Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 24 months (Fixed term / Secondment role)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR754-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has an exciting opening in the Diabetes Team
The Diabetes team is dynamic and forward thinking and have recently expanded to provide an integrated diabetes service for East Suffolk. The team has won several awards including the Quality in Diabetes Care award on 2 occasions, a Univants award for our peri operative pathway and the HSJ award.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team. You will be based at the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre working as part of this multidisciplinary team, participating in the delivery of integrated diabetes care for people with diabetes across East Suffolk.
This post is mainly based in the in-patient setting across surgery and medicine with close working relationships with our out-patient and community based nursing team colleagues. We offer secondary care services to patients with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes as well as covering specialist areas of Diabetes in pregnancy, Diabetes related renal disease and also have a substantial amount of patients using insulin pump therapy. The in-patient nurses will therefore need to have a working knowledge of the acute management of diabetes in all the specialist areas involved.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join us. If you are passionate about delivering high standard care and have proven leadership and clinical skills please consider applying for this position.
Main duties of the job
- To work in collaboration with other health care professionals to develop new and innovative tools to improve patient care
- To work in collaboration with patients and their carers to develop individualised care plans providing knowledge and support enabling them to self manage their diabetes
- To provide support for all grades of nursing staff in relation to diabetes nursing and to ensure a safe framework for practice is in place and maintained
- To work with patients in a variety of settings (ie clinics, wards and community) providing a service that is sensitive to the needs of the individual
- To have Specialist knowledge regarding the actions of both oral and injectable medications used to treat Diabetes, ensuring safe practice in the hospital setting
- To act as Specialist resource
- To deal with distressing/emotional circumstances related to patients/relatives and carers
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.
For full details on the role and responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience
- Proven experience at Band 5
- Experience of developing, training and education in clinical practice
- Experience in multidisciplinary working
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of audit experience
- Experience of implementing Service Improvement
- Surgical experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of academic pathway towards a degree
- Demonstration of personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- A recognised Diabetes Course
- Preparing for mentorship course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding Insulin – to have undertaken the e-learning module “safe use of insulin”
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate an understanding of clinical; effectiveness
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of excellent organisational skills
- Good verbal and written skills
- IT Skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Allen
- Job title
- Diabetes Lead Inpatient Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 704180
- Additional information
Jo Hall, Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse on 01473 704180
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