Job summary County Wide Diabetes Specialist Service are looking to recruit a qualified Nurse with experience in Diabetes management for the post of Community Diabetes Nurse in South Staffordshire.
The post holder will join our current team of Specialist Nurses, Advanced Diabetes Dietitian, Consultants, Educators, andAdministration staff.
The aim of the service is to provide Specialist Diabetes support and interventions within the Community and across theprimary care network.
You must be a qualified nurse with at least 2-3 years post registration experience.
Ideally you will hold an accredited coursein Diabetes or demonstrate a keen interest in Diabetes management.
The post holder will have an interest in education, teaching and mentorshipfor health care professionals and patients.
This opportunity will support professional development and enhance Diabetes knowledge.
Non-medicalprescribing, whilst not essential would be advantageous.
Applicants must be able to work on their own as well as be part of the multi-disciplinary team.
You will support nurse led clinics, multidisciplinary meetings and home visits.
You will additionally play a key role in supporting andeducating patients, as well as community and practice staff to improve the quality of Diabetes care.
Main duties of the job o Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the Always demonstrate the Partnership Trust Be a Registered First Level Nurse with current NMC Registration and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
They will be aspecialist practitioner and have a focus in the following areas: Diabetes care and Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation, and evaluation of care/ Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and servicedevelopments/ Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
About us By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; Supporting your career development and progressionExcellent NHS Pension schemeGenerous maternity, paternity and adoption leaveOptions for flexible workingUp to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leaveExtensive Health and Wellbeing support and resourcesIf you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patientsLease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rateSalary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business ratesSalary sacrifice bikes up to £2kFree car parking at all trust sitesFree flu vaccinations every yearCitizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more.
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for the roles full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification Degree in Nursing or Equivalent Essential Achieievd Post Graduate studies in Diabetes Care & Management Essential Achieved Registration with NMC Essential Achieved Non medical prescribing Desirable Achieved Accredited Diabetes Modules Desirable Acheieved