Diabetes Specialist Nurse | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic community diabetes specialist nurse (CDSN) to join our community Diabetes multidisciplinary team. The role will work closely with the SSMTR ( Supplementary Substance Misuse, Treatment and Recovery) Liverpool project to provide the delivery and development of a multi-modal clinic in the four drug and alcohol centres within Liverpool Place., Together with the other members of the multidisciplinary team, the post will provide diabetes care to patients with specialist diabetes needs, facilitating a smooth and safe journey for this cohort of people. If you are innovative, talented and adaptable with excellent communication skills and would like to be part of a forward-thinking team then come and join us.

The post holder will work closely with theSSMTR ( Supplementary Substance Misuse, Treatment and Recovery) Liverpool Project and the community teams for Respiratory, Liver, Cardiovascular and Kidney Health Teams.

The role will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the Multi-Professional team, patients and carers within the project.

The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team working collaboratively to develop services and quality of care delivered.

The post holder will carry responsibility for a defined case load, and this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.

Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.

Deliver nurse-led clinics (within Speciality).

Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs.

Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.

Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.

To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.

To lead the specialist diabetes contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care.

To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, in Community Respiratory, Liver, Cardiovascular and Kidney Health Teams, and colleagues in the SSMTR (Supplementary Substance Misuse, Treatment and Recovery) Liverpool Project to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.

The successful applicant must have prior experience in caring for people with diabetes, in a community setting. You must be self-motivating, organised, computer literate and able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.