Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

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These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality diabetes care across community settings. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving patient outcomes, promoting self-management, and reducing health inequalities for people living with diabetes.

The post holder will contribute to the Kingston Tier 3 Diabetes team by: -

• Delivering evidence-based practice for patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the community with Multidisciplinary Team clinics across the borough of Kingston.
• Working collaboratively with the Kingston Tier 3 Diabetes Multidisciplinary Team and others to meet the needs of patients and carers.
• Supporting and providing mentorship to other team members and Primary Care colleagues. 

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to patients with diabetes in community settings, under the guidance of senior clinicians.
• Undertake clinical assessments and contribute to the development and implementation of individualised care plans.
• Support the management of patients with Type 2 diabetes, including blood glucose monitoring and lifestyle advice.
• Assist with and, where trained, initiate and adjust diabetes treatments (including insulin) in line with agreed protocols and competency level.
• Provide structured and informal education to patients, carers, and families to support self-management.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with GPs, dietitians, podiatrists, and secondary care services.
• Offer advice and basic diabetes education to primary care staff and other community healthcare professionals.
• Recognise and escalate concerns relating to complex cases, deteriorating patients, or diabetes-related complications.
• Support hospital admission avoidance by monitoring patients in the community and identifying early signs of deterioration.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records in accordance with Trust policies and NMC standards.
• Participate in audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement activities.
• Contribute to health promotion initiatives, including diabetes prevention and early intervention strategies.
• Maintain and develop own clinical knowledge and competencies in diabetes care through ongoing professional development.

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