Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 27 hours per week (may include weekend working)
- Job ref
- 208-D0F790-26-1
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Scunthorpe Hospital
- Town
- Scunthorpe
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Diabetes Specialist Nurse - Scunthorpe
Band 7
Job overview
- As the nurse specialist within the defined sphere of practice the post holder is responsible for providing specialist knowledge care to patients. They will act as the first point of contact who have need to access the specialist service. They will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care including undertaking specialist procedures, providing specialist advice, structured education and ongoing support to their client group, based on individual need.
- The nurse specialist will support the development and implementation of the integrated diabetes service across the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in collaboration with other community providers to improve the quality of diabetes care.
Main duties of the job
responsible for performance, financial and physical resources
professional leadership and teaching
responsible for patient care, safety and clinical quality
responsible for policy and strategic service development
responsible for maintaining and sharing knowledge, training and experience
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
We recognise that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support them when preparing their application. Where AI is used, the information provided must remain an accurate and authentic representation of your own skills, knowledge and experience.
AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process.
Candidates may be asked to declare whether AI has been used in preparing their application and, where applicable, how it has been used.
Person specification
knowledge
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- degree qualification
Desirable criteria
- ability to develop protocols and guidelines
- mentorship
- diabetes course
- prescribing course
- awareness of different treatment options, such as insulin pumps
Experience
Essential criteria
- worked in secondary care/ hospital setting
- ability to assess and plan patient care
Desirable criteria
- diabetes link role
- currently working with diabetic patients devising plan of care
Skills
Essential criteria
- assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
- taking blood glucose/ ketones tests
Desirable criteria
- Phlebotomy
- possession of PG certificate in advanced practice
- IT skills
- teaching skills
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Addlesee
- Job title
- Diabetes Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01724282282
- Additional information
also, able to contact [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Recruitment Office
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
UK
DN31 2QQ
- Telephone
- 03033 306519
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