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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Professional Leadership and Development

• Identify, contribute to, or lead on the development and dissemination of evidence-based guidelines, standards and protocols as required.

• Develop and maintain required specialist clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of patients with endocrine and related conditions.

• Attend annual appraisal to discuss and identify training and development needs as part of a Personal Development Plan.

• Support  other specialist nursing colleagues in their continuous professional development including peer and clinical supervision.

• Update and maintain own clinical knowledge and competence by attending post education courses, mandatory training, study days, workshops and conferences to keep up to date with best clinical practice.

• Maintain regular links with other Endocrine Specialist Nurses at both local and national level.

• Lead on and contribute to the development of agreed protocols, integrated care pathways, standards and audit tools that monitor practice.

• Be competent with ESR and line management systems as required

• Support the Diabetes Nurse Consultant in areas of line management when required including appraisal, complaints handling, serious investigation reporting, risk assessment and staff development and peer review as appropriate.

• Lead, participate and contribute to regular MDT and clinical supervision sessions as and when required

Administrative

• Ensure compliance with specific endocrinology protocols, standards and clinical paperwork including patient experience satisfaction and diabetes/endocrinology related surveys.

• Undertake and provide telephone consultation/support as appropriate to patients and health care professionals.

• Support with the completion of any relevant  Diabetes/Endocrine Annual Specialist Service Reports.

• Support with the Diabetes/Endocrine Annual Quality Ward Round (QWR)

• Support and maintain information on the diabetes/endocrine intranet/internet to ensure that information if updated and relevant to support primary care professionals and patients.

Education & Training

• Provide specialist knowledge, advice and support to colleagues, health care professionals, patients, carers and relatives around endocrine related conditions.

• Lead and contribute to the multidisciplinary education and training provision/programme for health care professionals involved in caring for patients with endocrinology across organisational boundaries.

• Develop co-ordinate and participate in endocrinology education and training programmes and evaluate their effectiveness, supporting junior members of staff as needed.

• Raise awareness of endocrinology and related conditions through health promotion activities and organised events throughout the trust and wider community.

• Provide support and education to patients, allowing them to develop self-management skills as appropriate to their endocrine condition.

• Provide verbal and written advice to patients and carers with endocrine conditions, around care management as required in hospital and in preparation for discharge.

• Facilitate an appropriate learning environment for students and junior staff providing direct supervision, mentorship, training and evaluation to students and new starters within the trust.

• Participate in regular clinical education sessions within the diabetes/endocrine unit.

Research, Audit and Governance

• Adhere to policies, procedures and protocols relevant to endocrinology demonstrating understanding of evidence based care, including where to obtain evidence.

• Conduct/participate in national and local audit related to endocrinology evaluating and implementing best practice as appropriate.

• Will lead and participate in research projects alongside senior members of the MDT.

• Will lead and participate in audit projects relevant to clinical area and practice.

• Will support junior members of the team with research and audit as appropriate.

• Attend local, national meetings and conferences to network and share best practice.

• Ensure specialist nursing practice is evidence based and reflects audit and research outcomes.

• Maintain clear concise, legible and contemporaneous patient records at all times in line with Trust policy and the Standard for Recording Keeping.

• Have an understanding of internal and external assessments such as CQC, COSHH, and NHSLA.

• Participate in the implementation of initiatives to improve adult diabetes care and support practice development to ensure a high quality service.

 Communication

• Communicate effectively with all members of the diabetes and endocrinology multi-disciplinary team.

• Establish and maintain continuing relationships with patients, cares and relatives which are essential to providing effective long term care.

• Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensure they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery

• Support patients and their families during diagnosis of endocrine conditions and treatment ensuring understanding of their condition and any related complications

• Engage with patients and carers to gain views on service delivery and development