Clinical Nurse Specialist-Diabetes
- Employer
- HCA Healthcare UK
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 7 Jun 2018
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Role
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Details
HCA Healthcare UK – World’s largest private acute and complex care hospital group and winners of 'The Best Private Healthcare provider 2016' and 'Best International Cancer Services' provider 2016
London Bridge Hospital has expanded into the top four floors of the new Guy’s Cancer Centre. Consultants from London’s top teaching hospitals will offer full surgical provision in urology, gynaecology, breast, ENT, maxillofacial and head and neck, as well as reconstructive surgery for these specialties. The hospital will partner with Leaders in Oncology (LOC) across chemotherapy, outpatient oncology and haematology
The London Bridge Hospital campus in South East London encompasses the recently opened outpatients and diagnostic centre in The Shard, the large world-class hospital based at the Tooley Street site, and a further five outpatient and diagnostic centres across the City, Canary Wharf and Kent. Patients benefit from multidisciplinary streamlined care, investment in leading-edge technology and London teaching hospital consultant
The new encompasses inpatient and daycase beds, operating theatres including the first integrated robotics theatre in the UK, housing a Da Vinci Robot. There will also be a chemotherapy unit, outpatient consulting, Level 3 Critical Care and Imaging including X-Ray, MRI and Ultrasound.
Job Description
As the Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide diabetic expertise across all areas at The London Bridge campus, educating both patients and their families/carers and all clinical staff within LBH. You will work to provide advanced care to patients and be available to support nurses caring for diabetic patients, whilst also leading educational sessions and reviewing current policies alongside other members of the team .The Diabetes Clinical Nurse specialist will be instrumental in training nurses on new, and evidence based procedures linked to Diabetes.
This is a part time role with flexible hours
The attractive and competitive salary for this role is £39,174 - £45,419 (to be pro-rated to work hours) and will be dependent upon skills and experience.
Benefits: We'll look after you with our contribution pension scheme, the use of all HCA facilities for acute medical conditions, annual salary review, 25 days holiday each year and access to a fantastic flexible benefits scheme. We can also offer you a relocation packages if you are living outside of London or the UK. You can expect to be working in an environment that promotes the development of your skills and knowledge.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide education, protocols and competencies on relevant topics
- Provide specialist and practical advice for patients and families leading up to their discharges
- Lead audits to ensure that standards set within policies are maintained.
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide specialist advice for diabetic patients
- Promote nursing research and developing nursing expertise in diabetes
- Provide education to diabetic patients and staff on managing diabetes.
- Provide on-going development and implement diabetic teachings with the relevant personnel.
- Participate in developing and successfully incorporating national and local guidelines pathways
Skills & Experience
- NMC registered RN
- Achieved or working towards a recognized Diabetic related post graduate qualification (Essential).
- Experience as CNS Diabetic
- Experience with Diabetic Post grad qualification
- Experience in clinical management
- Able to analyse data and create reports
- Teaching and Assessing and/or Mentorship qualification
About The Individual
The successful candidate will work on their own initiative (self-starter), and have an ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise work. They will have excellent interpersonal skills with patients and professionals. They will also demonstrate an ability to manage conflict situations, set and monitor standards, work under pressure, able to show tact and to manage boundaries. The successful candidate will also have good presentation skills, and will be capable of interpreting Management Information.
Company
HCA Healthcare Over 50 years of creating a healthier tomorrow.
Today HCA is the largest private healthcare provider in the world, and the largest provider of privately funded healthcare in the U.K. A world-class network of over 30 facilities in London, Manchester, Wilmslow, Glasgow and Prestatyn, with its latest venture opening in Birmingham in 2024. Uniquely we also partner with the NHS to provide care within large NHS teaching hospitals. No other U.K. provider can match our global scale, breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise. We treat 27 million people each year across our global network, and many of our hospitals are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC. Covering virtually all aspects of medicine from prevention and diagnosis through to treatment and aftercare in both our Primary and Secondary Care Divisions. Cardiac and Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Urgent Care, GP and Health screening to Obstetrics, IVF and Maternity care, to name a few.
We can promise by joining the HCA family, you will learn from experts in every department, and your opportunities will be endless. You will be empowered to achieve more in your career and will be provided with outstanding rewards and development support to match the level of care we are famed for.
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