Paediatric Diabetic Nurse Specialist, Band 6

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us as a Band 6 nurse to add to the current Paediatric Diabetes Team. Contracted hours 37.5 hours per week.
The Paediatric Diabetes team currently look after 275 children and young people with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. The team have a collaborative approach to care with good working relationships within the multi-disciplinary team.
The team supports inpatients based at Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) and outpatient clinics based at GHNHSFT and Cheltenham General Hospital and Cirencester Hospital.
The diabetes team deliver structured education at diagnosis for children and young people and their families as well as ongoing education. The team also deliver education for ward staff, doctors, nurseries, schools and other health care professionals.
As a nurse working within a specialist team, you will hold NMC registration.
As a member of the paediatric diabetes team, you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, holistic evidence-based care to children, young people and their families.
You will need to have relevant diabetes experience, however diabetes training will be given. Excellent communication skills and the ability to assess physical and mental health in children and their families is essential.
A comprehensive understanding of safeguarding procedures is required.
All new staff will have an induction programme and assigned mentors within the team. Ongoing, continuous, professional development is an expectation of all staff.

To act as an advocate for children and young people with diabetes.
Provide an effective, holistic and developmental approach to diabetes care from infancy to adolescence, within the acute and outreach setting and in conjunction with the specialist consultant and the adult diabetes service; providing a cross county service.
To support and participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of high quality nursing care.
Work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
To manage a caseload of patients within a defined area.
To act as an autonomous practitioner within the trust, providing a local link to the wider networks for identified speciality.
To provide training in all aspects of paediatric diabetes care to all members of multi-disciplinary teams in secondary and primary care