Diabetes Specialist Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
HiveMind found a sponsorship-friendly statement in the source advert welcoming applicants who require a visa. Always confirm on the source before applying.
“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse (DiSN) to lead improvements in diabetes care within the Inpatient Diabetes team at Liverpool University Hospitals (Aintree Hospital). The role involves working in various clinical areas within the inpatient diabetes nurse service, with development opportunities in outpatient clinics. The successful applicant will act as a clinical expert, manage a defined caseload, and deliver complex educational packages to healthcare professionals and patients.
Essential criteria
- RGN with current NMC registration
- Degree (or equivalent)
- Post-registration qualification in diabetes
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescribing course (V300)
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Ability to effectively communicate sensitive information in a variety of settings.
- Able to influence and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills
- Able to analyse data and provide written reports
- Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Able to manage work autonomously
- Able to present information to professional groups.
- Able to perform advanced clinical skills
- Able to supervise and support junior members of the team
- Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care setting.
- Knowledge, Training & Experience
- Clinical experience with specific experience within Diabetes.
- Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area.
- Experience in service development and implementation of change
- Sound knowledge of current developments in the NHS
- Experience of caring for patients using insulin pumps
- Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required.
- Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary
- RGN with current NMC registration
- Degree (or equivalent)
- Post-registration qualification in diabetes
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Non-medical prescribing course (V300)
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Ability to effectively communicate sensitive information in a variety of settings.
- Able to influence and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills
- Able to analyse data and provide written reports
- Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Able to manage work autonomously
- Able to present information to professional groups.
- Able to perform advanced clinical skills
- Able to supervise and support junior members of the team
- Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care setting.
- Knowledge, Training & Experience
- Clinical experience with specific experience within Diabetes.
- Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area.
- Experience in service development and implementation of change
- Sound knowledge of current developments in the NHS
- Experience of caring for patients using insulin pumps
- Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required.
- Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Specialist Nurse
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse
Band 7
Permanent
37.5 Hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse (DiSN) to be at the forefront of driving up standards and quality in diabetes care within the Inpatient Diabetes team of Liverpool University Hospitals (Aintree Hospital).
The role will also include working in a variety of clinical areas within inpatient diabetes nurse service, there will also be some development opportunities to work in outpatient clinics including complex MDT foot clinic within the Diabetes Centre and sub specialist clinics e.g. antenatal clinic, pre-operative assessment clinic .
The successful applicant must have more than 6 months (Band 6 or above) experience of working autonomously within the specialist field as a Diabetes Inpatient Specialist nurse and with the ability to work to evidence-based guidelines; audit the care given to patients to make and suggest improvements in services.
The post holder will also be required to deliver complex educational packages to health care professionals and patients around effective diabetes management.
Main duties of the job
Act as Diabetes clinical expert to ward staff and medical staff, junior doctors a
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.