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Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity that has arisen to work within a community diabetes team here in Coastal West Sussex?

Are you a registered general nurse with post registration experience including working with patients with diabetes in the acute or community setting?

Do you have keen interest in diabetes and a desire to further develop skills and knowledge in this field?

If so, then this is an opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a motivated and skilled nurse who is looking for the opportunity to work within Diabetes as part of a nurse-led team based in the Community. In this exciting position you will have the opportunity to develop your diabetes skills & knowledge and contribute to the implementation of new initiatives including education programmes, projects, quality audits, and other service developments.

You should be a Registered Nurse, with a qualification or working towards or a willingness to undertake, in diabetes and have an interest in working with people with Diabetes.

The successful candidate will have proven clinical skills to support people with diabetes and must be able to work autonomously to deliver high quality patient care.

You will be involved in delivering nurse-led clinics in community settings for the management of complex patients including the initiation of insulin and GLP-1 injectable therapies

You will be involved in the delivery of education to both people with diabetes and healthcare professionals.

About us

• Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results
• The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rates our quality of services as good with outstanding features
• Stunning locations in Sussex, surrounded by the South Downs and the coast
• A great working environment in the community, in patients' homes and our community hospitals
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
• Flexible working options, including job sharing, annualised hours, career breaks, parental leave and adoption leave
• Supportive team environments
• Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces