitor assessments and treatments in specified clinical areas, and discharge in line with predetermined department protocols.
- Apply competency-based treatment techniques/care to patients with specific conditions under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
- Modify and progress intervention / treatment using own clinical reasoning, notifying a qualified practitioner accordingly.
- Prepare for and develop individual/group activities to meet defined intervention needs.
- Monitor patients and promptly alert a qualified practitioner when there are unexpected changes.
- Demonstrate problem solving, and contribute to the solution, working with colleagues.
- Make basic judgements on patients’ response to prescribed treatment, and report findings to a qualified practitioner.
- Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients, and ensure these are documented in personal work diary.
- Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
- Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
- Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patient’s co-operation in their treatment/care/management plan.
- Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
- To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
- Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
- Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
- Demonstrate dexterity and coordination when undertaking treatment of patients where accuracy is important, e.g. taking blood sugars, venepuncture, supervising transfers, passive exercises.
- Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following appropriate training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
- Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
- Work predominantly independently on specified tasks, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
- Work with qualified practitioners with group work/clinics as required.
- Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of consent, and gain consent as appropriate following department policy.
- Share responsibility for maintaining store cupboards, pool cars, cleaning specialist equipment and general house keeping tasks.
- Share responsibility for indirect patient contact tasks, such as, answering telephones, arranging appointments, processing referrals and inputting activity data.
- Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
- Demonstrate basic IT and standard keyboard skills.
Professional
The post holder will:
- To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at and participation in staff meetings, training sessions, courses and reflective practice.
- To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee, maintaining a dynamic personal development plan.
- To demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situations.
- To provide peer support to other carers.
- To develop competencies to enhance practice and ability to meet needs of patients and the service.
Communication
- To establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers, incorporating motivation, encouragement and confidence building.
- To demonstrate an ability to communicate with patients/carers with complex needs, using clear and effective verbal/non-verbal communication.
- To gather and collate information to enable co-ordinator to plan interventions/liaison with others.
- To provide direct feedback to professionals as appropriate, and in a clear and concise way.
- To contribute to accurate and timely patient records, including data collection.
- To communicate and share information with DN’s, GP’s and SW’s as necessary.
- Be able to communicate effectively with patients/relatives with communication difficulties i.e. deafness, blindness, learning difficulties.
- To provide feedback to co-ordinator in a clear and concise way.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Foundation degree programme or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and skills acquired
- Experience of working in health setting or social care setting
- Good general education
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
- Must have a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle
- Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments, manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg and manoeuvre patients using handling aids
- Professional apperance
- Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
- Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
- Be reliable
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- A team player
- Awareness of own limitations
- Good organisational skills
- Open to change and development
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
- Good communication skills
- Highly motivated
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team roles
Communication
Essential criteria
- Tact & Diplomacy
- Ability to use own initiative
- Empathy and sensitivity
- Able to communicate effectively using the English language in both verbal and written forms
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people, in the statutory/voluntary/private sector
- Evidence of ongoing learning
- Experience of working with people at the End of life
- Literacy skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people within their own homes
Personal Attibutes / Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Able to show initiative
- Able to work alone
- Assertive
- Good listening skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Tracy Amies
- Job title
- Diabetes Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01553 668778
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