Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-MED2451-A
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trust
- Town
- Huddersfield and Halifax
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/07/2025
Employer heading
Diabetes Specialist Lead Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
The post holder will lead the nursing diabetes team, and will possess enthusiasm and willingness to further develop their knowledge and skill set, with a shared vision and desire to be involved in service development projects and improve patient care.
You will have specific experience of clinical leadership, possess enthusiasm and determination to improve the quality of patient centred care, service delivery and service team projects.
You will have experience of managing and developing a team, completing staff appraisals, sickness monitoring and roster management.
The successful candidate must possess advanced diabetes knowledge and experience looking after people with Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, either in an acute or primary care setting.
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner able to deliver level 4 and level 5 diabetes service, including both inpatient and outpatient care.
You will be self-motivated, organised and capable of adapting to the changing needs of the service. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, be computer literate and preferably familiar using SystmOne and EPR.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as an integral part of the established specialist Diabetes Nursing Team as the diabetes lead for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trust.
Please see job description attached for full job description and specifications.
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as an integral part of the established specialist Diabetes Nursing Team as the diabetes lead for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trust.
Please see job description attached for full job description and specifications.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration and revalidation evidence
- Teaching qualification
- Post grad qualification in relevant field
- Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards
- Evidence in leadership and management
- Demonstrate evidence of training around treatment regimes for patients with diabetes
- Autonomous practitioner able to deliver level 4 and level 5 diabetes services acutely and in the community
Desirable criteria
- 1 st Level degree
- Advanced communication skills
Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Recent extensive experience of working in a diabetes nursing service
- Experience in service development/change management
- Ability to demonstrate experience of audit and research, including implementation of findings and outcome reviews
- Understand the challenges faced by community services
- Significant knowledge and skills in diabetes symptom management
- Relevant acute and community experience in diabetes
- Demonstrable experience of insulin pump skills
- Demonstrable managing gestational diabetes
- Evidence of maintaining high level skills in assessment and management of patients with diabetes
- Demonstrate extensive experience in leadership and staff management, including aspects of managing sickness, absence and attendance, appraisals, action plan reviews and duty rosters
- Budget Management experience and cost improvement initiatives
Communication and Relationships
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to influence outcomes and engage in service change negotiations
- Act as a role model with a significant level of autonomy and accountability
- High level of personal and professional autonomy and accountability
- Ability to manage complex situations effectively and demonstrate ability to influence change
- Ability to work well within the operational and directorate leadership team
- Compassionate leadership able to involve, challenge others as appropriate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Lorna Hewitt
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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