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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
About
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well being. To ensure that we achieve this goal we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education.
Diabetes Care Technician
Accepting applications until: 08-Aug-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 08-Aug-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Brookfields Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- 351 Mill Road
- Tref
- Cambridge
- Cod post
- CB1 3DF
- Major / Minor Region
- Cambridgeshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Diabetes
Trosolwg o'r swydd
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Care Technician to join our Cambridge Team. If you have compassion, empathy with the ability to work automatously this is the opportunity for you.
You will be part of a multidisciplinary team and work under the supervision and guidance of The Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSN). Your primary responsibilities will include supporting insulin treatment, gathering and providing feedback on Blood Glucose Levels, training patients on medication, insulins, and equipment, downloading patient BGLs and information, setting up CGMs for DSNs to review, participating in DESMOND/Patient T2DM Education, and collecting initial information calls to provide comprehensive information to DSNs for informed triage. DCT for the Cambridge Team will be require to carry out home visits at the request of the DSN. Peterborough DCT will be expected to support the Consultant clinics running from the Healthy Living Centre.
The role includes promoting a better understanding of Diabetes for patients, their families and carers, and other agencies involved with the patient through education, support and counselling.
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To work as part of a team, under the supervision and guidance of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses, in the support and care of people with diabetes, in a primary care, community and domiciliary setting.
To work to empower people with diabetes to manage their own condition more
effectively and to ensure that the service meets the needs of all client groups.
To understand and support the needs of carers and liaise with other relevant agencies. To work with members of the multidisciplinary team as and when appropriate. To manage own caseload of patients who require ongoing management and support with complex diabetes needs.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- Work within own sphere of responsibilities and competencies.
Undertake agreed clinical activities with patients under the guidance of the Diabetes Specialist Nurse. - To prioritise and maintain own patient caseload and carry out delegated health care tasks.
- To undertake assessments on patients with Type 1 and 2 diabetes.
Initiate treatment, working with agreed protocols and review as required. - Record all findings in the clinical records and patient notes according to Trust policy.
- Report and document any changes and variations in the patient’s physiological , psychological or social status.
- To provide education and demonstrate the use of insulin pen devices, blood glucose monitoring equipment and subcutaneous injections.
- Deliver training/education to the MDT, students and other agencies.
- Evaluate learning and revise training according to feedback.
- Empower patients to manage their diabetes more effectively by delivering education, health promotion and the demonstration of any relevant equipment.
- Be a resource for service users to access and use community services and facilities.
- Set up and facilitate blood glucose technique/monitoring clinics with patients, including lifestyle and diet advice for patients and other health care workers.
- Resource and display relevant health promotion materials/leaflets.
Book rooms, arrange invitations, and arrange speakers for group training sessions. - Contribute to the planning, monitoring and review of service delivery by attending team briefings and any other relevant meetings.
- Be responsible for carrying out all administrative/clerical tasks required to ensure accurate and risk managed records.
- Take and record messages clearly, to action if appropriate or pass on to the relevant professional.
- Provide statistical returns, records and reports as requested and extract data for audit purposes as required.
- Maintain stock of equipment and materials and responsible for maintaining quality control and calibration of medical instruments and/or equipment used by this service.
- Participate and contribute to team meetings, case conferences and any other meetings relevant to the post.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
- Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
- Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
- Children and young people’s mental health services;
- Children’s community services in Peterborough;
- Social care;
- Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual young people/vulnerable adults, whatever their life circumstances
Self awareness
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Shows a realistic appreciation of the challenges of working with young people/vulnerable adults
Education/Qualification
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Good overall level of education
- Evidence of recent training/ development in diabetes management and diploma in Diabetes Care
Meini prawf dymunol
- Willingness to undertake a course to be an educator for structured patient education
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working in a nursing environment with patients with diabetes, in a community setting
- Experience of enabling clients/ patients to develop independence
- Experience of demonstrating/ teaching new skills to clients/ patients
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in health promotion
Skills & Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/clients, carers and other professionals
- To be able to help set up and run group education sessions
- Working effectively within a team and able to work alone in the community setting
- Good interpersonal skills
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of the NHS involvement service development
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to travel across the county, sometimes at short notice
- Flexibility. This role may involve some flexibility of working hours
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Jacky Eastwell
- Teitl y swydd
- Diabetes Clinical Lead
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
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