Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Diabetes Clinical Lead Nurse
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East and North Herts Diabetes Service
East and North Herts Diabetes Service is a nurse led service. We are looking for a highly motivated expert Diabetes Specialist Clinical Lead Nurse with a strong desire to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes to work 30 hours per week - 08:30 to 16:30 across 4 days.
Role Description
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in diabetes specialist nursing and have the skills and experience to provide strong professional leadership and inspire a team of specialist nurses and dietitians and to provide expertise to the wider clinical staff within East and North Hertfordshire.
Ideally you will be an independent nurse prescriber with a strong understanding of the legal and professional issues surrounding this role. You will be a champion of patient structured education and working knowledge of the DAFNE programme will be an advantage.
The postholder will need excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to facilitate clinical staff development both within the team and for appropriate staff in the wider Trust.
You will also be a key stakeholder for the diabetes provision across the Central East Integrated Care System working in conjunction with representatives from the local acute Trusts, primary care and other providers of diabetes care to shape the strategic direction of provision.
Responsibilities
- Provide strong professional leadership, advice, support, and direction to the E&N Diabetes Service in the planning, coordination and evaluation of the service, liaising with Diabetes Dietetic Lead, Operational Lead and Assistant Operational Lead where appropriate
- Be professionally accountable for the Diabetic Specialist Nurses (DSN’s) within the E&N Diabetes Service including clinical supervision, training needs and professional accountability
- Deliver a minimum of one clinical session per week (pro rata) within E&N Hertfordshire
- Actively contribute to the ICB Diabetes work stream ensuring that appropriate links are established and maintained with the Herts Valleys Integrated Diabetes Service (HIDS) and ENHT Diabetes Service to ensure all national initiatives are delivered locally
- Provide strategic diabetes clinical leadership for HCT within East and North Hertfordshire
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Additional Information
HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Abby Cox
- Job title: Diabetes and Podiatry Operational Lead
- Email address: abby.cox1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07827936504
Lynne Cross, Planned Care Pathway Lead
07770 981624
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