Paediatric Diabetes Lead Specialist Nurse

Job summary
An exciting opportunity to provide high standard care to children and families with Diabetes. You will work collaboratively with, and lead a team of Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurses. You will work alongside an experienced paediatric consultant with specialist expertise in Diabetes. An extended multidisciplinary team will also be on hand to offer support. The post holder will work across the UHCW and Rugby St Cross site, whilst occasionally needing to attend meetings within community settings.

The post holder will be involved in developing and delivering expert patient-centred care based on local and national guidance. Care delivered will include patient assessment, planning and implementing of specialist care, provision of advice/support and education in collaboration with the wider MDT including child protection/safeguarding teams.

The post holder will be involved in audit, assist in leading a small team, participate in network meetings and provide education to medical and nursing staff within the unit in order to improve quality and enhance care delivery.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job
The post holder is an expert clinical practitioner in paediatric diabetes, working autonomously as a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). They will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of paediatric diabetes clinical pathways, ensuring the provision of high-quality, patient-centred care that achieves excellent clinical outcomes. The post holder will fulfil the integrated roles of clinician, educator, researcher, and leader, providing expert care, professional leadership, and strategic direction to support the delivery of specialist paediatric diabetes services.

About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Coordinate the care of CYP with diabetes, providing specialist assessment, treatment and ongoing management across the care pathway.
• Manage an autonomous caseload, delivering child-focused and family-centred care in hospital, community, educational and home settings.
• Lead nurse-led clinics, undertake comprehensive assessments, formulate management plans and interpret specialist investigations.
• Independently adjust insulin regimens and support advanced diabetes therapies, including insulin pump management, in line with Trust policies and competencies.
• Provide specialist advice and support to CYP, families, carers and healthcare professionals in the management of routine and complex diabetes needs.
• Act as a patient advocate, supporting informed decision-making, self-management and navigation of healthcare services.
• Deliver timely specialist support during periods of acute illness, crisis or increased clinical need.
• Work collaboratively with acute, community, network and regional services to ensure seamless, coordinated care.
• Promote health education, wellbeing and self-management, empowering CYP and families to manage diabetes effectively.
• Support the delivery of effective transition services between paediatric and adult diabetes teams.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, including use of relevant electronic systems and the Diamond database.
• Support National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) submissions and promote high standards of data quality.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people, participating in safeguarding activities and meetings as required.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and act as a positive clinical role model.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Current Professional Registration with NMC, either RN Child or equivalent.
• Degree level qualification.
• Masters Degree or equivalent experience
• Speciality qualification in Diabetes.
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber (as per professional regulatory guidance).
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.

Desirable

• Paediatric Health Assessment Course or willingness to undertake.
• Leadership qualification/training.

Experience
Essential

• High level of clinical competency and experience working with children and young people with Diabetes.
• Experience in working autonomously and managing own workload.
• Significant clinical experience in a paediatric acute care setting.
• Participation in Diabetes networks.
• Experience of case load management.
• Experience of clinical teaching.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work in highly demanding environment.
• Experience in collaborative working with multidisciplinary team.
• Undertaken audit/research and implemented recommendations.

Desirable

• Experience of change management and service development.
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level.
• Resource Management
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Knowledge
Essential

• Expert in Diabetes care, including the use of diabetes treatment technologies such as Hybrid Closed Loop insulin pumps.
• Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development.
• Knowledge of national and local NHS agenda/policy/guidance/ integrated care boards and implications in relation to Diabetes care in children and young people.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Action learning and other methods of staff development.

Skills
Essential

• Clinical competencies for expanded practice within Diabetes care eg clinical examination, history taking and non-medical prescribing.
• High level clinical skills and techniques relevant to speciality.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Developed IT skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Highly developed communication, influencing, negotiating skills and sharing of information.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to be an innovative and effective decision-maker.
• Ability to deal with sensitive/challenging/complex and stressful situations.
• Ability to undertake audit and critically analyse data.
• Ability to lead and manage a team.

Desirable

• Extended/enhanced clinical skills.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness.
• Demonstrate ability to assess, diagnose, interpret investigations and develop a clinical management plan for patients.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).