Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust ,
Spalding, Lincolnshire
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self motivated, experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) to be at the forefront of driving up standards in diabetes care within the Community Diabetes Team for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust. To be appointed as a Band 7, the successful applicant must have extensive experience of working autonomously within the field of diabetes and be a non medical prescriber with the ability to work to evidence based guidelines; audit the care given to patients to make improvements in services. The post holder will also be required to deliver educational packages to health care professionals and patients around effective diabetes management. Consideration would also be made for an experienced Band 6 clinician who wishes to develop their diabetes skills and knowledge to be become a future senior specialist in diabetes nursing. You will also have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be highly motivated and positive in your approach to care delivery to ensure we maintain a high quality service delivery to our patient population. You must be able to travel across the County to locations not served by public transport. Be Part of Our Team... We are Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS), the primary community healthcare provider in Lincolnshire delivering community-based services aimed at supporting people to manage their own health at home and reducing the need for people to go into hospital. We care for thousands of patients every day, in partnership with other health and social care services, to deliver joined-up care in community settings. The intention is to provide good out of hospital care and avoid admissions into acute hospitals. By providing community-based services aimed at preventing health problems from getting worse, we help to reduce the need for people to go into hospital. The trust works closely with other health and social care services to support a shift from care in acute hospitals, into more joined-up care in the community, close to home. If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you. For further details / informal visits contact: Angie Stubbs - 01775 653220 / 07760 991567 Rosemary Coffey - 01476 590416 ext 5 Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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