Opportunity to lead and shape a vital community diabetes service, impacting the health outcomes of people living with Diabetes.
Supportive role in providing education and specialist knowledge to GP practice staff and other healthcare professionals.
Ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, enhancing professional development and teamwork.
Flexibility and variety in work, visiting different practices throughout the Vale of York area.
Access to a generous relocation package, facilitating a smooth transition for candidates moving to the area.
Generous holiday entitlement, with 27 days rising to 33 days based on service, promoting work-life balance.
The Lead Community Diabetes Nurse role at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust focuses on enhancing diabetes care within the community by collaborating with GP practice staff to facilitate recovery and improve patient outcomes. This position involves leading and managing the Community Diabetes specialist nursing team, providing education and support to healthcare professionals and patients, and ensuring effective communication throughout the care process. The nurse will hold a defined caseload primarily composed of practices with low annual diabetes review completion rates, and will be expected to perform non-medical prescribing.
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the role encompasses service development in primary care, collaboration with various healthcare specialists, and participation in the education and training of primary care staff. The Lead Community Diabetes Nurse will also contribute to research and auditing to improve service quality. The position offers a competitive benefits package, including access to the NHS Pension Scheme, generous holiday entitlements, relocation support, and various discounts and learning opportunities.
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the role encompasses service development in primary care, collaboration with various healthcare specialists, and participation in the education and training of primary care staff. The Lead Community Diabetes Nurse will also contribute to research and auditing to improve service quality. The position offers a competitive benefits package, including access to the NHS Pension Scheme, generous holiday entitlements, relocation support, and various discounts and learning opportunities.
This role is primarily to lead the Community diabetes service though recovery and transition, by supporting GP practice staff to improve routine diabetes care, leading to the achievement of the 8 care processes delivered in primary care and to support the completion of annual reviews.
To provide and shape a service which enables general practices to improve outcomes for people with Diabetes within the Vale of York.
As the Lead Community Nurse for Diabetes, you will support and manage the Community Diabetes specialist nursing team working in collaboration with the Lead Diabetes Nurse, offering specialist knowledge, support, advice and education in relation specifically to Diabetes, primarily to health care professionals but also to those living with Diabetes and their carers', where appropriate the post holder will be required to visit practices throughout the Vale of York geographical area.
The post holder will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload which will initially be comprised of practices achieving less than 50% of their annual diabetes reviews. The post holder will be required to be a non-medical prescriber.
The jobholder will play an essential role in assisting in the delivery and ongoing development of the diabetes service within primary care. They will work jointly with the medical and nursing team, and other health care professionals such as the dieticians and podiatrists.
The job holder will be professionally accountable to the Diabetes and Endocrinology Lead Nurse and will also be accountable and work collaboratively with the Lead Clinician for Diabetes and Endocrinology, regarding service development.
As an experienced nurse, the jobholder will ensure effective communication is maintained at all times, providing individual patient care and education to patients. He/she will play a key role in progressing with innovation care delivery in primary care and contribute to outreach services in community settings. The post holder will be expected to support the endocrine and diabetes team in the undertaking of high-quality audit and research designed to evaluate and improve the service.
There will be a focus on supporting educational needs in primary care, leading and developing education programmes to support ongoing training and development for primary care staff.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tara Kadis Job title: Lead Nurse - Diabetes Email address: Telephone number:
To provide and shape a service which enables general practices to improve outcomes for people with Diabetes within the Vale of York.
As the Lead Community Nurse for Diabetes, you will support and manage the Community Diabetes specialist nursing team working in collaboration with the Lead Diabetes Nurse, offering specialist knowledge, support, advice and education in relation specifically to Diabetes, primarily to health care professionals but also to those living with Diabetes and their carers', where appropriate the post holder will be required to visit practices throughout the Vale of York geographical area.
The post holder will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload which will initially be comprised of practices achieving less than 50% of their annual diabetes reviews. The post holder will be required to be a non-medical prescriber.
The jobholder will play an essential role in assisting in the delivery and ongoing development of the diabetes service within primary care. They will work jointly with the medical and nursing team, and other health care professionals such as the dieticians and podiatrists.
The job holder will be professionally accountable to the Diabetes and Endocrinology Lead Nurse and will also be accountable and work collaboratively with the Lead Clinician for Diabetes and Endocrinology, regarding service development.
As an experienced nurse, the jobholder will ensure effective communication is maintained at all times, providing individual patient care and education to patients. He/she will play a key role in progressing with innovation care delivery in primary care and contribute to outreach services in community settings. The post holder will be expected to support the endocrine and diabetes team in the undertaking of high-quality audit and research designed to evaluate and improve the service.
There will be a focus on supporting educational needs in primary care, leading and developing education programmes to support ongoing training and development for primary care staff.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tara Kadis Job title: Lead Nurse - Diabetes Email address: Telephone number:
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