Diabetes Specialist Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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Role summary
This role involves providing leadership in diabetes care, acting as an expert practitioner, and overseeing the diabetes team. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, individualized care to people with diabetes. Responsibilities include managing a clinical caseload, formulating care plans, reviewing medication, and making referrals. The position is based in the acute hospital trust, working with outpatients, inpatients, and in the community.
Key responsibilities
- Provide leadership in the field of diabetes and develop/deliver high quality service.
- Act as an expert practitioner, overseeing and supporting care by other team members.
- Work closely with departmental staff to facilitate a multidisciplinary framework for diabetes care.
- Be responsible for a defined clinical caseload of people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
- Make assessments on complex facts to formulate, implement, and evaluate care plans.
- Review patient's medication regime and prescribe changes or initiate medication in accordance with non-medical prescribing.
Essential criteria
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Registered Nurse
- Diabetes knowledge
- Able to manage own workload and co-ordinate that of others
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
Desirable criteria
- V300 Non Medical Prescribing for band 7
- Insulin Pump experience
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 12d ago · Closes in 6d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
The diabetes team is based in the acute hospital trust and consists of a Consultant Diabetes nurse, 2 advance nurse practitioner's, and Diabetes specialist nurses working in outpatient clinics, in-patients and community . We work closely as a multi-disciplinary team including our administration team and the consultant diabetologists providing a Monday to Friday service. We have a well established insulin pump service over both hospital sites .
Main duties of the job
Provide leadership in the field of diabetes and draw on advanced knowledge and exercise professional skills to develop and deliver high quality service to people with diabetes.
Act as an expert practitioner, overseeing, delegating and supporting care carried out by other members of the diabetes team where required
Work closely with other departmental staff and professionals to facilitate a multidisciplinary framework for the effective delivery of diabetes care.
Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop an innovative high quality service, which enables individualised care to be facilitated and delivered to people with diabetes and their carers/families.
Responsible for delivering an equitable nurse lead service for people with diabetes in Warrington and Halton.
Be responsible for a defined clinical caseload of people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
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