Diabetes Specialist Nurse inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 12 JUN 2024

Knowledge of the relevant policy relating to diabetes services.
Job summary

  • An exciting opportunity has arisen for fixed term 1 year Maternity cover band 6 DSN cover .
  • To work as a member of the multidisciplinary diabetes care team in hospital.
  • Provide education, advice and support to inpatients and outpatients with diabetes and their carers, under the supervision of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses.
  • The role of this will include supporting patients in a variety of clinics such as pregnancy and diabetes clinics and new patient clinics.
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team to promote integrated care for inpatients within the diabetes care.
Main duties of the job

  • To provide a high standard of diabetes care. To act in a consultative role to patients, relatives, and health professionals on the management of diabetes mellitus.
  • The post holder will utilise skills to assess and identify inpatient needs and implement delivery of appropriate individualised care for people with diabetes.
  • The post holder will take daily responsibility for managing a defined caseload, with the support of existing nursing and medical staff.
  • Specialist holistic advice and education will be provided for in patients and their carers, referring on as appropriate for follow up care on discharge.
About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma.

Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.

The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

  • Must be an RN/RGN with first level degree
Desirable

  • Relevant Teaching and Mentoring course
Experieince

Essential

  • At least 3 years' post registeration experience experience
  • Previous experience caring
Desirable

  • Experience of teaching
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise work according to needs
  • Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care according to their needs
  • Excellentcommunication skills and abel to negoitate
  • Computer Literate
  • Sound knowledge of the care needs for people with diabetes
Knowlegde

Essential

  • Ability towork well under pressure
  • Non-judgemental
  • Knowledge of the relevant policy relating to diabetes services
  • Able to manage caseload
Other

Essential

  • Motivated and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
  • demonstrates a sensitive and caring approach to patient care
Person Specification
Qualification and Training

Essential

  • Must be an RN/RGN with first level degree
Desirable

  • Relevant Teaching and Mentoring course
Experieince

Essential

  • At least 3 years' post registeration experience experience
  • Previous experience caring
Desirable

  • Experience of teaching
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise work according to needs
  • Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care according to their needs
  • Excellentcommunication skills and abel to negoitate
  • Computer Literate
  • Sound knowledge of the care needs for people with diabetes
Knowlegde

Essential

  • Ability towork well under pressure
  • Non-judgemental
  • Knowledge of the relevant policy relating to diabetes services
  • Able to manage caseload
Other

Essential

  • Motivated and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
  • demonstrates a sensitive and caring approach to patient care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

SW17 0QT

Employer's website
Job summary

  • An exciting opportunity has arisen for fixed term 1 year Maternity cover band 6 DSN cover .
  • To work as a member of the multidisciplinary diabetes care team in hospital.
  • Provide education, advice and support to inpatients and outpatients with diabetes and their carers, under the supervision of the Diabetes Specialist Nurses.
  • The role of this will include supporting patients in a variety of clinics such as pregnancy and diabetes clinics and new patient clinics.
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team to promote integrated care for inpatients within the diabetes care.
Main duties of the job

  • To provide a high standard of diabetes care. To act in a consultative role to patients, relatives, and health professionals on the management of diabetes mellitus.
  • The post holder will utilise skills to assess and identify inpatient needs and implement delivery of appropriate individualised care for people with diabetes.
  • The post holder will take daily responsibility for managing a defined caseload, with the support of existing nursing and medical staff.
  • Specialist holistic advice and education will be provided for in patients and their carers, referring on as appropriate for follow up care on discharge.
About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma.

Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.

The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

  • Must be an RN/RGN with first level degree
Desirable

  • Relevant Teaching and Mentoring course
Experieince

Essential

  • At least 3 years' post registeration experience experience
  • Previous experience caring
Desirable

  • Experience of teaching
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise work according to needs
  • Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care according to their needs
  • Excellentcommunication skills and abel to negoitate
  • Computer Literate
  • Sound knowledge of the care needs for people with diabetes
Knowlegde

Essential

  • Ability towork well under pressure
  • Non-judgemental
  • Knowledge of the relevant policy relating to diabetes services
  • Able to manage caseload
Other

Essential

  • Motivated and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
  • demonstrates a sensitive and caring approach to patient care
Person Specification
Qualification and Training

Essential

  • Must be an RN/RGN with first level degree
Desirable

  • Relevant Teaching and Mentoring course
Experieince

Essential

  • At least 3 years' post registeration experience experience
  • Previous experience caring
Desirable

  • Experience of teaching
Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise work according to needs
  • Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care according to their needs
  • Excellentcommunication skills and abel to negoitate
  • Computer Literate
  • Sound knowledge of the care needs for people with diabetes
Knowlegde

Essential

  • Ability towork well under pressure
  • Non-judgemental
  • Knowledge of the relevant policy relating to diabetes services
  • Able to manage caseload
Other

Essential

  • Motivated and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
  • demonstrates a sensitive and caring approach to patient care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

SW17 0QT

Employer's website


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