Specialist Diabetes outreach Nurse- Maternity Leave cover

• Demonstrate competency in the development of individualised management plans for a patient with diabetes in inpatient andcommunity settings.
• To support the principle of self-management for people with diabetes and sign-post people to information and support toencourage informed decision making about living with diabetes and managing life events (e.g. peer reviewed structured educationprogrammes).
• Support the person with diabetes in setting realistic goals and in theachievement of those goals. This is often in unique circumstances.
• To support and provide training to NCIC staff in all settings in relation to management of diabetes. This may be acute wards,residential homes, district nursing teams or GP practice.
• Establish, maintain and titrate insulin regimes, and where appropriate review for discontinuation of insulin.
• Be aware of national and local guidance and training requirement on insulin safety.
• Demonstrate awareness of the importance of daily foot checks in those with poor mobility, the frail and the bedbound.
• Be familiar with the person with diabetes' treatment regimen and device or delivery systems

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

Essential

• Significant general nursing experience within the NHS
• To have detailed knowledge of all aspects of diabetes and associated risk factors.
• To have the ability to work autonomously, efficiently and professionally locality wide visiting patients in General Practice surgeries, Health centres, community and acute hospitals and emergency home
• Experience of teaching adults
• General IT skills including experience of windows based software and MS Office
• Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
• Up to date knowledge of the developments in diabetes care

Essential

• Degree level education
• NMC registration
• Basic qualification/short courses in specialist area (Diabetes e.g. Warwick Course A205, CIDC, Bradford Diabetes course) or willing to work toward

Essential

• Demonstrable clinical skills within specialist area, including physical assessment skills and basic life support
• Ability to obtain and evaluate information to aid decision making.
• Confident, diplomatic, good organisational ability, pleasant disposition, able to work in isolation but part of a team, co-operative & flexible, able to deal with difficult/emotional situations