Job Introduction
Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Development Post) Band 6
Full time post, Monday to Friday 9am- 5pm (hours negotiable)
Are you a passionate and committed Registered General Nurse wanting to work within the specialist field of Diabetes in the community setting? Are you looking to join an NHS Health and Social Care partner which is striving to make positive changes?
We are looking for a RGN Band 6 applicant wanting to develop their skills within the specialism of diabetes nursing. You’ll be working with our friendly, enthusiastic, and dynamic team as part of the NHS system in Surrey and Northeast Hampshire.
Main Responsibility
In this role, you will (but not be limited to):
- Promote the health and wellbeing of people with diabetes
- Provide a link between GP and consultant led specialist teams
- Provide education and support to people with diabetes and those who care for them
- Be responsible for managing a defined caseload of patients, using theoretical knowledge and high levels of practical experience to formulate a specialised programme of care.
- Accept referrals from anyone involved in caring for people with diabetes and from patients themselves
- Provide education and support to Health Care Professionals
The Ideal Candidate
A Registered General Nurse with a minimum of 3 years post graduate nursing experience.
Evidence of managing people with diabetes and completion of a qualification in diabetes is desirable.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams
Package Description
You will receive a band 6 salary, agenda for change terms and conditions including an NHS pension
As well as AfC terms and conditions, you’ll have access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- AfC holidays + Bank Holidays
- MyWellness – a health and lifestyle platform covering mental health awareness and support, healthy recipes & activity challenges and access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- Access to Reward Gateway - our staff benefits scheme which grants you access to premium offers and discounts on practical spending at national supermarkets and well known retailers as well as special treats like Virgin Experience Days and Leisure Vouchers
- We are pleased to offer access to Wagestream -which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities continuing your professional development
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with 100% of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 by our Chief Executive Dr Vivienne McVey and like-minded colleagues, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.
From around 500 locations across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply. We reserve the right to cease any advertising prior to the published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.
As a Disability Confident Committed company, we work in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to make our business an inclusive place for all.
HCRG Care Group is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.
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