Paediatric Diabetes Nurse

Candidates must be able to demonstrate clinical knowledge and the ability to work on their own initiative, automnously and as part of the multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with the Paediatric consultants, Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Speciaslist to ensure the delivery of specialist advice, the appropriate care and management of children within the diabetes service and maintaining the standards for the Paediatric Best Practice Tariff., The post holder will work in conjunction with the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse and other members of the multi disciplinary team, to enable the development of services for children with diabetes and their families. Identifying needs and facilitating the implementation of services within agreed standards to meet the best practice tariff, the National Service Framework for diabetes and NICE Guidelines.
The post holder will participate in the on-call rota at weekends and bank holidays, to meet the best practice tariff.
The post holder will work towards the development of the service in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist, clinicians and other service users.
The post holder will contribute to influencing all aspects of care and management of patients within the specialty
The post holder will promote the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, prioritizing and utilizing research in every day practice.
The provision of specialist advice and management plan for patients with complex care needs. In addition to ensuring that primary carers have the required skills and knowledge, so that the highest standards of care can be made available to the maximum number of patients.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality., As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

NHS AfC: Band 6
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department., Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live