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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (Secondment)
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT9264
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Children's Outpatients , Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist

Band 6

 


Job overview

An exciting post has become available within the Paediatric Diabetes Team for a highly motivated, experienced paediatric nurse with a passion and interest in paediatric diabetes at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

We are based in Salisbury District Hospital and support families living in parts of Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire. We have a growing number of children and young people on our case load using both injection and insulin pump therapy.  

The successful candidate will join an established, extremely driven team who will support them to develop their own skills. 

The successful applicant will need to be a children’s nurse with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience as well as enthusiasm and commitment to paediatric diabetes. We are happy to accept applications from paediatric nurses without a specific diabetes qualification who are keen to join our team while they undertake further relevant formal training to consolidate their skills. 

For further details or to arrange and informal visit please contact Laura Horne email : [email protected]

Main duties of the job

  • In conjunction with other members of the Paediatric Diabetes Team, co-ordinate care for children and young people with diabetes and their families, assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of holistic care and providing specialist clinical advice to health care professionals and others.
  • To provide education and support for children and young people with diabetes and their families in both the acute and community setting.
  • To ensure that all children, young people, and their families receive a comprehensive, holistic, and developmental approach to family centred diabetes education and management.
  • To work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to meet the outcomes of care which are required for the Best Practice Tariff.
  • To support in the delivery of care to children and young people with cystic fibrosis related diabetes

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Paediatric Registered Nurse with a Diploma , Advanced diploma or degree
  • NMC approved assessor or supervisor qualification
  • Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
  • Post registration qualification in paediatric diabetes or willingness to undertake training
  • Full driving licence
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership and Management course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience caring for CYP in community and / or acute setting
  • Experience of current diabetes management
  • Evidence of leadership and management within a health care structure
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of autonomous working
  • Evidence of innovation of change

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
  • Leadership skills including excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to deliver high standards of evidenced based care to CYP
  • Knowledge of Children's safeguarding procedures
  • excellent written and verbal skills
  • IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to manage / supervise a team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Horne
Job title
Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

Ext 2540

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