Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated and enthusiastic children's nurse with a passion for diabetes care to join the Children's Diabetes Team. You will manage a caseload, coordinate care for children and young people with diabetes, and provide specialist education and clinical advice. The position is a one-year fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave, offering professional development and the chance to make a significant impact on patients' lives.
Essential criteria
- Direct care skills (i.e.insulin dose adjustment, able to run pump and CGM starts, nurse led clinics, understanding of the management of the acutely sick child e.g. DKA, able to recognize the acutely unwell CYP with type 1 diabetes).
- Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and judgments
- Expert communication skills
- Experience of devising, delivering and evaluating teaching programs (formal or informal)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Clinical decision making skills
- Experience in clinical audit and benchmarking (this will be required locally, nationally and for RDMCC)
- Medicines management
- Effective leadership skills
- Organisational skills and forward planning
- Flexibility
- Able to support development of others
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Critical appraisal skills
- IT literate
- Ability to gather data, compile information and write reports
- Knowledge and understanding of national diabetes guidelines
- Ability to deal with highly emotional and distressing situations/circumstances
- Ambition to develop within specialism and willingness to undertake further training/development.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Communication Skills Training
- Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda
- Prior experience of conducting nurse-led clinics independently
- Registered Child branch or Registered Sick Childrens Nurse (RSCN), current active registration with NMC.
- Educated to BSc Degree level in relevant field (i.e. child nursing/ long term conditions) or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
- At least 2 years working experience as a Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist.
- Significant demonstrable experience within paediatric diabetes care with evidence of professional development within this specialism.
- Prior experience in working with CYP and families affected by complex, chronic conditions.
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
- Willingness to undertake and attend relevant training, workshops and conferences as required
- Car owner with valid driving license
- Community experience eg health visitor, school nurse or childrens community nurse with relevant qualification
- Educated to Master's degree/evidence of working towards Master's degree or willingness to undertake.
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialist area
- Previous experience in line managing staff
- Teaching qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of change management with relevant management/leadership course
- Previous experience in research and application of research in practice
- Clinical supervision
- Experience of working collaboratively with a range of other services within primary, secondary and tertiary care, social care and education
- An interest in coordinating and supporting the smooth transition of young people to the adult setting
- Skills and Knowledge
- Direct care skills (i.e.insulin dose adjustment, able to run pump and CGM starts, nurse led clinics, understanding of the management of the acutely sick child e.g. DKA, able to recognize the acutely unwell CYP with type 1 diabetes).
- Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and judgments
- Expert communication skills
- Experience of devising, delivering and evaluating teaching programs (formal or informal)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Clinical decision making skills
- Experience in clinical audit and benchmarking (this will be required locally, nationally and for RDMCC)
- Medicines management
- Effective leadership skills
- Organisational skills and forward planning
- Flexibility
- Able to support development of others
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Critical appraisal skills
- IT literate
- Ability to gather data, compile information and write reports
- Knowledge and understanding of national diabetes guidelines
- Ability to deal with highly emotional and distressing situations/circumstances
- Ambition to develop within specialism and willingness to undertake further training/development.
- Advanced Communication Skills Training
- Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda
- Prior experience of conducting nurse-led clinics independently
- Registered Child branch or Registered Sick Childrens Nurse (RSCN), current active registration with NMC.
- Educated to BSc Degree level in relevant field (i.e. child nursing/ long term conditions) or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
- At least 2 years working experience as a Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist.
- Significant demonstrable experience within paediatric diabetes care with evidence of professional development within this specialism.
- Prior experience in working with CYP and families affected by complex, chronic conditions.
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
- Willingness to undertake and attend relevant training, workshops and conferences as required
- Car owner with valid driving license
- Community experience eg health visitor, school nurse or childrens community nurse with relevant qualification
- Educated to Master's degree/evidence of working tow
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
NHS Band 7 Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours Per Week: Full Time, 37.5 hrs (Part Time Considered)
Contract Type: Temporary for 12 Months (Maternity Cover, Secondment Considered)
Location Base: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic children's nurse with a passion for diabetes care? Do you thrive in a busy, dynamic environment and enjoy working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team?
We are seeking an exceptional Paediatric Diab
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