Role Summary
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and the documentation of paediatric diabetes nursing care.
- The post holder will have their own designated caseload as ‘keyworker’ for continuity of care and to ensure all children and young people with diabetes have met essential care processes to ensure optimal short- and long-term health outcomes. They will undertake the management of the care of their allocated group of patients and organise the provision of services.
- The post holder will work closely with the ward nursing team to identify and discuss the children’s needs and problems, with the parents or carers and other staff as appropriate, when hospitalised.
- The post holder will work closely with other members of the diabetes care team, ie: other Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse/s, Consultant Paediatrician/s, Dietitian/s, Psychologists and members of the Adult Diabetes Team.
- The post holder will provide out of hospital assessment of diabetes emergencies such as hyperglycaemia, ketosis or ketoacidosis or hypoglycaemia and make recommendations for the repatriation to hospital as part of their on-call advice. The child may also contact the team with non-diabetes emergencies whereby the post holder will be required to safeguard and provide onward referral to the correct team (CAMHS, MASH etc).
- The post holder will participate in clinical audit in their specialist area and be involved in research.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, experienced registered sick children’s nurse to join our Paediatric Diabetes Team for a permanent full-time contract as either an experienced Band 6 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse or as a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse in a Development post. We will accept applications from those without the post graduate qualification at diploma level in diabetes and provide the opportunity to complete this criteria as part of the developmental post before successfully progressing to Band 6.
The role of the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse is to provide specialist Nursing care, management, education and support to a defined caseload of children, young people (aged birth to 19yrs) and their families affected by diabetes. This may include type 1, type 2, cystic fibrosis related and monogenic types of diabetes. The post holder will be based at Wonford Hospital but there is a significant community element with home visits, nursery and school visits taking place around Devon.
We care for children and young people with diabetes aged 0 to 19 years. The successful applicant will have a wide and varied experience within acute Paediatrics. You will need to be highly motivated, committed, clinically competent, autonomous and able to manage the delivery of optimum care to children and their families in both community and acute settings.
Children with type 1 diabetes use a number of wearable technology devices (continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps) so there is significant use of multiple information technology systems and frequent fast paced technological advances occurring.
Working within the multi-disciplinary diabetes team, the post holder will learn and deliver all aspects of the Paediatric Diabetes service. The service provides a 7 day telephone advice from 9am - 5pm for families on a rota basis which the post holder will be a part of.
You will be able to demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities often in demanding situations, be able to action and motivate change within the service and have the ability to work at a senior Band 5 or Band 6 in line with the KSF.
Can you handle the responsibility? Do you feel you could offer the team the necessary qualities and skills needed for this role? Do you have what it takes to join and strengthen our team?
If you can honestly answer “Yes” to these questions then we want to hear from you.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Interview Date: Tuesday 27th February 2024.
For further information please contact: Heather Fisher, Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse on 01392 403727
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
