Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job summary
The Paediatric Diabetes Team is a small MDT team who provide high standards of care for approximately 100 CYP with diabetes. The team are based within the Children’s Centre of Dorset County Hospital, the team, have close links with the inpatient ward, Paediatric Assessment Unit and medical team, providing experience and leadership in all aspects of paediatric diabetes nursing care across the paediatric workforce.
The post holder will provide specialist diabetes nursing care, working across inpatient, outpatient and the community setting throughout the West Dorset locality.
Main duties of the job
An autonomous practitioner, alongside the Paediatric Diabetes team, including clinical lead and medical colleagues, responsible for the assessment, primary and/or secondary diagnosis, management and evaluation of treatment and care for a caseload of children & young people aged 0-18 years with diabetes in both the hospital and community.
The post holder will provide nursing care for a defined caseload, educating and supporting the child/young person and their family/carers in diabetes self-management skills from diagnosis to transition.
Co-ordinate and implement an overall strategy of evidence-based care for the whole caseload of patients
Co-ordinate the service alongside the Clinical Lead and lead practitioners for medicine, nursing, dietetics and psychology.
Be a highly visible and accessible resource for specialist advice to professionals and carers providing care to children and young people with diabetes.
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