Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse

The post holder will provide direct care to patients with diabetes in hospital according to the needs of the patients and their families. They will work autonomously as well as within the multi-disciplinary team, in order to provide expertise and education to all health care professionals and carers with whom the patient with diabetes may come into contact during an admission to hospital.
They will be expected to support healthcare professionals in the delivery of excellent in-patient care, improving safety, reducing risk and promoting patient self-management where appropriate.
The post holder will be expected to manage their own caseload. If the post holder is a non-medical nurse prescriber he/she will be expected to prescribe new diabetes therapies, both oral and injectable, insulin, and initiate therapy in an in-patient environment and adjust therapies as appropriate.
Duties will include advice on peri-operative insulin regimes and insulin dose adjustments, in accordance with current protocols and to support ongoing evaluation, and development of all protocols relating to in-hospital diabetes care., As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

If you are an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurse (level 1), with excellent communication and leadership skills, who has a proven interest in diabetes and diabetes care, then this is the vacancy for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurses (DISN) to join the multidisciplinary Diabetes Team at York Hospital. The post holder will be required to support the multidisciplinary diabetes team in the management of people with diabetes, primarily in the hospital in patient serviced but also support the out patients department.
There is much emphasis on patient empowerment for self-efficacy in the management of long-term conditions, and therefore the post holder will require excellent interpersonal skills. They will need to be able to motivate and lead others and act as an effective role model. The ability to be flexible, creative and adaptable are key personal attributes.
Candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the current clinical and professional issues affecting people with diabetes, incorporating high quality evidence in patient centred care. Additionally, they will demonstrate competency in teaching (patients and healthcare professionals), supervision of team members and sharing good practice. Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams is essential, while a post registration qualification in diabetes would be ideal.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
+ Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
+ 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
+ A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
+ A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
+ Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
+ NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
+ An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
+ Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages., Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.
Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.
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The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone or email [email protected].
Agile and Flexible Working
We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one - for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Relocation Package
The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.
A bit more about us and the surrounding area
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
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