About this role
Job summary
Delivery of a comprehensive, skilled, and evidence-based Diabetesservice to meet the needs of the population. Providing leadershipskills, management, and development within the diabetes team.Maintain a clinical caseload within your specialist field. Continuingresponsibility for assessment of health needs and development andevaluation of standards of care.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for people with complexneeds for their Diabetes management. The post holder is required to provide expert clinical carefor patients and to support other staff to develop their competencies in diabetes management. Thepost holder will be involved in teaching and training both formally to clinical staff and to patients.The post holder will be required to work collaboratively across primary and community care, andlink to other specialists within the acute setting to implement the integrated care pathway forpeople with diabetes. The post holder will lead on audit, Service Development and Qualityimprovement work
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifacations Essential
Registered Nurse Independent Nurse Prescriber Highly developed specialist knowledge achieved through First Level Degree or equivalent portfolio of evidence Recognised Diabetes Qualification Evidence of continual professional development and education
Experience Essential
Post registration experience Diabetes nursing experience Assessing and prescribing care plans for patients with complex needs Experience of provision of training/education to range of staff and patients
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to communicate complex & distressing information to clients & their carers in a sensitive e & supportive way at a level they can understand Ability to manage complex caseload of high risk patients Ability to take initiative, work autonomously, make decisions and prioritise workload Advanced training & utilisation skills in therapeutic/diagnosis procedures & equipment relevant to diabetes Knowledge & understanding of safeguarding practice, policy an guidance including statutory frameworks Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills Ability to use counselling skills
Other Essential
Ability to meet travel requirements of the post
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 Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address Madeley Health Centre
Church Street
Madeley
TF75BU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)