Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Job SummaryAre you ready to make a real difference in diabetes care? We're looking for a passionate Specialist Diabetes Practitioner to join our forward-thinking team within the Northern Care Alliance. This is your chance to work autonomously, delivering a high-quality, evidence-based service that transforms patient outcomes and empowers people to manage their own diabetes.

In this role, you'll assess, plan, and implement individualised care while acting as a trusted resource for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals. You'll also play a key part in shaping the future of diabetes services by delivering specialist education and training to staff and students across all aspects of diabetes management.

This is a varied and rewarding position with cross-site cover4 days at Royal Oldham Hospital and 1 day at Fairfield General Hospitalgiving you the opportunity to broaden your experience and collaborate with a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

If you're committed to innovation, education, and improving patient care, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us lead the way in diabetes management.

Main duties of the job

Role SummaryWe are seeking a motivated Specialist Diabetes Practitioner to join our team within the Northern Care Alliance. In this autonomous role, you will deliver a high-quality, evidence-based service for people living with diabetes, working within Trust policy, national guidelines, and your professional scope of practice.

Your responsibilities include reducing inpatient bed occupancy by promoting excellent diabetes care and empowering patients to manage their condition. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized treatment plans, ensuring appropriate care pathways and referrals. Acting as a specialist resource, you will provide expert advice to patients, families, and healthcare professionals, and deliver education and training to staff and students on all aspects of diabetes management.

You will participate in research and clinical audits, maintain compliance with NMC registration, and take accountability for your professional development through supervision and appraisal. Training opportunities will support service development and progression, including working towards or completing NMP V300.

If you are passionate about improving diabetes care and supporting multidisciplinary teams, we would love to hear from you.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Registration and Qualifications

Essential

• Substantial years experience post registration
• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
• Degree / Diploma in Nursing studies or equivalent
• Recognised teaching qualification

Desirable

• Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake
• Post basic qualification in diabetes or equivalent portfolio of evidence

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in the field of diabetes and good clinical knowledge
• Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship of nurses
• Excellent interpersonal skills, evidence of development of own knowledge

Desirable

• Awareness of diabetes technology

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Person Specification
Registration and Qualifications

Essential

• Substantial years experience post registration
• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
• Degree / Diploma in Nursing studies or equivalent
• Recognised teaching qualification

Desirable

• Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake
• Post basic qualification in diabetes or equivalent portfolio of evidence

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in the field of diabetes and good clinical knowledge
• Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship of nurses
• Excellent interpersonal skills, evidence of development of own knowledge

Desirable

• Awareness of diabetes technology

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road,

Oldham

OL1 2JH

United Kingdom

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