Job summaryA fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered Children's Nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Hospital Diabetes Team as a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse.
The Nottingham Children's Hospital looks after around 450 children and young people with diabetes. Approximately 70% of our patients are on insulin pumps, CGM and a variety of Hybrid Closed Loop Systems. We are nationally recognised and continue to achieve some of the best diabetes outcomes in the country.
Excellent team working, effective communication, being highly organised and motivated, in addition to previous experience in caring for children and young people with diabetes is desirable. The post holder will have post registration experience working with children in hospital, outpatients and/or community settings.
The new post holder will be trained and supported in learning about complex technology used in CYP with Type 1 Diabetes to enable them to hold a caseload of patients and manage their care in a variety of settings, give emergency advice and contribute to training other healthcare and educational professionals.
You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children and young people in inpatient and outpatient settings, liaise with families at home and provide education to school and nurseries.
Main duties of the jobIn addition to the summary above you will need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert.
You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care and the support and development of others. You will be an effective team player but also be able to plan and organise your own workload, possess excellent communication skills and an ability to teach families, schools and health professionals. You will work as part of a dynamic and forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop your career as a nurse specialist within this rapidly expanding service.
About usWith over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job responsibilitiesThe successful candidate will work as a specialist nurse within an established multi-professional team.
You will be hospital based supporting inpatient care, providing education and support for families. You will also support multi-professional clinics as well as seeing patients independently in nurse clinics.
You will provide clinical advice and support to families and schools to try and prevent deterioration in illness and reduce hospital admissions. You will provide education and support to nursery and school staff to enable children and young people to return to their usual routines.
You will be involved with starting patients on new technologies and providing patients and families with ongoing education and support to reduce the risk of short and long-term complications.
You will be required to undertake community visits and, therefore, will require a full UK driving licence and access to a car.
Person SpecificationOtherEssential- Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car
Training and QualificationsEssential- RN Child, RSCN
- NMC Registration
Desirable- Accredited diabetes course, or willingness to undertake
ExperienceEssential- Experience working with children and young people with diabetes
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable- Experience of dealing with complex safeguarding situations
Communication and Relationship SkillsEssential- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to demonstrate IT skills, use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Planning and Organisation SkillsEssential- Able to organise and prioritise a complex patient caseload
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
