Job vacancy: Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chertsey

Job summary

Main area: Diabetes
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 323-NM4494-MH

Employer: Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Ashford & St Peters NHS
Town: Chertsey
Salary: £39,205 - £47,084 pa inc. HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/04/2025 23:59

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Management

· To use clinical judgement, in liaison with the diabetes medical team and Lead nurse, to make decisions about the care and management of patients on the clinical caseload.

· To contribute towards the development and expansion of the adult Diabetes Service to improve care for patients with diabetes to ensure local and national standards are met.

· To participate in clinical audit and research to identify areas of clinical practice requiring development.

· To participate in the formulation of policy, standards, protocols and guidelines and specialist

diabetes care delivery strategies and implement and evaluate such developments across the Trust.

· To participate in Network initiatives.

Teaching and Education

· To act as a resource and educator in diabetes to ward nursing and medical colleagues

· To contribute to the teaching of student nurses and other healthcare professional regarding the

care and management of diabetes - including participation in study days

· Demonstrate reflective practice skills and participate in clinical supervision.

Professional

· Act in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2015).

· Maintain own professional development, including Trust Mandatory Training and Child

Protection training

· Regularly review and update own professional education and practice by undertaking specialist

training, attending meetings / conferences, networking with others working in the field of

diabetes and reading relevant journals.

· To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraise and be responsible for complying

with agreed personal development plans to meet required level of knowledge and

competencies.

· To attend Diabetes Team Meetings and multi-professional meetings, and in the absence of

Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurses to represent the interests of the adult Diabetes Team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Current NMC Registration
Educated to degree level or equivalent
ENB 998 or equivalent teaching/mentorship course

Desirable criteria

Diabetes qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant post registration experience

Desirable criteria

Working with adults with diabetes in primary or secondary care

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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.

Documents to download

Diabetes Specialist Nurse - Job Description (PDF, 419.5KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Mini Madtha

Job title

Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

01932722844

Additional information

Jasmine Winchcombe (Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse)

[email protected]

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