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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
About
We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients.
Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements:
Clinically effective services
Safe services
The best possible experience for patients
We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.
Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Closed for applications on: 9-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 9-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Northampton General Hospital
- Address
- Cliftonville
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN1 5BD
- Major / Minor Region
- Northamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 30 hours per week (Further part time hours would be considered. Flexible working over three days Monday-Friday)
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pro rata / per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Paediatric diabetes
Job overview
We would like to open this post to RSCN, RN (child) and RN (adult) applicants. For those RN (adult) applicants, we would like to see experience of caring for children and young people in a healthcare or educational setting. Having knowledge of the different needs of this group of people is essential in meeting their holistic care needs. A genuine desire to practice in this specialised field is necessary together with evidence of ongoing learning.
The team of specialist children’s diabetes nurses provides skilled, comprehensive support to children and families in their own homes, special schools, hospital or community settings. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of evidenced based nursing care for children and young people ensuring every aspect of the child and families experience is delivered in a safe and efficient manner, working in partnership with wider MDT agencies.
The successful candidate will work as an advanced, highly specialised diabetes nurse within the paediatric team. They will assess, plan and deliver evidence-based care and education to children and young people (CYP) with diabetes and their families, formulating management plans to optimise patient care through adjusting diabetes management.
Advert
To be part of the Children's Diabetes multidisciplinary team delivering excellent evidence based practice. The role involves educating and supporting the children and their family from diagnosis, through transition to transfer to adult services.
Being a resource for the families and educational facilities to ensure excellent management of diabetes.
Working with the paediatric safeguarding team at NGH keeping the children and young people safe.
To take part in educating the children, young people and education facilities.
Capturing data for submission to audits.
Act as assessor/supervisor to students on placement with the team.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Takes responsibility to ensure that Professional Registration is up to date at all times and does not lapse or expire and to inform line management immediately with any concerns of if registration lapses or expires (all registered staff).
Supporting clinical Excellence
Undertake induction and competency programmes appropriate to the role.
Undertake specialist education training as required that will allow community nursing care to be delivered through new ways of working.
Act as a clinical expert and use own knowledge to develop and enhance the development, skills and competence of others.
Act as a clinical resource, mentor/assessor/supervisor/preceptor of learners and staff as required.
Actively promote and participate in clinical supervision/mentorship or equivalent support mechanisms.
Ensure that learners are provided with and encouraged to take advantage of learning outcomes that will enable them to meet their clinical placement outcomes and objectives.
Accept delegated line management responsibilities of other team members actively contributing to performance review and the appraisal and personal development planning process within the knowledge and skills framework.
To be able to identify and troubleshoot problems within the paediatric diabetes service with the aim of providing solutions
Plan and deliver specialist education/ training for nurses and other professionals.
Professional Responsibilities
Ensure that self and all nursing staff practice at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Practice, raising any concerns with the Lead Nurse, and action as directed.
Supporting Patient Excellence
Promote, develop and implement patient and public involvement, leading to service improvement.
Ensure that self and team members act at all times to provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promote quality, diversity and rights.
Identify child protection issues, which affect the child’s right as an individual.
To ensure that the child and their parents/carers have the necessary skills to enable them to manage their diabetes.
Participate in a seven day on-call service for children and young people and their families.
To work in partnership with the child and family to promote independence and normalisation.
To act as the child’s advocate, promoting their rights in accordance with national policy.
To encourage, promote and facilitate a smooth transition from paediatric to adult services
Quality Assurance and Monitoring
Ensure the delivery of care to patients meets the standards determined by the standards for better health.
Ensure that the highest standards of infection prevention and control are practiced at all times.
Contribute to the development of Trust and directorate policies, procedures, standards and guidelines and ensure compliance of self and others.
Participate in audits and the development and implementation of relevant action plans and implementation of changes as required.
Participate in the self-assessment review process.
Participate in research projects related to diabetes.
To play an active part in service redesign, and reconfiguration projects affecting change and new ways of working.
To act autonomously and make clinical decisions using evidence based practice within own area of expertise.
