Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk, We are looking for a Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to come and work within our established multi-disciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to join an award winning team who have vast experience in the recent advancements in diabetes care for children and young people with type 1 diabetes, including closed loop pumps and CGM.
The team cover both Calderdale and Huddersfield, however the post will initially be in the Huddersfield area. The team are based at the new Rainbow Community Hub in Elland.
This role involves visiting patients in their own homes and visiting schools on a regular basis and therefore a car is essential for the role, To provide evidence based specialist care to children, young people and their families with Type 1 Type 2 diabetes in Calderdale and Huddersfield
To manage your own caseload of patients and to make clinical decisions on a daily basis, involving altering insulin doses, offering telephone support to children, young people and their families, as well as supporting school staff and other professionals
To attend multidisciplinary clinics on a weekly basis,
To attend MDT meetings within the team as well as regional Nursing Network meetings
To attend multidisciplinary meetings supporting children that require safeguarding intervention
To commence pump starts and provide continued support and information to the children on pump therapy
To provide structured education to families and relevant professionals involved in the care of the children and young people
To be involved in compiling audit data

Working for our organisation
We are a diverse, dynamic team that have been innovative over recent years and aim to provide high quality care to our patients and their families. We are compassionate towards one another and provide support and empathy when necessary., You will be responsible for managing your own caseload alongside the dietitian and patient advocate. You will also be responsible for supporting patients that are in our transition service alongside our adult colleagues and attending the evening transitional clinics.
You will attend regular follow up clinics, new patient clinics and nurse led clinics as well as visiting patients at diagnosis on the ward, and continuing their education in the community setting
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £42.90, Standard £22.90 or Basic £22.90) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £13 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
If you have any questions please contact [email protected] for assistance.