NHS
Job title:
Band 7 Specialist Diabetes Nurse
Company
NHS
Job description
HCRG Care Groupis seeking a highly skilled and dedicatedBand 7 SpecialistDiabetes Nurseto join our team atOrmskirk, Lancashire. As a key member of our community healthcare team, you will have the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of patients living with diabetes.The Diabetes Specialist Nurse service is to promote the health and wellbeing of people with diabetes enabling them to achieve optimum glycaemic control through informed self-management. The successful candidate will provide a link between GP and consultant led specialist teams and will provide education and support both to people with diabetes and those who care for them.This is apermanent full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday.You will have the opportunity to work alongside a supportive and collaborative team, and to further develop your skills and expertise in diabetes care.If you’re passionate about making a difference and delivering high-quality care, we want to hear from you.Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Management of own workload, responding to urgent clinical/service needs across locality and liaising with colleagues as required.
- To contribute to specialist protocols and policies for diabetes.
- Assess, plan and implement specialist nursing care programs. This may be for individual patients or for groups of patients.
- Responsible for providing specialist nursing care to patients with complex needs, e.g., those patients requiring insulin therapy.
Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.About usAbout the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2Date posted07 March 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£46,148 to £52,809 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference numberHCRGCG/TP/42452/14366Job locationsHCRG Care GroupOrmskirkLancashireL39 2JWJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou will feel valued as a Band 7 Specialist Diabetes Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 7salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal CandidateWe are looking for a candidate who is driven, passionate and wanting to make a difference to their patients and families, you must also be:
- A registered general nurse (NMC)
- A V300 Independent Nurses prescriber (evidence: Certificate)
- A minimum of 2 years experience of working in the field of diabetes
- Experience of working in the community
- Full UK driving license and access to vehicle
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou will feel valued as a Band 7 Specialist Diabetes Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 7salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal CandidateWe are looking for a candidate who is driven, passionate and wanting to make a difference to their patients and families, you must also be:
- A registered general nurse (NMC)
- A V300 Independent Nurses prescriber (evidence: Certificate)
- A minimum of 2 years experience of working in the field of diabetes
- Experience of working in the community
- Full UK driving license and access to vehicle
Person SpecificationGeneral RequirementsEssential
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Expected salary
£46148 – 52809 per year
Location
Ormskirk, Lancashire
Job date
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:34:18 GMT
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