Diabetes Specialist Nurse in Swansea

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) to be at the forefront of driving up standards and quality in diabetes care in Swansea Bay University Health Board. To provide efficient and effective professional care in the specialised field of diabetes care, ensuring standards of patient care are consistently maintained in accordance with agreed operational policies.

Responsible for promoting and safeguarding the wellbeing and interests of all patients, staff and visitors to the service. To strive to improve working practice to increase efficacy and success rates. To work independently as a specialist nurse in their own right. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Diabetes patients and will be required to work in line with the Health Board’s values. The post holder is expected to work with autonomy to provide highly specialised professional clinical advice to colleagues to ensure high standards of direct care delivery. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team, including consultants, dietitians, admin support and wider Diabetes nursing and clinical teams across the Swansea Bay Health Board.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide specialist nursing care, advice, guidance and leadership deploying their specialist theoretical and practical knowledge to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced-based nursing care.
• Provide specialist advice and excellent clinical practice.
• Work autonomously and manage own workload as a lead specialist in their area.
• Provide specialist education and training to staff.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues.
• Demonstrate the Health Board’s values and ensure that others demonstrate the same values.
• Undertake audit; CPD; teaching; research; administration, clinics; ward-based work; telephone consultations etc.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation. There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do. If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse & current NMC Registration
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Specialist post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
• Proficient level of knowledge in clinical speciality
• Able to undertake a literature search and critically appraise research papers

Essential Experience:

• Experience in the relevant specialty
• Experience of working in a multiprofessional environment

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Board's policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Applicant requirements:

• 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.
• Welsh language skills are desirable.