Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Perform specialist assessment of patients care needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills. Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation. Co-ordinate and manage clinician-led clinics (within Speciality). Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives. Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery. Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate. To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management. To lead the specialist contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care. To lead the specialist contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care. Act as a role model and expert clinician providing in depth specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues through MDT meetings, for patients and carers / relatives. Undertake clinical supervision of colleagues on an individual or group basis. Act as a resource for health care professionals by being visible, available, and accessible for support and advice in relation to the management of patients in the speciality. Provide leadership to the team of specialists and working with the matron, develop new roles / ways of working (High Impact Changes). Linked to directorate business plans. Management / Operational Support management of a team of specialist clinicians towards achieving directorate, and Trust objectives Support monitoring sickness, absence and competence issues in line with Trust Policy. Support recruitment and selection of staff in line with Trust Policy.