Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
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Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
We are seeking a Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our well-established, highly regarded multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an award-winning service at the forefront of diabetes care for children and young people, including the use of advanced technologies such as closed loop insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring.
The team provides care across Calderdale and Huddersfield. Our service operates from the newly developed Rainbow Community Hub in Elland, offering a modern and supportive working environment.
Key Responsibilities
- To provide evidence-based specialist care to children, young people, and their families with Type 1 and 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.
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We are a diverse, dynamic team that has 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.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lola Duncan
- Job Title: Paediatric Community Matron
- Email Address: Lola.Ducan@cht.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07721110722
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