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Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

On-site in London·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 a year

About £3,170 - £3,630 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, London
Contract
Permanent, full-time hours
Closing date
Apply by Wednesday 18 November
Commute
Cycle to work scheme

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Registered Sick Children’s Nurse/ Registered RN (Child)
  • Relevant 1st degree or equivalent
  • Mentorship Course or equivalent
  • Up to date registration with the NMC
  • Experience of delivering teaching/education
  • IT literate including use of Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint

Nice to have

  • Specialist Clinical Course
  • Experience of working in a relevant area
  • Experience of being involved in clinical audit and evaluation
  • Experience of attending Paediatric Diabetes clinics

The role

The Paediatric Diabetes Service at Barts Health currently manages over 700 children and young people with diabetes. We provide expert management of complex Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes in childhood and adolescence, rare forms of monogenic diabetes and neonatal diabetes. Our multidisciplinary diabetes team provides a service for children and young people aged 0-19 years. The post holder will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team in ensuring achievement of the best practice tariff for paediatric diabetes.

We currently have a permanent full time position for the role of Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse (PDSN). We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated professional to join our well-established paediatric diabetes nursing team. The PDSN is a varied role working within both the acute and community spheres. You will work closely with the children’s wards at our three sites (The Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital and Newham Hospital), as well as schools and community teams throughout East London. You will be supporting children, young people and their families from diagnosis through to our comprehensive transition programme. 

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, forward thinking paediatric nurses to help further develop the team. Energy, enthusiasm and a passion for supporting patients and their families living with diabetes will be vital. 

What you'll do

The Paediatric Diabetes service will deliver a seamless service and provide the highest level of expert nursing care to children and young people with diabetes, and their families, in line with agreed standards including the National Service Framework for Children and NICE guidelines.

The post holder will assist in the continued development of the Paediatric Diabetes service and work in close conjunction with their Manager and the named Paediatricians for Endocrinology. 

The post holder will ensure that the aims and objectives of the Paediatric Diabetes service are delivered and implemented to continually improve the standard of care that children receive.

The post holder will be an advocate for children and young people with diabetes, and their families, promoting child focussed, family centred care and act as a resource for the multi-agency team.

The post holder will have knowledge of the Senior Management Team and the development of the strategic plan for the Paediatric Diabetes service, taking into account the continuous quality improvement programme, to ensure the delivery of an efficient and cost-effective service in line with Best Practice Tariff.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Barts Health NHS Trust

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In their own words

About the company & team

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Additional information

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful. 

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. 

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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