Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job Summary

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Band 6 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our dedicated Children's Diabetes Service. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine long-term difference in the lives of children and young people living with diabetes, as well as their families and carers. Working as an integral member of our multidisciplinary team you will provide expert clinical care, education and emotional support across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will work alongside and support the Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide an effective and supportive service to children and young people with diabetes, their families and carers, in both hospital and community settings. They will provide clinical guidance and expert knowledge in assessing, implementing and evaluating the needs of this patient group. They will provide specialist clinical skills, teaching, education, support and leadership to enable families, carers and other professionals, in all settings, to engage in managing the needs of the children and young people to achieve the best quality life, health and wellbeing whilst living with diabetes.

About Us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver education and support for children and young people, their families and carers at diagnosis within the acute setting and in the wider community, including education settings.
• Work as an effective team member within the multi-disciplinary paediatric diabetes team, working towards implementing and attaining criteria to meet Best Practice Tariff (BPT) and the National Service Framework (NSF) for Diabetes, and participating in gathering data for the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA).
• Provide cover for the Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse in their absence.
• Collaborate with other professionals within primary, secondary and tertiary care, and outside agencies e.g. education, social services and voluntary sector organisations, in order to optimise diabetes management.
• Provide expert diabetes knowledge and education for staff and students working within childrens settings at GWH.
• Manage own caseload, work autonomously and support the team to provide child/young person centred care.
• Provide efficient and effective programmes of diabetes education and nursing care to the children, young people, their families and carers in the community setting in conjunction with the team.
• Promote holistic, family centred care, providing age appropriate information and educational material in a suitable format for children and family/carers, to enable them to become experts and promote self-management.
• Work with the diabetes team to provide clinical advice and support to children, young people, their families/carers, and liaise with other disciplines and external agencies ensuring that the needs of the child/young person are supported wherever they are.
• Facilitate, deliver and evaluate the structured education programme to ensure on-going teaching takes place for all children and young people and their families/carers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• RN (Child) first level registration
• Previous experience of working for a service providing care for children and young people with diabetes
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Mentorship qualification / skills
• Degree supplemented by training and/or combination of additional post registration/postgraduate specialist training, experience and/or short course, CPD or equivalent.

Desirable:

• Post-registration qualification in paediatric diabetes (or working towards)

Experience

Essential:

• Significant level of specialist knowledge and experience in children's diabetes
• Teaching and mentoring staff

Desirable:

• Experience working in the community
• Caseload management
• Participation in audit
• Attendance at case conferences, Child in Need meetings or Core Groups

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Address: Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB
Employer's website: https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Contact for Questions

Lead Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist: Sandra Rudman
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