To keep up to date with new treatments and regimes.
Actively contribute to complex case, multidisciplinary team and network meetings
To ensure that key drivers such as the NSF for children and Every Child Matters are central to future service development.
To ensure that your clinical expertise is represented in forward planning systems eg ‘Shaping the Future’ exercise.
To ensure that NICE guidance and modern devices are factored into future care planning.
To ensure that new ways of working offer financial efficiency
People/Management Excellence
To promote effective communication channels both within the department /directorate and Trust, and outside agencies.
To manage a dedicated caseload of children / young people with diabetes independently without supervision.
Co-ordinate and develop team activities to ensure the delivery of a cost effective, efficient and quality service.
Keep the Head Nurse, Paediatrics informed of all the relevant issues affecting patient care e.g. risk, resources, staffing levels, skills and equipment needs.
Be aware of budgetary responsibilities and limitations; ensure resources are used effectively, assisting in managing resources within directorate budget.
Be aware of requirements of the Paediatric Diabetes Best Practice Tariff.
To establish and maintain effective communication in complex and demanding situations.
Promote and facilitate an inter-agency, multidisciplinary approach to care.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidence based care according to changing health needs and varying levels of complexity. This includes ensuring that the child’s holistic needs are met and the impact of the child’s care and condition is minimised and successfully integrated into their daily life
To assess the child’s condition and refer for medical opinion or admission to hospital when necessary.
Provide advice, education, support and information to parents/carers as required and involve parents/carers and the child’s family in the planning and delivery of care.
Establish and maintain effective communication with parents/carers.
Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
Receive reports from team members on progress and changes to individual’s clinical condition.
Facilitate effective communication and liaison with other disciplines as necessary to meet the needs of the child and family especially relating to care and discharge arrangements.
Ensure fully accurate and contemporaneous nursing records are written and maintained for each child/family.
Actively participate in the development and implementation of new ways of working, incorporating research-based practice in order to enhance ongoing care.
Act as a professional and clinical role model at all times.
Maximise use of clinical and staff resources, implementing best practice in admission and discharge.
Other information
The post holder may be required to carry out other relevant duties as required.
The post holder will adhere to the duties specified under the Staff Responsibilities of the NHS Constitution in their day to day work and behaviours.
The post holder will be expected to aspire to the Values of the Trust in their day to day work and behaviours in order to support the Trust in achieving its Vision.
The post holder will adhere to, at all times, any Professional, NHS Code of Conducts and legislation relevant for their area of work.
The post holders will make themselves familiar with, and adhere to at all times, the policies and procedures of the Trust, and their area of work.
The post holder will be expected to work to any Corporate/Division/Directorate/Department objectives and standards in order to provide an acceptable level of service.
The post holder will be expected to undertake training, including mandatory and role specific training, relevant to their role and ensure it is renewed as required
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
- Compassion
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courageous
- Accountable
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In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.
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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
Education, training and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse, RN Child, RSCN, RN Adult
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- Degree, or equivalent level of education or training, or working towards degree level education.
- Knowledge of child development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing qualification.
- Prescribing course.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven Post registration experience in caring for children with diabetes, either in a ward or community setting.
- Experience of prioritising caseloads.
- Evidence of autonomous working.
- An understanding of audit and research based practice.
- Demonstrates knowledge of current issues in nursing and children’s diabetes care.
- Relevant paediatric diabetes qualification or willing to undertake.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Awareness of managing change.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of detailed understanding of safe guarding issues.
- Sound teaching skills.
- Ability to work in acute and community environments.
- Able to participate in telephone on call duties in evenings and at weekends.
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in audit and research.
Key Competencies, Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users.
- Effective written, verbal and IT skills.
- Self-motivated and flexible.
- Ability to work in acute and community environments
- Ability to travel as required.
- Able to communicate effectively with people in varied social, cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Able to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with staff, children, families and associates.
- Ability to deliver difficult and complex information in a sensitive manner.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Haase
- Job title
- Lead Nurse, Children's Diabetes Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01604 545517
No longer accepting applications
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