Make the move to the Wiltshire Community Diabetes Specialist Team.Our Specialist Nursing Team are a national award-winning team at the forefront of service innovation and improvements. If you have diabetes experience and you are looking for a new challenge, we may have a job for you!Our service is nationally recognised for its innovative and patient-centred approach to diabetes care. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment, ensuring the best outcomes for people living with diabetes that we support.Apply Now!Be part of a team that’s transforming diabetes care and making a difference in the community. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional care and ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!For an informal discussion or further information, please contact Bethany Kelly, Clinical Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse on 07885467293 or bethkelly@nhs.netInterviews will be held at Central Health Clinic, Salisbury on 20th March 2025Package DescriptionAs a Band 6 Diabetes Nurse, you’ll be part of our valued Community Diabetes Specialist Team.You will feel valued as a Diabetes Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: AFC Band 6 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)Plentiful on site-parkingMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline 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 you’re 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 yearThe pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality CommissionFree tea, coffee, and milk at your base locationMain ResponsibilitiesAs a Community DSN, you will:• Deliver specialist care and tailored management plans to adults with diabetes in the community, including those with complex physical and psychosocial needs.• Empower patients to manage their condition through structured education and self-management strategies.• Act as a resource and educator for healthcare professionals, promoting best practices in diabetes management.• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide seamless, integrated care.• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and audits to maintain our award-winning standards.• Promote healthy lifestyle changes and prevent diabetes-related complications through community outreach and education.A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description. The Ideal CandidateWe’re looking for a motivated, compassionate nurse who:• Is a registered nurse (NMC) with experience in diabetes care.• Has completed (or is working towards) a recognised diabetes qualification.• Possesses excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.• Is committed to improving outcomes for people with all types of diabetes and enhancing service delivery.• Has experience working in community or primary care settingsAbout The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's 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.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re 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 doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
