Diabetes Specialist Nurse

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Main area Community Diabetes Team Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time Part time Flexible working 37.5 hours per week (The Service currently operates Monday - Friday between core business hours) Job ref 350-CC6911439 Site Sefton Place Town Sefton Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/01/2025 23:59 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. Job overview

We are recruiting a Band 7 Diabetes Clinical Specialist Nurse to work within Sefton Place Community Diabetes Team. The post holder will need to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge base in relation to Diabetes and promote excellence in nursing practice in a dynamic healthcare environment. The post holder is expected to demonstrate leadership values within the team and contribute to the delivery of specialist nursing care, case management and provide direct patient care, acting as an expert practitioner to optimise patient health, provide education for self-care and complex management of patient pathways. Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Diabetes Clinical Specialist Nurse, to work within Sefton Place Community Diabetes team as a Clinical Specialist Nurse. You will be expected to work within Sefton Place the Diabetes Team provide a service to patients in Southport, Formby and the South Sefton area. Experience of Leadership/Management is also essential for the role as the post holder will be expected to undertake some leadership duties in the absence of the Team Leader. It is essential that they demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills, ensuring that they use initiative and work autonomously and that the post holder can lead a team effectively. As an active member of a team, the post holder is expected to deliver specialist nursing care, case manage and provide direct patient care, acting as an expert practitioner to optimise patient health, provide education for self-care and complex management of patient pathways. Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role requirements. Person specification

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent qualification (evidence of study at degree level or higher) Appropriate prescriber (V300) or enrolled on course and due to complete Evidence of CPD/Short courses Registration with relevant professional body Clinical Examination and Diagnostics (or working towards) Knowledge/Experience

Demonstrable post registration/qualification experience in specialist area Experience of management and clinical leadership Experience of successful multiagency working Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care Awareness of current national and local agenda in NHS and Social Care Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers and colleagues Understanding how other agencies work Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy Experience of delivering education and training programmes in specialist area Skills

IT literate Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills Ability to understand and analyse complex data Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues Self-management and motivation skills Report writing skills Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues Ability to travel to work across boundaries Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Rowen Emmett Job title Operational Service Manager Email address Rowen.Emmett@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number 07966241611 Additional information

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