Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7203694
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £31,049 - £46,580 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Band 6
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has come up for a dynamic and enthusiastic qualified nurse to join the Stockport integrated diabetes specialist service.
The post will offer the right individual an opportunity to operate within all elements of the speciality and to gain valuable experience working alongside the multiprofessional team that assists within the individualised holistic care of patients with Diabetes.
You must be a qualified nurse with relevant experience in diabetes, either working in a specialist diabetes role or a role where you are able to demonstrate provision of enhanced diabetes care.
Ideally you will have undertaken an accredited course in diabetes and be able to demonstrate appropriate knowledge of relevant diabetes guidelines.
You will also hold a teaching and/or mentoring qualification and demonstrate experience and knowledge in education, teaching and mentorship for health care professionals and patients.
Applicants must be able to work on their own as well as being part of the multi-disciplinary team. You will manage your own work load and undertake nurse led clinics, multi-disciplinary clinics and home visits as required. You will play a key role in supporting and educating patients, as well as healthcare professionals to improve the quality of diabetes care.
Main duties of the job
Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work using evidence based practice and expert knowledge in the area of diabetes to influence the management of patients in your care (in accordance with National and local Trust policies and NMC guidelines).
Be clinically responsible for a designated caseload of patients with diabetes, ensuring high standards of care. Be prepared to undertake training in order to fulfil further duties identified as part of the role within service developments or individual performance review.
Organise workload effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time, and in accordance with service demand/requirements on a changing basis.
Provide telephone assessment and support/education patients, relatives/ carers, including counselling and goal setting on risk factor modification, acknowledging instances where there may be difficulties due to language, education or other barriers, thus facilitating appropriate care/support on the phone.
Act as an educational resource for patients, families/carers and other healthcare professionals, with respect to all aspects of diabetes, its signs, symptoms and management.
Please refer to job description for more details.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the
diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual
orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are
underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached documents (Job description) for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level registered Nurse - NMC
- Nursing Degree/diploma level or equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Substantial post registration experience at band 5 or above working in the field of diabetes.
- Knowledge of guidelines and quality frameworks for diabetes
- Demonstrate initiative and innovative practice
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of diabetes specialist clinical treatments and technology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Ability to implement research/undertake audit recommendations
- Working within an acute and community setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of negotiation and diplomacy skills
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in diabetes or experience of working as a diabetes specialist nurse
Work related circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to work across sites and travel to community clinics/venue
- Flexibility
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
- Nazia Arfin
- Job title
- Diabetes Nursing Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612044661
- Additional information
Please contact Nazia Arfin on 0161 204 4661/email: nazia.arfin @stockport.nhs.uk for further details or to arrange an informal visit to the team.
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