Outreach Diabetes Transition Nurse | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum - Pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO14 2AA |
| Company: | University Hospital Southampton NHS FT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6197487/188-NM4652-B |
Summary
Are you a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) looking for an opportunity to work with young people?
We are looking for an experienced DSN to join our team to support our NHS England Transition and Young Adult Care Pilot.
This post has been uniquely created as a secondment to offer opportunity to develop experience and skills caring for young people living with type 1 diabetes aged 16-25 years old.
The role is an outreach post that is community based. You will be responsible for delivering diabetes advice, care and support for young people in the cohort that require complex case management. You will work collaboratively with a fail safe officer, youth worker and mental health services. Candidates should be expert clinicians and educators as a key responsibilities will be the delivery of structured education.
Successful candidates should be passionate about supporting young people to live well with diabetes and improve health outcomes.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
You will work across paediatric, adult and GP services in the community. As the Transition Outreach Nurse, you will be responsible for providing a flexible model of care to improve access to clinical care and reduce inequalities for 19–25-year-olds (This may include working outside 9-5 Monday to Friday)
You will directly have responsibility as a keyworker for a caseload of young people aged 18 approx. In the final year in paediatric services, you will work towards achieving best practice and the transition standard ……of 2 joint appointments….
You will support the young person at diagnosis and at times of admission to hospital to harness the potential that the young person may be able to focus on health improvement. You will with other TraSS team members identify and support those young people struggling with engagement with diabetes services, insulin omission and those attending A and E with diabetes related emergencies and mental health issues.
Please see attached Job description for more detail.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024