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Diabetes Specialist Nurse | Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 per annum including HCAS (outer) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2024 |
| Location: | Hounslow, TW3 3EL |
| Company: | Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6127622/779-NN-6127622-NM-Z |
Summary
We are seeking an experienced autonomous practitioner who has the passion and skills for improving the care of people with Type 2 diabetes (and Type 1 diabetes in special circumstances). The role would suit someone who is highly motivated with a positive approach to high quality care delivery with excellent communication and leadership skills to work in partnership with our community and primary care colleagues.
Experience of working with virtual technology to support a flexible service in complex diabetes clinics and group settings would be welcome. They will act as a specialist resource working alongside and supporting community staff to meet the needs of people with diabetes in all community settings within the Borough including GP Practices/PCNs, Nursing Homes, housebound patients and patients with special needs etc. They will play a lead role in helping practices implement evidence-based practice and will contribute to the provision of a range of services to those with diabetes, participating in the management and delivery of treatment plans as necessary
The service is supported by Diabetes Consultant-led and GP with Extended Role (GPwER) diabetes clinics.
Diabetes Specialist Dietitians work closely with the Diabetes Specialist Nurses and also oversee the delivery of our structured education programmes for patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Interview to take place on 17 April 2024.
• The post holder will work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team which includes patients, Specialist Diabetes Nurses, Diabetes Specialist Dieticians, Diabetes Consultant, GPwER in diabetes, primary care colleagues and community teams, to improve holistic health outcomes for patients with diabetes.
• Provide specialist care, advice and support through direct booking primary care hubs (PCN) and jointly support the development of integrated working.
• Provide joint practice-based clinic sessions to optimise care planning and prescribing decisions for complex patients in GP practices.
• Triage and audit referrals to the service and provide relevant service and evidence-based feedback to referrers to provide timely care to patients.
Trust values are embedded in the Hounslow Community Diabetes Team, and we aim to provide high quality compassionate care to those requiring our services within the local community, so if your values match ours, we would love to hear from you.
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Please see attached for full Job Description and Person Specification.
Personal Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse
Relevant Nursing or Health Degree
Mentor / teaching qualification
Desirable
Completed a recognised post-registration diabetes course
Clinical supervision training and experience
Independent nurse prescribing qualification or willing to working towards this
Experience
Essential
Minimum 2 years recent post registration diabetes experience
Experience in nurse-led management of long-term conditions
Experience in implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
Experience in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
Desirable
At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
Audit skills
Team leader experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Able to demonstrate a commitment to the HRCH values (Care, Respect, Communication)
Clinical leadership skills for autonomous practice and coaching others
Negotiation and conflict management skills
Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients, families and health care colleagues
Teaching and mentorship experience in a clinical setting to multidisciplinary team members
IT skills - Microsoft and clinical systems
Self-directed and organisational skills to support smooth running of the service
Desirable
Line management skills and /or training
Knowledge
Essential
Competency in the management of patients with diabetes
Knowledge of health promotion and behavioural change strategies
Knowledge of clinical governance issues in community and primary care
Awareness of local and national health policy
Awareness of national and local public health issues
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Apr 2024