Do you have an interest in, or passion for working with children and young people with diabetes, or do you have previous experience in the management of paediatric diabetes that you'd like to develop and share within a new team?

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated nurse with good knowledge and understanding of the management of childhood diabetes and who is committed to working with and supporting children, young people and their families.

With one of the largest services for children and young people with diabetes in the South East Coast and London network we can offer you a rewarding, flexible and supportive role building long term professional relationships with CYP and their families. We are on an exciting improvement journey and can offer you a rewarding and supported role with our care group.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will manage a designated clinical caseload. Use clinical judgment and autonomous decision making about the specialist nursing care and management of children and young people with diabetes.

Provide leadership and direct line-management for a small team of staff supporting them to care for a caseload of children and young people.

Facilitate teamwork across the multidisciplinary team to deliver a high standard diabetes service to children, adolescents, families and carers.

Participate in a regular review of the responsibilities of the multidisciplinary team as a service provider, examining the structure and processes against all criteria identified in the Best Practice Tariff, National Paediatric Diabetes Audit and Peer review.

Assist the Lead Nurse and deputise in their absence.

The candidate will work cross-site within East Kent and will participate pro-rata in the Out of Hours telephone on-call service for children, young people and their families ensuring they have access to specialist diabetes advice.

You will mainly work within the hospital setting but the role may entail time within the home and the community enhancing established links with schools and other community groups and forging new ones. Dedicated children's diabetes clinics are established in five localities within the Trust whilst inpatient care following diagnosis is provided by the two busy children's wards on two main sites in Margate and Ashford.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered children's nurse
• Relevant first degree/evidence of working towards further education e.g. Specialist standalone modules at Masters level
• General paediatric nursing experience
• Significant experience as paediatric diabetes nurse specialist

Desirable

• Completed/undertaking Masters level education encompassing a specialist diabetes component

Personal attributes

Essential

• Can evidence good time keeping and attendance
• Can demonstrate commitment to working within a specialist service

Desirable

• Able to give examples of specialist projects and innovation

Experience

Essential

• Undertaken specialist diabetes course
• Demonstartes expertise in supporting children on intensive therapy and continuous glucose monitoring
• Demonstrates ability to teach others
• Demonstrates innovation and contribution to ongoing service development.
• Experience as preceptor/mentor
• Demonstrates understanding of national strategy/policy and how this relates to the service
• Evidence/awareness of Trust values
• Can evidence clinical competence in the use of diabetes related technology e.g. pumps and continuous glucose monitoring

Desirable

• Published articles/posters
• Practical experience of audit/research

Skills

Essential

• Able to work collaboratively and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills (writing, verbal, electronic)
• Self motivated and enthusiastic
• Ability to empower and inspire

Governance

Essential

• Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its application to practice

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN240LZ

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