Overview:
Post Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Diabetes Inpatient Service 1.0 WTE
Post Status: Locum SPC
Department: Medical Directorate, Beaumont Hospital
Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Reports to: CNM 3 / Directorate Nurse Manager Medical 2
Salary: Appointment will be made on CNM 2 Payscale (€49,914 - €59,010) at a point in line with Government pay policy
Hours of work: 37.5 hours (1.0 WTE)
Closing Date: 18/06/2026 @ 12 noon
*Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received*
Position Summary:
The Diabetic CNS (inpatient) is a pivotal role providing expert care to inpatients with Type 1 & 2 Diabetes across all directorates in Beaumont Hospital. The CNS is responsible for managing the hospitals link nurse programme which provides ongoing education and support to staff in all areas of the hospital. The CNS works in collaboration with colleagues in the Diabetic Day Centre and closely with the Consultant Diabetologists.
Responsibilities:
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
The five core concepts are:
1. Clinical Focus
2. Patient/Client Advocate
3. Education and Training
4. Audit and Research
5. Consultant
Clinical Focus –
The Diabetes Nurse Specialist will -
Help meet the psychological, emotional and informational needs of patients at the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment. The support should be provided for patients in the following areas-
1) Diabetes Day Centre
2) Throughout the hospital
3) Outpatient department
Actively participate in planning and carrying care in the Diabetes Day Centre for patients- Provide support to the family/ significant other, though listening, problem solving and education.
- Provide outreach support for the patient at home
- Attend Diabetic Outpatient Clinic and Diabetes Day Centre and co-ordinate visits for each patient.
- Assess patients regarding their need for referral to specialist services.
- Report such patients promptly to the consultant/ clinical leader and discuss referral.
- Co-ordinate relevant services in preparation for treatment
- Attend multidisciplinary team meeting
- Educate patients re: diagnoses and treatments
- Foster good working relationships with all members of the clinical team, which are both professional and supportive
- Maintain accurate clinical records complying with legislation and best practice.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge of and clinical expertise in the delivery of patient care.
- Be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed
- Be aware of hospital diabetes related policies
- Be actively involved in the preparation and implementation of policies and nursing guidelines in relation to the management of care to diabetic patients.
- Demonstrate leadership ability and good communication skills.
Patient Advocate
The Diabetes Nurse Specialist will –
- Provide and efficient, effective and high quality service, respecting the needs of each patient.
- Act as a resource/ contact person for patients with diabetes attending other departments within the hospital or outside the hospital for treatment.
- Provide patients and family/ significant others with contact details for the Diabetes nurse specialist and advise for out of hours contact.
- Be aware of existing resources/ services, which help patients and their family/ significant others, eg social services, support groups, entitlements.
- Acts as an advocate for patients undergoing clinical trials, providing information as appropriate and communicating with research staff.
- Participate in team discussions regarding treatment for patients with diabetes
- Facilitate development of information leaflets for patients and families.
Education and training
The Diabetes Nurse Specialist will –
- Provide support to nursing staff by means of regular group meetings to discuss particular patient cases, which have been found to be stressful
- Assist in the development and delivery of training programmes for nursing staff
- Play an active role in teaching all grades of nursing staff and other disciplines as required.
- Use relevant educational opportunities to maintain the highest standards and up to date care offered to the patients.
Audit and Research
The Diabetes Nurse Specialist will –
- Ensure that his/her own practice is compliant and up to date with “best practice”, which is reflected in research and development.
- Participates in the regular audit of his/her own clinical practice
- Ensure the development and maintenance of a quality assurance programme which is patient centered utilising up to date research findings
- Use such research findings to influence care within the specialty.
- Set objectives and develop policies, procedures and standards for the Diabetic nursing services based on current nursing research and relevant research from other disciplines.
- Identify areas within the specialty relevant to nursing practice, which would benefit from research.
- Promote an awareness of research-based practice amongst staff.
- Participate in departmental research related to the specialty.
Consultancy
- Provide leadership in clinical practice and act as a resource and role model for Diabetic practice
- Generate and contribute to the development of clinical standards and guidelines, having regard to national and international advancements in Diabetic nursing.
- Establish collegial partnerships and in the context of Diabetes, contribute to the professional development of students, peers, colleagues and others through consultation, education, leadership, mentorship and coaching
- Work with, support, advise and help build up knowledge of expertise of the primary care team in providing an appropriate system of care to meet the needs of the patient and their family/carers
- Develop and maintain good collaborative working relationships and communication with all members of the speciality’s MDT and other health care professionals within and outside the service.
- Participate in the implementation of the national clinical care programmes and their agreed models of care for patients and their families as they relate to the role
- Use specialist knowledge to support and enhance general nursing practice
The job description indicates the main function and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment. Other specific work not covered in this job description may also be assigned by the Director of Nursing or Consultant Immunologists from time to time.
Qualifications:
Selection Criteria:
Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.
Mandatory:
- Be a registered nurse on the active register of NMBI in the General Division of the Register.
- Have acquired a Level 8 post registration Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Framework of Qualifications (NQF) major academic award relevant to the specialist area Diabetics prior to application.
- Nurse Medicinal Product Prescribing and Prescribing of Medical Ionising Radiation are not strictly essential but desirable if relevant to the role and should be considered at this level of Nursing.
- Have extensive experience and clinical expertise i.e. minimum of five years post registration experience.
- Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the specialist area of diabetic care.
- Have the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling his/her professional responsibility within his/her scope of practice.
- Have evidence of continuing professional development.
- A management course (Desirable)
- Applicants for this post must have the requisite knowledge and management ability for the proper discharge of the post
Further Information for Candidates:
Supplementary information:
The Hospital www.beaumont.ie
Management Unit: www.beaumont.ie/hr
Informal Enquiries ONLY to:
Name: Claire Ryan
Title: Directorate Nurse Manager
Email address:
[email protected]
Telephone: 01 852 8196
A short listing exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application. The criteria for ranking and or short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification.
If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/ Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee’s re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.
Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/ Office/ Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.
