Diabetes Specialist Nurse-Housebound

Job summary

Are you a Diabetes Specialist Nurse seeking a new role?

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. We have developed a new and exciting role to lead in professional support, operational management of the housebound Diabetic caseload, and clincial leadership, supporting peers in the District Nursing Service and locality leads.

The post will involve visiting clients at home who are on the District Nursing and Diabetes service caseload to support with education and care planning.

We are looking for an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our Community Nursing Team in Thurrock. Thurrock is a great place to live and work – a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website – www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) – Diabetes is to develop and sustain relationships and networks with groups, individuals, and agencies within a strategic framework. The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will act as a source of clinical knowledge and expertise to people with Diabetes, their carers, health, and other statutory and non-statutory agencies, and to work as part of the Community Diabetes Service, in delivering services as directed.

They will have a commitment to collaborative working actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies.

The post holder will lead in professional support, operational management of the housebound diabetic caseload, and clinical leadership, supporting their peers, District Nursing Service and locality leads. They will have a commitment to transforming nursing services in line with service development.