Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes Specialist Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-NMR296-0724
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated nurse to join the forward thinking diabetes specialist nurse team at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
If you are dynamic, organised, work well within the multidisciplinary team and have an interest in developing a career with diabetes, we would like to hear from you.
A suitable induction and opportunities for development will be offered in this role.
Main duties of the job
The post will involve working daily within an inpatient and outpatient environment. This motivated and dynamic nurse will be required to help manage care within diabetes and be able to adapt to change within the evolving service.
The post holder will also contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures within their sphere of responsibility and where appropriate, will actively participate in training and education programmes, patient support groups, research, clinical audit and service evaluation.
You should possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a willingness to learn and display a passion for delivering high quality person centred care and support to diabetes patients and their families. You will work in an environment in which flexibility and team working are key components.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Our aim is to be an innovative, responsive, and patient focused service, delivering high quality care. The post holder will work as part of a wider nursing and administration team to support the clinical management of patients presenting within diabetes.
Working closely with Medical colleagues, within both Primary and Secondary Care, the post holder will also support the further development of services and the progression of new initiatives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
meets criteria
Essential criteria
- nmc registration
Desirable criteria
- mentorship and teaching qualification
ability to speak welsh
Desirable criteria
- ability to speak welsh
supervision of staff
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of supervising staff/students
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching
experience of managing patients with diabetes
Essential criteria
- significant experience of managing patients with Diabetes within secondary or primary care
- Specialist qualification in Diabetes or relevant knowledge
Desirable criteria
- sufficient post registration experience
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Burnell
- Job title
- Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443316
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