Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse

The Diabetes and Endocrinology service at Bolton NHS FT currently have a vacancy for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

You will work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner supporting with the delivery of an expert service within the specialist area both from an inpatient and outpatient base. The post holder will support community patients from the Bolton Diabetes Centre as well as within the acute setting providing direct care to inpatients and working as part of the wider MDT The role carries educational responsibilities for patients and other health care professionals which will be delivered in one to one sessions and group environments. The post does involve working within a multidisciplinary team with acute and community colleagues.

You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can demonstrate good leadership qualities to ensure our patients receive care that is safe, responsive, effective, caring and well lead.

As a member of our team you will be supported and encouraged to be a part of our on-going service development and dedication to making a difference to patients with diabetes.

If you are an internal applicant, please note as with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.

The role requires the individual to work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner supporting with the delivery of an expert service within the specialist area both from an inpatient and outpatient base. Our new team member must be self-motivated, a team player who is forward thinking and is enthusiastic about the nursing profession. The post holder will support community patients from the Bolton Diabetes Centre as well as within the acute setting providing direct care to inpatients and working as part of the wider MDT to reduce a patient's length of stay and to support a safe discharge. The role carries educational responsibilities for patients and other health care professionals which will be delivered in one to one sessions and group environments. The post does involve working within a multidisciplinary team with acute and community colleagues.

The position is for 37.5 hours per week (over a 7 day week) and the post holder must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and who can demonstrate good leadership qualities to ensure our patients receive care that is safe, responsive, effective, caring and well lead.

As a member of our team you will be supported and encouraged to be a part of our on-going service development and dedication to making a difference to patients with diabetes., So, if you are someone with the skills and abilities, and drive and determination to deliver excellent services for the benefit of our patients and their families, then we would love to hear from you.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.

Here at Bolton our patients and people are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.