Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to lead the well-established, proactive team based at The Royal London Hospital. The service is networked across our 3 hospitals, Whipps Cross, Newham and The Royal London. You will lead, manage, and work with a team of Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurses, whilst working closely with Consultant Paediatricians, Endocrinologists, Dietitians and Clinical psychologists.
The service currently manages over 700 children and young people with diabetes. We offer a specialist service providing expert management of complex type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes in childhood and adolescence, rare forms of monogenic diabetes and neonatal diabetes.
The Lead Nurse will provide clear leadership and management direction across Barts Health Trust contributing to the development of diabetes standards and will participate in the delivery of the highly specialist aspects of paediatric diabetes care with a 50% clinical case load.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, forward-thinking nurse who has a strong team work ethic, a sense of accountability, leadership and autonomy and be a visionary, maintaining and developing the paediatric diabetes service for the future. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance our team.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist for Paediatric Diabetes is to provide leadership and oversight for the Children's Diabetes Services, across the Trust, including Whipps Cross, Newham and The Royal London Hospitals. The post holder will provide professional leadership and co-ordinate the overall management of the nursing team. The lead nurse will work in clinical practice for 50% of the time and will be responsible for leading and developing a patient-focused, supportive nursing care service (for children and young people with diabetes) and contributing to the strategic development of the paediatric diabetes service at Bart's Health NHS Trust.
The post holder will actively lead on the continued development of the Paediatric Diabetes Service at Bart's Health and work in close conjunction with the Multi-disciplinary Team.
The post holder will ensure that the aims and objectives of the Paediatric Diabetes Service are delivered and implemented to continually improving the standard of care that children and young people receive. The lead nurse will provide the highest level of expert nursing practice, acting autonomously, to shape and develop high quality services across the trust.
The post holder will promote excellence in nursing practice by delivering an advanced level of nursing care to children and young people with diabetes, and their families, promoting a child focused and family centered approach.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Considerable recent years of relevant clinical practice in paediatric diabetes at expert level.
- Competent in both initiating and managing children using pump therapy.
- Proven management/leadership experience
- Proven management/leadership experience
- Evidence of implementing innovative practice and service development
Desirable
- Evidence of leading change management
Skills
Essential
- Decision making/critical analysis
- Ability to work in partnership at all levels both within the organisation and with key stakeholders and groups across professional and inter- agency boundaries
- Teaching and presentation skills
- Influencing skills; ability to motivate and inspire
- Networking amongst internal and external professional/organisation
Knowledge
Essential
- Strategic vision
- Understanding/ application of research methodology
- Commitment to continuing professional development for self and team
- Ability to recognise own need for support and supervision
- Adaptable and flexible
- Self-motivated
- Experience as a preceptor/mentor
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively / autonomously
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse or Registered RN (Child)
- BSc degree or equivalent
- MSc degree in related subject (or working towards)
- Specialty specific qualification
- Certified Insulin Pump Trainer
- Research methodology
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate with a range of people including staff, other professionals, and parents/carer.
- Demonstrates an enthusiastic, approachable, and friendly manner
- Upholds the Trust's WeCare values
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1FR