The job will be initially as part of the inpatient diabetes team, helping to assess and plan care for patients with diabetes in hospital. The candidate will need to be able to work on their own and as part of a wider team.

Have you got a keen interest in diabetes nursing? Looking for your next step? Diabetes nursing is important now, more than ever before.

Diabetes services across University Hospitals Dorset are seeking to recruit a motivated, caring registered nurse who is passionate and committed to delivering safe and effective care to their patients. The Band 6 Diabetes Nurse Specialist works as part of an admission avoidance service, providing inpatient, outpatient and community services for patients with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, transitional diabetes and secondary diabetes.

As a team, we provide highly specialised, expert assessment and review of patients with diabetes. This involves education for patients, relatives, and health care professionals, with emphasis on self-management and optimization of diabetes therapy. Patients are using wearable technology more frequently to help them manage their diabetes and we plan to increase this use over the next few years.

Rota: Rotational weekend working is required

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Bournemouth, but you will be require to work across sites.

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• Recognised teaching qualification

Desirable

• Academic Level 6/7 Diabetes course

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 3 years experience post qualification
• Demonstrable experience of diabetes care

Knowledge

Essential

• Developments in diabetes initiatives and treatments at national and local levels
• Diabetes specialist knowledge

Personal attributes

Essential

• Highly motivated
• Flexible to the needs of the service

Language requirement

Essential

• Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals

Castle Lane

Bournemouth / Poole

BH7 7DW

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