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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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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.

Contact

Address: Elizabeth House; Fulbourn Hospital; Fulbourn; Cambridge; Cambridgeshire; CB21 5EF
Contact Number: 0800 953 7016

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Ref: 310-MOPAC-6756141 Vacancy ID: 6756141

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Healthy Living Centre
Address: Princes Street
Town: Peterborough
Postcode: PE1 2QP
Major / Minor Region: Cambridgeshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Diabetes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

Work collaboratively with the team and professional leads to support professional and practice developments including CPFT clinical supervision framework
Work autonomously to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, providing specialist advice and actively seeking evidence based practice which improves the quality of care and meets the needs of patients.
To manage a significant caseload of patients with complex diabetes, managing individual programmes of care working with patients for self management of their diabetes.
Provide Community Nurse Led clinics within general practice.
Work within the MDT Diabetes Team supporting general practice within virtual Review Clinics.
Work proactively to prevent admission to secondary care.
To promote and advance non medical nurse prescribing for the benefit of people with diabetes.
Develop care plans and treatment protocols for patients with diabetes in primary care.
Involvement in clinical audit, present and evaluate said audits.
Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
The post holder must adhere to the Trust Risk Assessment and Risk Management Processes
The post holder must adhere to Infection Control Policies and Procedures.
It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the NMC and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis and be responsible for the management of and reporting on individual and team performance indicators and development of remedial action plans as required, The post holder must also participate in clinical and other audits as required.
We will need T1 / Pump and possibly also Young Persons experience.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

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.

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.

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 / Qualifications

Essential criteria

First level registration ENB 928 or equivalent in diabetes nursing
ENB 998 or teaching certificate or experience in training and education
Evidence of degree level learning
Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

Degree in health related subject
Non medical prescriber Diabetes educator in DESMOND / PDAC or Equivalent
Counselling qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in managing complex diabetes
Experience in providing specialist education to patients, nurses and other health care professionals Ability to run own caseload in different settings.

Desirable criteria

Experience in audit/research/project management
Experience of working in a community setting

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Evidence of expert clinical skills including understanding of insulin pump therapy, structured education programmes and newer diabetes therapies
Standard/advanced keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint . (it is best to be specific i.e. is it for data entry, analysis, formulas, creating a data base)
Report writing skills
Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.

Desirable criteria

Staff management skills
Ability to use SystmOne

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues •
Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
Has a good understanding of the Safeguarding agenda
Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment
Is up-to-date with legislation and current events