About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team in Herefordshire.
We welcome applications from nurses with experience in diabetes and those looking to develop their career in this specialty. For nurses without previous diabetes specialist experience, we offer a supported Band 5-6 development pathway, including a tailored induction, dedicated development time and support to achieve TREND-UK-aligned competencies, with progression to Band 6 as competencies are achieved.
This varied 30-hour role spans inpatient and outpatient settings, with opportunities to work in subspecialty diabetes clinics. You will provide individualised care, support self-management and shared decision-making, deliver structured education to patients and healthcare professionals, and contribute to preventing avoidable admissions.
You will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, using evidence-based practice and contributing to quality improvement and service development.
We are looking for a nurse who is passionate about diabetes care, committed to professional development and keen to make a positive difference. Whether experienced or looking to develop in diabetes, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
Provide high-quality, holistic and individualised care to people with diabetes.
Work collaboratively with people with diabetes, their families and carers where appropriate.
Support self-management, shared decision-making and patient empowerment.
Provide diabetes specialist nursing support across acute and inpatient settings, helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate safe, effective discharge.
Contribute to outpatient and subspecialty diabetes clinics.
a Assess, initiate and provide ongoing support of diabetes technologies including CGM and insulin pump therapy.
Deliver structured education to people with diabetes and education to healthcare professionals.
Work autonomously as well as alongside senior diabetes specialist nurses.
Use evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
Contribute to quality improvement and ongoing service development.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Spec.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse NMC registration Completed/completing relevant degree Diabetes qualification: Post graduate diploma in diabetes related field or equivalent experience, or equivalent experience or willing to work towards
Desirable
Teaching qualification NMC Independent Nurse Prescriber
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Awareness of local and national policy and initiatives in diabetes care Confidence of intensifying diabetes treatment regimens to include advice on initiating and titrating insulin and GLP-1 medications as well as initiating and reviewing of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), or willing to learn Excellent communication skills
Desirable
Experience of working within MDT
Personal Attributes Essential
Ability to work as part of a team Ability to work under pressure Committed to personal and professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Diabetes Department
The County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)