Main area Endoscopy Grade Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 24 months Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 188-NM4701

Site Southampton General Hospital Town Southampton Salary £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/05/2024 23:59 Interview date 13/05/2024

The recruitment team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer focussed, friendly and enthusiastic individual, as part of our expanding service.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

Due to the nature of this role and service, this role is on-site and the hours are as advertised.Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

The post holder will work as a part of the diabetes and endocrine multi-disciplinary team assisting the DSN and ENS in providing specialist nursing care and education to a defined group of patients with diabetes and potential endocrine conditions using clearly defined protocols.
Diabetes and Endocrine Team

• To work alongside the Diabetes and Endocrine Multidisciplinary team in the provision of patient care
• To undertake phlebotomy and have experience of dynamic function testing in accordance with trust protocols and guidelines under the supervision of the Endocrine Specialist Nurses
• To undertake observations, recognise change and escalate to the Endocrine Specialist Nurses
• To ensure accurate and timely documentation in the patient’s medical record
• To administer prescribed medication in a safe and timely manner in accordance with trust policies and training
• To have experience in delivering direct patient education such as steroid education, teaching how to do blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration
• To promote effective communication with patients, relatives, the MDT and deal with inquiries in a professional manner
• To liaise with Primary and Secondary care colleagues to facilitate the safe handover of patient care plans
• To actively contribute to service development, deliver high standard of care in accordance with National and Local targets and guidelines
• To be able to work independently under the guidance of a registered nurse acknowledging own skills and boundaries, taking opportunities to develop self-knowledge, contributing to effective team work and respond to the changing needs of the service
• To deliver health promotion advice to patients under the care of the UHS diabetes and endocrinology service.
• To work with clinical leads to collect evidence of benefit in role to secure continuation of funding for the post/role
• To check stock levels of the equipment required by the diabetes and endocrinology specialist nurses and order as appropriate.

Part time (Tue, Wed and Thu ideally)
7.5 hours a day between the times of 8am and 5pm

• Assistant Practitioner with a health-related Foundation Degree e.g. Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care.
• Basic Maths, English and IT skills
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting in a clinical supporting role
• Experience of working in an MDT across organisational and professional boundaries
• Experience in providing patient education or training

• Competent in the use of manual blood pressure, pulse, Oxygen saturation and weight. Able to record and interpret measurements
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• General IT Skills including the use of the Microsoft Office suite

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.