Children’s Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join the children’s diabetes team. This post is for maternity cover but will allow you to extend your knowledge and skills in a fascinating developing area of medicine.

The Children’s Hospital has a well established specialist nursing team who provide quality care to children and their families within the Children’s Hospital and in the child’s home and school environment.

Our specialist nurses provide a wide range of services including nurse led initiatives, family support and nursing care, and act as a resource and educator for families, schools and other professionals.

All Specialist Nurses work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure best outcomes for children with chronic conditions. You will need excellent communication skills to enable you to effectively engage in face to face consultations as well as telephone advice for both families and professionals.

Main duties of the job

• You will contribute to the day to day clinical care of children and their families who have diabetes and support existing practices such as nurse led and multi-disciplinary clinics, transitional care and education programmes.
• You will have the vision to further develop services to improve the care for children and young people within the specialist team.
• You will be responsible for developing and delivering teaching packages to all staff within the Children’s Hospital.