Specialist Diabetes Nurse

Posting date:	29 May 2025
Salary:	£50,895.00 to £52,221.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£50895.00 - £52221.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	12 June 2025
Location:	Solihull, B91 1TF
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	A0040-25-0013

Summary

Clinical practice Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records. Involve patients and carers and relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of services. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs Act as a resource for specialist advice and expert clinical knowledge across the Practice, giving advice to colleagues on the clinical management of patients. Provide expert specialist advice and education to patients and carers/relatives to enable the safe and independent management of their diabetes. Undertake clinical supervision and education of nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis. Delivering a quality service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own and other's workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Deliver care as an individual and team according to NSF, NICE, other relevant local guidelines, contracts and evidence-based care Assess effectiveness of care delivery for the organisation through peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation Maintain quality governance systems for the nursing team, including the adherence to and promoting of the Care Quality Commission requirements Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in the organisation Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required Evaluate patients' response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care Participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation Identify learning from clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising a structured framework (eg root cause analysis - significant event procedures) Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate Team working Understand own role and scope in the practice and identify how this may develop over time To organise, co-ordinate and lead on MDT meetings to review patients deemed to be at greatest risk/need and ensuring MDT discussions take place to manage those with higher levels of complexity and the recommendations from MDT meetings are acted upon in a timely manner Work as an effective member of the team, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are followed. Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery this includes not only at PCN level but also at neighbourhood and locality level Be involved in activities that create opportunities to improve patient care and upskill other staff members and increase the skills mix used in delivering care for patients with diabetes and related metabolic syndromes. Participate in and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team Management of risk Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice Communication The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will: Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication Participate in practice team meetings Utilising information Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information, including the Practice clinical software and other software packages Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes. Utilise and promote the accurate completion of Practice templates and be involved in the continual improvement of these processes. Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act Adhere to Information Governance guidelines and complete IG training. Learning and development Act as mentor for more junior staff and students, assessing competence against set standards Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences) Upskill other staff members, support any transformation work to increase the skills mix used in delivering care for patients with diabetes and related metabolic syndromes. Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning The post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment To participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development