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Location

Epsom, Surrey | United Kingdom

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Job description

The expectations within this job description will be met through professional leadership, clinical management, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research.

The post holder will ensure that high quality nursing care is delivered within their designated clinical area.

The post holder will assist in setting the standards of clinical practice, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, and will monitor patient outcomes.

The post holder will have ongoing responsibility for the operational effectiveness of their designated clinical area, being present in their clinical area, in conjunction with the Lead Diabetes Specialist Clinician

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivatedBand 7 Diabetes SpecialistNurseto join our dynamic and friendly Diabetes team.

You will be joining our well-established and expanding team, which offers a range of diabetes specialist services including Continuous Glucose Monitoring, insulin pump services, structured education courses (BERTIE), MDT foot services, Young Person clinics and diabetes antenatal clinics.

Our team consists of diabetes specialist nurses, diabetes dietitians, specialist psychologist, diabetes podiatrists and our diabetes consultants. You will be working closely with the community diabetes services.

Our diabetes in-patient service continues to expand in line with the increasing number of people with diabetes. An interest in inpatient diabetes care and management is essential for this post.

The successful applicant must have prior experience in caring for people with diabetes. You must be self-motivating, organised, computer literate and able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with a commitment to continued personal development.

The successful candidate would be expected to work within the team of diabetes specialist nurses providing care for in-patients and outpatients with diabetes. The role will also include delivering education sessions to ward nurses and health care assistants and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely and safe discharge for patients with diabetes.

About the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Diabetes Specialist Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier.

This advert closes on Monday 26 Feb 2024

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