Diabetes Support Technician - Band 3

at  United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team under the supervision and guidance of the diabetes specialist nurses, and will provide high quality, evidence-based care and support of people with diabetes within the acute inpatient setting.
Please note previous applicants need not apply.
The post holder will also undertake administrative duties designed to ensure the smooth running of the diabetes specialist nurse pump and technology service. This will require higher level inputting of data via Excel and other software programmes.
Diabetes is a complex condition that requires a multidisciplinary team whom are highly motivate and passionate about the quality of care that is delivered. This role is critical in the organisation and delivery of the Trusts technology service working alongside the diabetes specialist team. This role involves a combination of patient education, clinical support, administration task and coordination of care , for insulin pumps, CGMS and BGM.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Undertake a range of clinically specific skills appropriate to the delivery of diabetes care with the appropriate level of training and competence
Empower patients with Diabetes to manage their condition effectively
Participate in and contribute to effective teamwork.
Participate in an effective and quality learning environmen

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