Advanced Clinical Practice Diabetes Specialist Nurse

This is a clinical leadership role in the team providing scope for innovative work with Primary Care Partners, Acute Providers and Community Nursing development. Within the team, supporting the development of the DSN role including with prescribing.
Why work for our team?
Our team consists of DSNs and Diabetes Specialist Dietitians (DSD), with support from a Consultant Diabetologist.
The service also employs 3 PCN DSDs who each work 1 day in the HCDS.
The DSDs deliver the X-PERT education program which has won national awards for patient outcomes in the last three years.
There are opportunities for flexible working as you will be provided with the tools to deliver virtual consultations, but you will also be expected to travel around the Hounslow Borough visiting GP practices as required.
Support will be provided by the HCDS Manager and the Divisional Manager for Planned Care.
Further opportunities for training and personal development will also be available for this role., As part of our team, your role will:
· Lead the DSN service supporting best practice in Type 2 Diabetes in the community.
· Work closely with patients, other specialists including the Consultant DSN employed by NWL ICB, Primary Care colleagues, and Community Teams to improve the health outcomes of people with Type 2 Diabetes.
· Lead and develop the partnership working with Primary Care and the Acute Hospital to maximise patient outcomes.
· Provide support to the Consultant DSN in providing GP training in Diabetes on PITstop courses.
· Assist with supporting diabetes-related projects within the trust such as insulin education for Health Care Support workers; representation at PCN level supporting Fuller Report working groups to improve health inequalities.
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We have an exciting opening for an experienced and motivated candidate to join our Hounslow Community Diabetes Service (HCDS) based at Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.