Senior Children's Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job overview

The post holder will take responsibility under the direction of the Consultant body to deliver an expert nursing service to patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.  In addition, some of the caseload will include Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) and Cystic Fibrosis related diabetes, from diagnosis until discharge or transition to the adult service.

You will deliver specialist nursing skills, demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and expertise in the autonomous management of children and young people within the diabetes service, to include nurse-led consultations with the child and family.

You  will ensure that patients and families are educated, informed and supported by providing clinical and social support in relation to their specific diagnosis.  It will be necessary to work flexibly with a caseload of patients, across both the hospital and community settings.

The post holder will provide expert advice to other health care professionals and initiate guideline-based therapies to address acute management issues,  you will establish clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of patients in the community.

Working across organisational, regional and national settings and as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• To hold responsibility of the children's diabetes specialist nursing team
• It will be necessary to work flexibly across a caseload of patients across both the hospital and community setting for local patients and to provide expert advice to other health care professionals and initiate guidelines based therapies that address acute management issues for diabetes
• The post holder will lead the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines and will participate in audit.
• The post holder will work across organisational, regional and national boundaries and form good working relationships with colleagues within the regional diabetes network.
• Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for further details regarding the main duties and responsibilities of the job