Band 6 maternity cover post for 12 months as an inreach and outreach specialist diabetes nurse, within the Diabetes team at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on care, treatment and education for people with diabetes, with a focus on insulin self-management and joint working with GPs and hospital staff. Much of the role is out in the community, seeing patients at home and on community wards to avoid admissions and support early discharge, plus training staff across settings. NMC registration and own transport are needed.
What the job involves
- Develop individualised management plans for patients with diabetes in inpatient and community settings
- Establish, maintain and titrate insulin regimes, and review for discontinuation where appropriate
- Provide 1:1 patient education in the patient's own home to support self-management
- Support early reviews to avoid admissions and facilitate early discharge from acute and community hospitals
- Deliver integrated care between hospital and primary care through the community network
- Manage complex cases jointly with district nursing teams and community hospital wards
- Support people with diabetes to set realistic goals and achieve them
- Signpost people to information and peer reviewed structured education programmes
- Provide diabetes training and support to NCIC staff in acute wards, residential homes, district nursing teams and GP practices
- Keep up to date with national and local guidance and training on insulin safety
- Check feet daily for people with poor mobility, the frail and the bedbound
- Know each patient's treatment regimen and device or delivery system
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree level education
- Basic diabetes qualification or short course (e.g. Warwick A205, CIDC, Bradford) or willingness to work toward one
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Significant general nursing experience within the NHS
- Experience of teaching adults
Skills & knowledge
- Detailed knowledge of all aspects of diabetes and associated risk factors
- Up to date knowledge of developments in diabetes care
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
- Demonstrable clinical skills in specialist area, including physical assessment and basic life support
- Ability to obtain and evaluate information to aid decision making
Checks & eligibility
- Disclosure and Barring Service check for criminal convictions, as the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975
Other
- Ability to work autonomously, visiting patients across the locality in GP surgeries, health centres, community and acute hospitals and patients' homes
- Confident, diplomatic and organised, able to work alone and as part of a team and to deal with difficult or emotional situations
- General IT skills including Windows-based software and MS Office
- Able to travel independently without relying on public transport and to travel widely as required
Nice to have
- To have or be willing to become a DESMOND, DAFNE or Walking Away trainer
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit
- Adult Education Teaching Certificate
- Diabetes related qualification such as Warwick or Bradford
- NST307 or willingness to work towards it
What’s offered
- 27-day holiday rising to 33 days after 10 years
- Flexible working scheme
- NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)
- Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work (subject to eligibility)
- Development opportunities (subject to eligibility)
- Competitive NHS pension scheme
- Free, confidential counselling and information service (Vivup)
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible posts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
