Diabetes Specialist Nurse | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7234412/249-7234412 |
Summary
Band 6 - 37.5 hours per week
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse is a clinical specialist, providing clinical advice, specialist skills, knowledge and expertise to health care professionals and people with diabetes and their family / carers.
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse will be committed to promoting a greater quality of life, short and long term, for the individual with diabetes and their family. This role will be focused within the inpatient diabetes service, to maintain patient safety, support flow and safe discharge.
Provide a specialist nursing service to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate diabetes management with the person with diabetes, their family/carers. This will include support, advice and education in order to maximise
the potential quality of life and independence at all ages.
1. Formulate and fulfil own personal development plan.
2. Take responsibility for patients with diabetes in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
3. Implement systems to enhance quality assurance in diabetes care e.g. Ward blood glucose monitoring, Hypo box and treatment monitoring, National Inpatient Audit involvement.
4. Manage caseload of patients and clinical work including patient education, treatment implementation, review and change.
5. Assist in the development of policies and clinical guidelines in support of the specialist nursing service.
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
This role will be focussed within the inpatient diabetes service, to maintain patient safety, support flow and safe discharge. The specialist nursing service role is to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate diabetes management with the person with diabetes, their family/carers. This will include support, advice and education in order to maximise the potential quality of life and independence at all ages.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Jun 2025
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