Diabetes Specialist Nurse
- NHS
- Part Time
- Abergavenny
- 37898.00 - 45637.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse position at Nevill Hall Hospital Diabetes centre, to join our dynamic Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our Diabetes team. We value personal qualities such as compassion, kindness and the willingness to be flexible in order to meet the needs of the service. We are keen to foster support and provide training opportunities for personal development.
Main duties of the job
- Act as advocate for patients, healthcare staff and the healthcare department.
- To provide professional, clinical, and operational leadership and support to healthcare professionals.
- Responsibility for the formulation and management of clinical action plans.
- Responsibility for clinical audit.
- To provide leadership and support within primary/secondary care with the delivery of diabetes management.
- To maintain and promote accurate record keeping and documentation following national and professional standards and local protocols and policies.
- To collect and input clinical data to clinically based computer systems: to access and utilise all available clinical information to support care planning and patient management.
- To ensure effective and safe medicines management processes are adhered to.
- To support patients with insulin pumps and continuous monitoring technology.
- To plan and provide education for patients with diabetes, to enable them to self-manage their condition.
- Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance, and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NMC registration with experience
Desirable
- Experience in working at outpatient or hospital settings within local health boards
Qualifications
Essential
- Has relevant diabetes modules or equivalent post registration modules
Desirable
- Non Medical prescriber or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working at hospital or outpatient settings within local trusts or Health Boards
Desirable
- Has experience in managing patients with diabetes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Nevill Hall Hospital
Brecon Road
Abergavenny
NP7 7EG
