Diabetes Lead nurse

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

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Job overview

The Lead Nurse is accountable and responsible to the Associate Director of Nursing (ADON) for Diabetes Specialist Nursing (DSN). The post holder will be required to manage the day-to-day nursing operations within the Diabetes Service, providing effective leadership, operational management and ensuring robust systems of communication, governance and training.

The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Manager and ADON to deliver key access targets for Diabetes services re-designing services as appropriate to ensure the Departments’ key strategic objectives are met.

The post holder will, in conjunction with the Diabetes Clinical Lead, lead and manage the DSN team and support the implementation of the Diabetic Pump service and future service developments as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

• Continually monitor quality of care provision, ensuring that all access and quality targets are achieved, and high standards of clinical care are maintained. Initiate remedial action where necessary.
• In conjunction with the Clinical Service Lead and Divisional Manager, develop the service strategy for Diabetes and delivering agreed service objectives within the Specialist Nursing Team.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure services meet the changing patient care needs.
• Participate in the development of business plans to continually improve services and effectively utilise resources whilst ensuring the safe delivery of patient care.
• Responsible for proposing and implementing clinical policies.
• Review staffing establishments and skill mix with the Divisional Manager and ADON to ensure safe staffing within budgetary provision.
• Working with Clinical Lead and Divisional Manager, responsible for identifying and implementing schemes to contribute to the Division’s Cost Improvement Programme
• Line management responsibility for Diabetes Specialist Nurses.
• Work within the Trust Human Resource policies on all staffing matters
• Develop, implement, and maintain a competency-based training programme for all Specialist Nurses working within Diabetes

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Diabetes Lead nurse position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Significant experience as a clinical leader in Diabetes
• Registered General Nurse
• Hold relevant degree and working towards Masters level
• Holds a relevant teaching and assessing qualification
• Significant post-registration experience in a leadership position
• Demonstrable clinical experience within the relevant area
• Research and audit experience in Diabetes
• On-going professional development with documented evidence

• Speciality specific qualification
• Management qualification

Knowledge and Skills

• Reputation for setting and maintaining high standards of nursing/clinical care
• Evidence of ability to manage change effectively
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Extensive experience as an assessor/mentor
• Clinical credibility
• Evidence of participation in audit and research
• Experience of resource management

• Experience of business planning or project management
• Experience of leading people through change

Personal Attributes

• Enthusiastic/self-confident
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to establish relationships
• Evidence of: report writing, leading workshops, presentation skills, negotiating skills
• Able to analyse information and problem solve effectively
• Experience in management/ leadership position
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and application of professional nursing issues
• Commitment to service developments and quality

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By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.

Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).

The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.

This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK.

The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK. Please follow the below link:

New guidance for overseas applicants | NHS Employers

All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.