We love what we do and we think you will, too! At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’. We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust. Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us. Job overview Are you a skilled diabetes nurse looking for a new challenge? As the Specialist Diabetes Nurse within the community diabetes team, you will work alongside the Specialist Diabetes Dietitian to provide leadership to our friendly and supportive team of nurses, dietitians, nutritionists and administrators who together deliver care to people with complex type 2 diabetes. Working across the county of Gloucestershire, you will deliver care to people within their own homes and in clinic settings, helping people with diabetes to feel empowered to effectively self-manage their condition. You will also work closely with colleagues across the healthcare system, helping to develop integrated pathways for care and enhancing skills in diabetes management across the workforce If you are passionate about improving outcomes for people living with diabetes, developing services and leading others we would love to hear from you! Advert To work effectively as a member of the MDT, which includes consultants, diabetes specialist nurses and dietitians, nutritionists, primary care colleagues, community teams and medical staff to improve outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. To provide highly specialist advice on diabetes management to enable the delivery of evidence-based diabetes care. To contribute to MDT clinics in primary and secondary care. Provide joint practice-based clinic sessions to optimise diabetes treatment care planning and prescribing decisions for complex patients within primary care. To support the development of integrated pathway working across organisational boundaries. To share expertise in diabetes management within the diabetes team, organisation and wider local healthcare system. To provide clinical leadership and line management to nurses in the diabetes team. To work collaboratively with system colleagues to develop and update local strategy, guidelines and protocols for the management of type two diabetes in Gloucestershire, which will impact on the practice of other teams. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Working for our organisation We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that: 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys. Detailed job description and main responsibilities We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026). Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme. Please see attached document for full job description and person specification. Informal contact is welcomed to learn more about the role. The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer: Free car parking at many of our sites 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification. A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities Recognition and long service awards Fast Track physiotherapy Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know. For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document. Good luck with your application.