Diabetes Care Technician

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Care Technician to join our Cambridge Team. If you have compassion, empathy with the ability to work automatously this is the opportunity for you.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team and work under the supervision and guidance of The Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSN). Your primary responsibilities will include supporting insulin treatment, gathering and providing feedback on Blood Glucose Levels, training patients on medication, insulins, and equipment, downloading patient BGLs and information, setting up CGMs for DSNs to review, participating in DESMOND/Patient T2DM Education, and collecting initial information calls to provide comprehensive information to DSNs for informed triage. DCT for the Cambridge Team will be require to carry out home visits at the request of the DSN. Peterborough DCT will be expected to support the Consultant clinics running from the Healthy Living Centre.

The role includes promoting a better understanding of Diabetes for patients, their families and carers, and other agencies involved with the patient through education, support and counselling.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a team, under the supervision and guidance of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses, in the support and care of people with diabetes, in a primary care, community and domiciliary setting.

To work to empower people with diabetes to manage their own condition moreeffectively and to ensure that the service meets the needs of all client groups.

To understand and support the needs of carers and liaise with other relevant agencies. To work with members of the multidisciplinary team as and when appropriate. To manage own caseload of patients who require ongoing management and support with complex diabetes needs.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.