Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Nurse who is a role model for our Trust Values, can work autonomously, be flexible in their approach, inspire others and has excellent organisational and leadership skills to join us as a Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist.Main duties of the jobWe welcome applications from those with a flexible, self-motivated, and dynamic approach to patient care, who have extensive post registration clinical experience and the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. In return, we can provide you with a supportive working environment, fantastic training, and opportunities for professional development.About usHere at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPromote and set high standards of professional nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust values, policies, protocols and guidelines. Provide professional nursing leadership to MDT within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and co-ordinate the service alongside the lead consultant and the other Band 7 nurses within the team. Take a leadership responsibility for a key service need. Continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. Act as a specialist clinical practitioner demonstrating developed clinical skills and knowledge. Support with the development of a service philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented and to participate in the development of nursing practice. Monitor any impact on the patient experience. Ensure that any patient quality and safety issues are addressed in a timely manner. This includes monitoring and evaluating standards of care by the clinical team and providing regular feedback to the specialty team on the standards of care. Implement evidence-based practice, identify, initiate, manage and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care and in particular any service changes following feedback from patients. Use information to inform Business Plans for the specialist area. Demonstrate awareness of national and local guidelines relating to specialty (e.g. NICE guidelines) and influence care developments in accordance with these.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Current RPN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications. BSc Degree in relevant field
Teaching qualification /experience with an accredited NMC mentorship course
Desirable
Master's degree Non-medical prescriber
ExperienceEssential
Minimum 2 years experience in diabetes care and management Minimum of 5 years post registration experience Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development Leadership development programme Evidence of change management with relevant management/leadership course Evidence of leading a team or projects and evidence of outcomes from this Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources Counselling and research awareness Clinical supervision - where applicable monthly attendance Independent prescriber Experience of undertaking nurse led clinics
Employer detailsEmployer namePortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustAddressQueen Alexandra Hospital Southwick Hill Road Cosham Portsmouth PO6 3LYAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. REF611Q
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