Due to promotion within the team, applications are invited for an experienced, dynamic lead nurse to manage the Tower Hamlet Community Diabetes Service/Barts and the Royal London Department of Diabetes & Metabolism, based at Mile End Hospital. You will be working within an enthusiastic team of Diabetes Nurse Specialists and other health care professionals, providing a leadership role within the team.

The post holder will focus on managing the smooth running of community diabetes across Tower Hamlet Brough, working with GP practices, delivering high quality diabetes care to patients living with Type 1 / Type 2 diabetes. The post holder will have specialist skills to work independently, providing management plans, treatment advice, and support for all adults with diabetes. Contribute to the enhancement of diabetes nursing by acting as a credible role model, educator, and expert clinician.

You will work collaboratively with external agencies involved in providing diabetes care to Tower Hamlet patients and attend diabetes network meetings, as well as stake holder meetings to ensure that service key performance indicators (KPIs) are met.

If have good time management organisational and communication skills, the ability to work autonomously, excellent leadership skills and a desire to deliver a high quality community diabetes service, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills, the post holder will be responsible for leading the on-going development of clinical practice and high quality standards of care and ensure safe treatment, referral, follow up and safe discharge of patients within the speciality of diabetes. The post holder will provide specialist advice in relation to care of people with diabetes and ensure the provision of range of educational and training programmes for the multidisciplinary team, patients, families and carers.

You will be a confident committed clinical leader who is driven by challenges and demonstrates personal resilience working in a fast moving and changing care environment. You should have experience of staff and change management, leading by example, motivating and empowering your team to ensure consistently high standard of care are set and delivered to patients living with diabetes.

You will provide specialist knowledge to support colleagues in the effective management of patients with diabetes within an integrated diabetes service setting. Provide ongoing professional and clinical leadership to deliver evidence based care as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post is an exciting opportunity to work within the speciality of diabetes, contributing primarily to the delivery of the adult diabetes service at Mile End Diabetes Care Centre and within GP practices in Tower Hamlet Borough.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• oSignificant, recent experience as a band 7 DSN in the community, primary care and/or inpatient setting.
• oExperience of change management, service improvement and service planning and development.
• oParticipation in nursing research and audit.
• oAwareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS.
• oExperience leading, managing and supervising nursing staff, students and AHPs
• oExperience of patient education to support self-management.

Skills

Essential

• oIs able to demonstrate understanding & empathy relating to the challenges facing the diabetic client
• oDemonstrates well developed verbal and written communication skills
• oIs computer literate
• oAble to demonstrate effective change management skills
• oDemonstrates excellent interpersonal skills
• oAbility to work autonomously as well as a member of the team
• oCan demonstrate using teaching/educational skills in their daily practice
• oEffective time management skills
• oEffective negotiation skills
• oIs able to use their own initiative
• oHas effective organisational skills
• oProvides highly specialised advice concerning the care and treatment of individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and its complications.
• oAble to give basic dietary advice to a patient with diabetes.

Knowledge

Essential

• oAbility to practice within the scope of the NMC code of Professional Conduct
• oAble to support others
• oKnowledge of audit and/or participated in audit projects
• oKnowledge of research and/or participated in research projects
• oKnowledge of insulin pumps.
• oKnowledge of diabetes management principles.

Qualifications

Essential

• oFirst level NMC registration
• oMentorship qualification .
• oPost graduate diabetes course or equivalent level of knowledge or experience
• oMSc in Diabetes or equivalent level of knowledge

Desirable

• oRecognised certificate in counselling.
• oIndependent Prescriber
• oTeaching and Assessing qualification

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Mile End Hospital

London

E1 4DG

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