The Paediatric Diabetes Team is a small MDT team who provide high standards of care for approximately 100 CYP with diabetes. The team is based within the Children's Centre of Dorset County Hospital and has close links with the inpatient ward, Paediatric Assessment Unit, and medical team, providing experience and leadership in all aspects of paediatric diabetes nursing care across the paediatric workforce.
The post holder will provide specialist diabetes nursing care, working across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings throughout the West Dorset locality.
Main duties of the job
An autonomous practitioner, alongside the Paediatric Diabetes team, including clinical lead and medical colleagues, responsible for the assessment, primary and/or secondary diagnosis, management, and evaluation of treatment and care for a caseload of children & young people aged 0-18 years with diabetes in both the hospital and community. The post holder will provide nursing care for a defined caseload, educating and supporting the child/young person and their family/carers in diabetes self-management skills from diagnosis to transition. Co-ordinate and implement an overall strategy of evidence-based care for the whole caseload of patients. Co-ordinate the service alongside the Clinical Lead and lead practitioners for medicine, nursing, dietetics, and psychology. Be a highly visible and accessible resource for specialist advice to professionals and carers providing care to children and young people with diabetes. Through effective leadership, ensure the clinical multidisciplinary team delivers a safe, effective, responsive, caring, and well-led service where compassion is embedded, and a positive patient experience is achieved. Provide strong professional clinical and managerial leadership and act as a professional role model. Work across organisational and professional boundaries, including working collaboratively with health care professionals in the community and external agencies, for example, social care, education, and the voluntary sector. Act as an expert resource in Paediatric Diabetes with extensive specialist knowledge and clinical expertise to be an effective educator for health care professionals, CYP, their families, and carers (including the education setting). Operate as Nursing Lead for Education overseen by the Nursing Leads, incorporating the education requirements for ward staff, schools, and patient education programmes. Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead and service leads (e.g., medicine, dietetics, and psychology) to deliver the service to national standards such as the RCPCH National Diabetes Quality programme currently PEER Review and BPT. As a nurse prescriber (willing to undertake), demonstrate advanced knowledge of and experience in the use of Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents (OHAs), insulin, and other treatment regimens relating to diabetes. As a nurse prescriber, advise on the stabilisation of patients on all oral agents, insulin, and other injected therapies according to national, regional, and locally formulated guidelines and protocols. As a nurse prescriber, demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience in prescribing treatment within your scope of practice alongside local policy. You should possess the ability to perform assessments of patient needs and liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team where necessary.
Person Specification
Qualification & Experience
Essential Registered Child branch or Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN). Educated to BSc Degree level in a relevant field. Recognised Postgraduate Paediatric Diabetes Qualification. Leadership development programme or willingness to undertake leadership training. Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (Active on the NMC register) or willingness to undertake.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential Significant demonstrable experience within paediatric diabetes care with evidence of professional development within this specialism. Minimum 5 years post-registration. Evidence of developing policy, guidelines, and managing resources.
Desirable Previous experience in line managing staff. Teaching qualification or equivalent. Experience of working collaboratively with a range of other services within primary, secondary, and tertiary care, social care, and education.
Skills and Abilities
Essential Direct care skills in hospital and community settings (i.e., Insulin dose adjustment, able to run pump and CGM starts, history taking, assessment, treatment, and evaluation in relation to diabetes). Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and judgments. Evidence of continuous professional development. Medicines management. Coaching and mentoring skills. Critical appraisal skills. IT literate. Ability to gather data, compile information, and write reports. Knowledge and understanding of national paediatric diabetes guidelines. Ability to deal with highly emotional and distressing situations/circumstances. Car owner with a valid driving licence.
Desirable Advanced Communication Skills Training. Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda. Prior experience of conducting nurse-led clinics independently.
Employer details
Employer name
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Dorchester
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Williams Avenue
DT1 2DY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
405-25-NM043PAED #J-18808-Ljbffr
The post holder will provide specialist diabetes nursing care, working across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings throughout the West Dorset locality.
Main duties of the job
An autonomous practitioner, alongside the Paediatric Diabetes team, including clinical lead and medical colleagues, responsible for the assessment, primary and/or secondary diagnosis, management, and evaluation of treatment and care for a caseload of children & young people aged 0-18 years with diabetes in both the hospital and community. The post holder will provide nursing care for a defined caseload, educating and supporting the child/young person and their family/carers in diabetes self-management skills from diagnosis to transition. Co-ordinate and implement an overall strategy of evidence-based care for the whole caseload of patients. Co-ordinate the service alongside the Clinical Lead and lead practitioners for medicine, nursing, dietetics, and psychology. Be a highly visible and accessible resource for specialist advice to professionals and carers providing care to children and young people with diabetes. Through effective leadership, ensure the clinical multidisciplinary team delivers a safe, effective, responsive, caring, and well-led service where compassion is embedded, and a positive patient experience is achieved. Provide strong professional clinical and managerial leadership and act as a professional role model. Work across organisational and professional boundaries, including working collaboratively with health care professionals in the community and external agencies, for example, social care, education, and the voluntary sector. Act as an expert resource in Paediatric Diabetes with extensive specialist knowledge and clinical expertise to be an effective educator for health care professionals, CYP, their families, and carers (including the education setting). Operate as Nursing Lead for Education overseen by the Nursing Leads, incorporating the education requirements for ward staff, schools, and patient education programmes. Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead and service leads (e.g., medicine, dietetics, and psychology) to deliver the service to national standards such as the RCPCH National Diabetes Quality programme currently PEER Review and BPT. As a nurse prescriber (willing to undertake), demonstrate advanced knowledge of and experience in the use of Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents (OHAs), insulin, and other treatment regimens relating to diabetes. As a nurse prescriber, advise on the stabilisation of patients on all oral agents, insulin, and other injected therapies according to national, regional, and locally formulated guidelines and protocols. As a nurse prescriber, demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience in prescribing treatment within your scope of practice alongside local policy. You should possess the ability to perform assessments of patient needs and liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team where necessary.
Person Specification
Qualification & Experience
Essential Registered Child branch or Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN). Educated to BSc Degree level in a relevant field. Recognised Postgraduate Paediatric Diabetes Qualification. Leadership development programme or willingness to undertake leadership training. Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (Active on the NMC register) or willingness to undertake.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential Significant demonstrable experience within paediatric diabetes care with evidence of professional development within this specialism. Minimum 5 years post-registration. Evidence of developing policy, guidelines, and managing resources.
Desirable Previous experience in line managing staff. Teaching qualification or equivalent. Experience of working collaboratively with a range of other services within primary, secondary, and tertiary care, social care, and education.
Skills and Abilities
Essential Direct care skills in hospital and community settings (i.e., Insulin dose adjustment, able to run pump and CGM starts, history taking, assessment, treatment, and evaluation in relation to diabetes). Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and judgments. Evidence of continuous professional development. Medicines management. Coaching and mentoring skills. Critical appraisal skills. IT literate. Ability to gather data, compile information, and write reports. Knowledge and understanding of national paediatric diabetes guidelines. Ability to deal with highly emotional and distressing situations/circumstances. Car owner with a valid driving licence.
Desirable Advanced Communication Skills Training. Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda. Prior experience of conducting nurse-led clinics independently.
Employer details
Employer name
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Dorchester
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Williams Avenue
DT1 2DY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
405-25-NM043PAED #J-18808-Ljbffr
