Hcsw Diabetes Team

3 weeks ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a bright, keen, motivated person to join our team in delivering essential and specialist Diabetes care. The post holder will primarily be based at University Hospital of Wales but may be required to work at University Hospital Llandough.

The Diabetes Team provide in-patient and out-patient services for people with diabetes across University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough and in primary and community care. Our services include specialist diabetes care for patients with type 1 diabetes and those patients with complex type 2 diabetes, insulin pump therapy, gestational diabetes and pregnancy support, support for the young adults service, structured patient education and staff education as well as providing an in-patient service for patients with diabetes.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills and will work well within a team. The ability to cope in stressful and demanding situations is highly desirable, although support will be given.
- Supporting patients when attending for clinic
- Undertaking blood pressure, weight and height observations
- Undertaking HBA1C testing
- Providing administration support

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

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