Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job overview

The Diabetes and Endocrinology service at Bolton NHS FT currently have a vacancy for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

You will work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner supporting with the delivery of an expert service within the specialist area both from an inpatient and outpatient base. The post holder will support community patients from the Bolton Diabetes Centre as well as within the acute setting providing direct care to inpatients and working as part of the wider MDT The role carries educational responsibilities for patients and other health care professionals which will be delivered in one to one sessions and group environments. The post does involve working within a multidisciplinary team with acute and community colleagues.

You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can demonstrate good leadership qualities to ensure our patients receive care that is safe, responsive, effective, caring and well lead.

As a member of our team you will be supported and encouraged to be a part of our on-going service development and dedication to making a difference to patients with diabetes.

If you are an internal applicant, please note as with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

The Diabetes and Endocrinology service at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust currently have a vacancy for a Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

The role requires the individual to work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner supporting with the delivery of an expert service within the specialist area both from an inpatient and outpatient base. Our new team member must be self-motivated, a team player who is forward thinking and is enthusiastic about the nursing profession. The post holder will support community patients from the Bolton Diabetes Centre as well as within the acute setting providing direct care to inpatients and working as part of the wider MDT to reduce a patient’s length of stay and to support a safe discharge. The role carries educational responsibilities for patients and other health care professionals which will be delivered in one to one sessions and group environments. The post does involve working within a multidisciplinary team with acute and community colleagues.

The position is for 37.5 hours per week (over a 7 day week) and the post holder must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and who can demonstrate good leadership qualities to ensure our patients receive care that is safe, responsive, effective, caring and well lead.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. So, if you are someone with the skills and abilities, and drive and determination to deliver excellent services for the benefit of our patients and their families, then we would love to hear from you. You are encouraged to maintain your Covid vaccination status unless medically exempt and will be supported to access information and guidance, to inform decisions that supports vaccine confidence, protects yourself and patients.

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.