Diabetes Support Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a committed nurse looking to specialise in diabetes specialist nursing, primarily within in-patient services. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive, evidence-based diabetes care for inpatients and support healthcare professionals. They will be involved in assessment, counselling, and teaching, working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver specialist diabetes care for people with complex needs.
Key responsibilities
- Extend expertise in diabetes specialist nursing, mainly in-patient services.
- Become proficient in assessment, counselling and teaching skills.
- Provide comprehensive, evidence-based diabetes care for people with diabetes, mainly Inpatients.
- Support health care professionals in diabetes care.
- Support the implementation of changes in practice.
- Work collaboratively at all levels and across disciplines and agencies.
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Practice assessor/Practice supervisor or willingness to complete
- Ability to act on own initiative with evidence of sound decision making abilities
- Ability to demonstrate up to date experience and depth of knowledge and clinical competence
- Ability to influence outcomes and engage in service change negotiations
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Desire for knowledge and awareness of own limitations
- High level of personal/ professional autonomy and accountability
- Ability to manage complex situations effectively and demonstrate ability to influence change
- Excellent communication skills
- Role model with a significant level of autonomy and accountability
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills
- Motivated and the ability to motivate others
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and ability to pitch communication according to the target audience
Desirable criteria
- First level degree
- Teaching qualification
- Advanced communication skills training
- Experience of working within diabetes speciality
- Experience in service development/ change management
- Significant knowledge and skills in diabetes symptom management
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 3d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
This role is for candidates looking to specialise themselves within the diabetesspecialist nursing mainly the in-patients services. We are at the forefront of advances in diabetes care and provide number of specialist services. The Diabetes centre at CHFT deliver specialist diabetes care to people with complex needs which includes running weekly Antenatal clinics, weekly foot clinics, insulin pump clinics, Transition clinics and providing excellent in-patient diabetes services. We work very closely with all the members of the multi-disciplinary team which includes Diabetes consultants, Renal & Surgical consultants, diabetes dietitians and our diabetes foot team. We are a well-established DAFNE and Insulin Pump Centre and providing integrated diabetes services, working in close partnership with our Primary Care Team. The diabetes in-patient service continues to expand in response to the increasing number of people with diabetes.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed nurse who wishes to extend their expertise in this field and be a part of this innovative service. A commitment to further learning and development is required. Applicants must be a Level 1 registered nurse. Experience in care of people with diabetes is desirable, however not essential. The role will require the successful applicant to become proficient in assessme
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