# Paediatric Diabetes Nurse

**Company**: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
**Location**: Dartford
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £41,957 to £50,387 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a dynamic and committed Registered Children's Nurse with a special interest in children and young people's diabetes to join our current Children's Diabetes team.

The role involves supporting our Children's Diabetes Service for patients aged 0-16 years with both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Key responsibilities include:

- Assessing the care needs of babies, children, and adolescents with diabetes

- Developing programmes of care in relation to the needs of the child, young person, and family

- Implementing and evaluating programmes of nursing care

- Working in partnership with children, young people, and their families

- Taking the lead in supporting parents, carers, siblings, and other members of the child/young person's support network

Requirements:

- Specialist knowledge in relation to area of specialist practice and interest

- Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge, skills, and expertise

- Up-to-date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

- Strong leadership, decision-making, and organisational skills

- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

- Ability to work under pressure and manage complex situations

- Digital Literacy and ability to use NHS IT systems

- In-depth knowledge of child protection

- A full UK driving licence to support visits in the community

Desirable skills:

- Cannulation/phlebotomy skills

Experience:

- At least five years of paediatric nursing experience in an acute paediatric setting

- At least two years of experience working with children with diabetes in an acute or community setting

Education and Training:

- Registration on the NMC register as a Children's Nurse

- Diploma or degree in relevant subject, or working towards one

- ENB 998 or equivalent

- Post-registration basic qualification relevant to specialty

- Practice Assessor qualification

- Completion of a Practice Supervisor programme

- Evidence of CPD

## Skills

### Required
- paediatric nursing
- diabetes care
- child protection
- NHS IT systems
- leadership
- communication
- organisational skills

### Nice to have
- cannulation/phlebotomy skills

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