County Wide Diabetes Specialist Service is looking to recruit a qualified Nurse with experience in Diabetes management for the post of Community Diabetes Nurse in South Staffordshire. The post holder will join our current team of Specialist Nurses, Advanced Diabetes Dietitian, Consultants, Educators, and Administration staff. The aim of the service is to provide Specialist Diabetes support and interventions within the Community and across the primary care network.
You must be a qualified nurse with at least 2-3 years post registration experience. Ideally, you will hold an accredited course in Diabetes or demonstrate a keen interest in Diabetes management. The post holder will have an interest in education, teaching, and mentorship for health care professionals and patients. This opportunity will support professional development and enhance Diabetes knowledge. Non-medical prescribing, while not essential, would be advantageous.
Applicants must be able to work on their own as well as be part of the multi-disciplinary team. You will support nurse-led clinics, multidisciplinary meetings, and home visits. You will additionally play a key role in supporting and educating patients, as well as community and practice staff to improve the quality of Diabetes care.
Responsibilities:
Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role. Always demonstrate the Partnership Trust Values. Be a Registered First Level Nurse with current NMC Registration and have detailed professional and clinical knowledge. Be a specialist practitioner with a focus on Diabetes care and management. Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals. Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation, and evaluation of care/support packages. Have supervisory, training, and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements. Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems. Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management. By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by: Supporting your career development and progression. Excellent NHS Pension scheme. Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Options for flexible working. Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources. If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate. Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates. Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k. Free car parking at all trust sites. Free flu vaccinations every year. Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met). And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
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Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role. Always demonstrate the Partnership Trust Values. Be a Registered First Level Nurse with current NMC Registration and have detailed professional and clinical knowledge. Be a specialist practitioner with a focus on Diabetes care and management. Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals. Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation, and evaluation of care/support packages. Have supervisory, training, and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements. Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems. Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management. By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by: Supporting your career development and progression. Excellent NHS Pension scheme. Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Options for flexible working. Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources. If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate. Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates. Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k. Free car parking at all trust sites. Free flu vaccinations every year. Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met). And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
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