Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

The Paediatric Diabetes Service at Barts Health currently manages over 700 children and young people with diabetes. We provide expert management of complex Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes in childhood and adolescence, rare forms of monogenic diabetes and neonatal diabetes. Our multidisciplinary diabetes team provides a service for children and young people aged 0-19 years. The post holder will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team in ensuring achievement of the best practice tariff for paediatric diabetes.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated professional to join our well-established paediatric diabetes nursing team. The Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse (PDSN) is a varied role working within both the acute and community spheres. You will work closely with the children's wards at our three sites (The Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital and Newham Hospital), as well as schools and community teams throughout East London. You will be supporting children, young people and their families from diagnosis through to our comprehensive transition programme.

The main duties of the job include:

• Delivering a seamless service and providing the highest level of expert nursing care to children and young people with diabetes, and their families, in line with agreed standards including the National Service Framework for Children and NICE guidelines.
• Assisting in the continued development of the Paediatric Diabetes service and working in close conjunction with the Manager and the named Paediatricians for Endocrinology.
• Ensuring that the aims and objectives of the Paediatric Diabetes service are delivered and implemented to continually improve the standard of care that children receive.
• Acting as an advocate for children and young people with diabetes, and their families, promoting child-focused, family-centred care and acting as a resource for the multi-agency team.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of the Senior Management Team and the development of the strategic plan for the Paediatric Diabetes service, taking into account the continuous quality improvement programme, to ensure the delivery of an efficient and cost-effective service in line with Best Practice Tariff.

The salary for this role is £47,951 to £56,863 per annum.