About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated and forward-thinking Paediatric Diabetes team. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful contribution to patient care while working within a supportive multidisciplinary environment committed to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate individual who shares our values and is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. This is an excellent opportunity for personal and professional development within a respected and progressive healthcare organisation.
Main duties of the job
This post will be part of a team who care for children and young people with Diabetes. The post holder will work closely with hospital, community and primary care services.
The key purpose of the role is to deliver high-quality targeted family support to families of children diagnosed with diabetes. The post holder's responsibilities will include- supporting families with adjustment to diagnosis, providing parenting support, supporting clinics, and forging working relationships with local schools and services. They will also be responsible for delivering group interventions for parents and young people.
The support will be provided in the home, community and hospital settings. The post holder will work collaboratively with the family, diabetes team and any professional or voluntary services supporting the family and will be required to develop their knowledge about diabetes and how it is managed in children, and in keeping with treatment and technology advances.
The post holder will act as a role model in the delivery of patient care and will provide support to the team in the effective management of the service.
The post holder will provide effective liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and other professional colleagues and agencies involved within the child's care.
The post holder will be required to act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct carrying out their duties in accordance with Trust policies, guidelines and procedures.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our Paediatric Diabetes Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) brings together a range of specialist healthcare professionals who work collaboratively to provide high-quality, holistic, and family-centred care for children and young people living with diabetes.
Joining our Paediatric Diabetes MDT offers the opportunity to work within a highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering outstanding care for children and young people with diabetes and their families.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families of children diagnosed with diabetes. To assess the needs of children, young people and their families by collaborating with families to develop goals and care plans. Support parents/carers, siblings and other family members with emotional and practical adjustment to diagnosis. To take responsibility for own workload and prioritise when necessary. To undertake duties as required by the paediatric diabetes service and Line Manager to support the daily running of the service. To deal with general departmental enquiries, referring to senior Therapy staff as appropriate. To prioritise enquires and give information to patients and the public as appropriate. To support with the timely ordering of equipment and supplies as require ensuring patients receive the necessary supplies. To be able to work in a variety of environments, including outpatient clinics, inpatient wards and community settings. To undertake duties as required by the paediatric diabetes service and Line Manager to support the daily running of the service. Proactively safeguard the welfare of all children and actively adhere to safeguarding procedures and policies and attend all relevant training that is required. To support service users with understanding diabetes technology. To support the running of outpatient clinics when required. To ensure that patient related information is kept up-to-date with senior colleagues, as per trust documentation policy and notes recording process. Please refer to the attached Job description to see the complete job description and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Core role requirements Essential
Registered Nurse Associate qualification. Active NMC registration. Previous experience working with children and young people in a clinical setting. Diabetes knowledge and experience. Understanding of safeguarding, child-centred care, and transition to adult services. Good IT skills, including use of electronic patient records and digital diabetes platforms.
Desirable
Awareness of currently available diabetes technology. Awereness of BPT and NPDA. Experience supporting patients using insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems. Experience of participating in quality improvement or service development projects.
Personal attributes and experience Essential
To be able to perform under pressure To be able to manage own workload To be flexible, with capacity to adapt to new workload demands To be able to manage own caseload Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with children, young people, and families.
Desirable
Experience in an outpatient, community, or specialist paediatric setting. Experience contributing to education programmes for children, young people, and families.
Other requirements Essential
Possession of valid UK driver's license and access to a vehicle
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.
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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 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address North Middlesex University Hospital
Sterling Way
London
N18 1QX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)