Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job overview

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post

The opportunity has arisen for a full-time band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join a 1-year project to provide care to people in Greenwich.

This fixed-term or secondment, one-year post focusses on reviewing housebound patients who are under the care of district nursing and require insulin therapy, using Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM). The post holder will lead this initiative to optimise diabetes management for this patient group, improve safety and outcomes, supporting the integration of CGM into community-based care. The post holder will provide support and education for housebound patients, their carers and families to enable then to self-administer insulin

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic individual who is committed to developing and improving diabetes services for housebound individuals. The service will be delivered in a variety of community locations including peoples own homes, therefore travelling in the borough independently is expected.

You MUST hold a non-medical prescriber qualification.  As a non-medical prescriber with experience in titrating insulin, applicants must be able to work on their own as well as being part of a team. You will be involved in educating staff, patients, their family or carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will also be supported by the Diabetes Team lead.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the ongoing work to shape the future delivery of diabetes care across Greenwich. The post holder will be responsible for reviewing housebound patients who are under the care of the District Nursing Service and require insulin therapy, with the use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology. The post holder will lead the initiative to optimise diabetes management for this patient group, improve safety and outcomes, and support the integration of CGM into community-based care.

The post holder will provide sound clinical leadership for service improvement, monitoring and improving standards of care in accordance with National diabetes guidance. They will provide specialised expertise in practice, facilitation and management of change through collaboration, providing vision, education, research and practice development.

The post holder will offer patients, relatives, carers and community healthcare professionals support and advice by providing education programmes tailored to suit needs and will provide specialist expertise and education in diabetes care to GPs, District Nurses, patients, relatives, carers and other health care professionals and will support junior staff in doing so.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

Use advanced clinical skills for assessing and treating patients with diabetes using relevant clinical protocols for newly diagnosed patients with diabetes, patients with unstable diabetes and patients with complex needs and/ or complications of diabetes who are referred to District Nursing Service.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all professional activities.

To be able to work alone in the community in a variety of settings, independent of multidisciplinary support whilst in direct contact with patients and their carers.

To provide line management where required a to Nurses/Associate Nurses within the Community Diabetes Team, including supervision, performance management and appraisal.

To contribute to the planning and development of the diabetes service in Greenwich in accordance with National guidance.

To participate in diabetes education programmes to meet the needs of people in the local population diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes both as one-to-one or group sessions.

To work in a co-ordinated manner, communicating effectively with other team members and the wider clinical network involved in patient care.

To maintain up-to-date clinical written records and electronic database in accordance with local and professional standards.

To be able to identify when and how to terminate involvement or refer onwards to appropriate teams/services and complete input in a timely, seamless manner.

To seek guidance from more experienced colleagues when required.

Capability to deputise for senior colleagues where appropriate.