Diabetes Specialist Nurse-Housebound

4 weeks ago

Grays, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Are you a Diabetes Specialist Nurse seeking a new role?

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. We have developed a new and exciting role to lead in professional support, operational management of the housebound Diabetic caseload, and clincial leadership, supporting peers in the District Nursing Service and locality leads.

The post will involve visiting clients at home who are on the District Nursing and Diabetes service caseload to support with education and care planning.

We are looking for an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our Community Nursing Teamin Thurrock. Thurrock is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website –

Main duties of the job

The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) – Diabetes is to develop and sustain relationships and networks with groups, individuals, and agencies within a strategic framework. The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will act as a source of clinical knowledge and expertise to people with Diabetes, their carers, health, and other statutory and non-statutory agencies, and to work as part of the Community Diabetes Service, in delivering services as directed.

They will have a commitment to collaborative working actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies.

The post holder will lead in professional support, operational management of the housebound diabetic caseload, and clinical leadership, supporting their peers, District Nursing Service and locality leads. They will have a commitment to transforming nursing services in line with service development.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,258 to a maximum of £2,122).

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; . Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC ENB 998 Post Registration qualification in Diabetes

Desirable criteria

First Degree or equivalent experience Non-Medical Prescribing or working towards

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities Up to date knowledge of all aspects of diabetes care and broad experience of working within this speciality. Understanding of multidisciplinary and inter-professional practice Experience of working in a comminity setting

Desirable criteria

Experience of using SystmOne

Skills

Essential criteria

Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Has excellent interpersonal skills (including negotiation) Is able to demonstrate an understanding and empathy relating to the condition of diabetes and the challenges facing the diabetic client Can demonstrate using teaching / educational skills in their daily practice – in formal and informal settings Ability to plan, organise and work under pressure Car Driver

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

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