Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes nurse specialised
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 1 maternity leave cover
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-1020-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern General Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/11/2025
Employer heading
Diabetes Specialised Nurse (Rotational Post)
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you an experienced nurse with a desire to further your considerable diabetes inpatient knowledge to develop advanced specialist skills in diabetes?
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake the above role, community post. The post is suitable for those wishing to develop their career as a lead Specialist Nurse. It is a unique opportunity to gain experience in all the services the diabetes team provide. You will provide clinical support and advice to improve the care and management of patients within secondary and primary care.
The successful candidate will work within an established team of Diabetes Nurse Specialists and as part of a wider multidisciplinary diabetes team within STH, to deliver high quality diabetes care. They will provide clinical nursing advice, education and leadership within the speciality working with a high degree of personal autonomy. Optimal care will be delivered throughout all aspects of the patient care pathway. Therefore, an ability to communicate with a wide range of people across different disciplines in both the hospital and community environment is essential.
Main duties of the job
To manage own defined caseload of patients within the agreed scope of practice and taking responsibility for continuity of care acting as an independent practitioner. This will include assessing patients often with highly complex or chronic conditions, providing specialist advice across professional boundaries and planning and implementation of care, running nurse led clinics and comprehensive follow up services; and ensuring a smooth transition for patients through the relevant pathway.
To maximise efficiency and quality of care for individual and groups of patients, acting as an advocate through the patient pathway where necessary.
To participate in the diabetes centre cover, which offers advice to patients, primary care Providers. This service offers urgent appointments to patients who are new to insulin.
To actively develop change through service audit and evaluation in a way which promotes change for the benefit of patient care within the objectives of the business and service plan.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
education and qulaification
Essential criteria
- Valid 1st level registration
- Degree level education or working towards
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998 or equivalent experience in delivering diabetes education
Desirable criteria
- Independent nurse prescriber or equivalent or willing to work towards
- Evidence of advanced training in diabetes
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant post registration experience
- Extensive, demonstrable post registration experience in the speciality including experience/knowledge of service management, planning and delivery
- Experience of managing change within the speciality
- Evidence of working effectively and collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the community
- Evidence and experience of innovative working in diabetes
- Experience of autonomously managing patients with diabetes within a defined caseload
- Experience of caseload management, health assessment and advanced skills in patient education
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skills to support learning and education for patients and practitioners
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge and skills in diabetes management including diabetes insulin pumps and CGM
- Experience of audit and evaluation
personal qulitites
Essential criteria
- Able to work autonomously and make independent decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Effective verbal and written skills
- IT and systems management skills
- Valid full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes
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
- Rebecca Mclaughlin
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2714636
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