Diabetes Specialist Nurse / Intermediate Care Education | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Our intermediate role bridges between the community diabetes services and hospital diabetes services of West Kent, with a focus on education, diabetes technologies, supporting discharge and reducing avoidable admissions.

The ideal candidate would be a experienced diabetes specialist nurse, or diabetes pratitioner currently working in primary / community care or a complex care nurse with diabetes responsibilities.

The role requires the ability to work independently to a high standard, be highly self motivated, organised and enthusiatic about the delivery and organisation of diabetes care between primary and secondary care.

This role supports smooth transition of patients to there own homes and nursing / residential homes that might need access to diabetes technology and education to support this transition. This role also provides priority reviews for type 2 patients that have had delayed community review.

We are looking for an innovative, ambitious and forward thinking diabetes nurse to help us drive improvements within service delivery.

A driving licence is essential for this role.

We are particularly interested to hear from Diabetes Specialist Nurses or Practice nurses with community and/or education experience.

We are a friendly team and a team who would support anyone new to our service.

You will act in this role as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of people with diabetes; providing education and training in a variety of settings.

To be shortlisted applicants will need to detail in their supporting information how they can demonstrate the essential requirements of the experience and skills section of the personal specification.

"Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible"

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust's 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)