Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9am-5pm Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 236-OCO-CS148-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oldham Diabetes Service
- Town
- 137 Glodwick Road
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/06/2025
Employer heading
Diabetes Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate
Band 4
Job overview
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 professional to join our dedicated diabetes team, working alongside consultants, specialist nurses, and dietitians.
We’re looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for developing their skills, particularly in patient support and education around self-management of diabetes.
In this role, you will play a key part in delivering education and advice to patients, families, carers, and other healthcare professionals.
The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in diabetes care, a proactive approach to learning, and a commitment to delivering high-quality education and support to help improve patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
- Providing one to one education and structured group education to patients with diabetes. Coordinating group education sessions
- Supporting patients with the initiation of diabetes technology such as continuous glucose monitoring systems.
- Supporting consultants in clinics
- Visiting patients at home to assess and support them with their diabetes
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working within the health care setting as a health care / assistant practitioner
- Experience of undertaking clinical observations and procedures, interpreting the results, and escalating appropriately
- Experience of venepuncture
- Experience in the delivery of patient education
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working with the public
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of foot surveillance training or willingness to undertake
- Previous experience in the care of people with diabetes
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Assistant Practitioner Qualification or Nursing Associate qualification
- Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Math’s Grade A-C)
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible approach to work
- To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within their role
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use own initiative
- Organisational and time management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Susan Jane Worrall
- Job title
- Lead Diabetes Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612061415
- Additional information
Service email [email protected]
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